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Sarasota, FL vs Monroe, LA

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- Household income in Monroe, is 46% less than it is in Sarasota and is 103% below the National Average.
- Sarasota unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Monroe unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Sarasota, FLMonroe, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,380  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$33,925$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,851  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sarasota, FLMonroe, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock29.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sarasota, FLMonroe, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%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 Monroe    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

If you are looking a place for high crime, high poverty, high obesity rates, high taxes, high unemployment, and high citizens, you have arrived at the right place. I  More

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Lived in Monroe/West Monroe for 2 years, I deeply regret it. Here's why. Not only is Monroe/West Monroe next to a plant that spews it's disgusting, cancerous smog,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have one of the best universities around. We have high ratings all across the board. Why don't you consider checking us  More

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