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Sarasota, FL vs Eureka Springs, AR

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- Household income in Eureka Springs, is 39% less than it is in Sarasota and is 82% below the National Average.
- Sarasota unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Eureka Springs unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Sarasota, FLEureka Springs, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,380  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,000$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,851  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sarasota, FLEureka Springs, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sarasota, FLEureka Springs, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock16.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.5%13.1%
Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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Reviews for Eureka Springs    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This is not an easy city to live in. I don't know where you get your data for housing costs, but it's far from accurate. There are no $470.00 studios. People pay $600.00  More

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Over 4 years ago

It is not anything like I remember. Keep in mind your waiter most likely has a doctorate. Depending on your lifestyle....it's a blue spot in a RED state.   More

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Visited as tourists since 1980. Bought a victorian here in 2015. Thought this was awesome. Turned out awesome on the negative scale. House that old certainly needs work  More

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