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Sarasota, FL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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- People living in Fort Lauderdale are 6.9% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock37.0%49.4%
 Baptist4.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic20.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.5%2.1%
 Lutheran1.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Methodist3.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian6.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock1.0%0.9%
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 Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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