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Sarasota, FL vs Naples, FL

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- Naples is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 49.5% more likely to be married in Naples.
- The Median Age is 17.3 years older in Naples.
 Sarasota, FLNaples, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,187329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock66.338.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,976285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,560.293.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock4.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLNaples, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock3.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock23.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock8.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLNaples, FLUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.2%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLNaples, FLUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock61.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.7%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.972.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,75780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock79.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock4.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.7%  Unlock10.8%
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 Naples    71 Reviews

When I moved to Naples a few years ago an average one bedroom apartment cost 1000 a month to rent. Now the average one bedroom apartment is over $2200 and rising  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a beautiful town. Super clean, green, and people are happy. Cost of living is relative to where you are coming from. Also, depends on the area of Naples. The  More

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Warm weather, nice beaches, some good restaurants, and botanical gardens to check out. Unfortunately, the hospitals are terrible, there is not much to do, and too many  More

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