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Sarasota, FL vs Newton, MA

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- Newton is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 33.1% more likely to be married in Newton.
- The Median Age is 8.1 years younger in Newton.
 Sarasota, FLNewton, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock88,647329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.938.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock83,829285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,972.493.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLNewton, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%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  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLNewton, MAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.7%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLNewton, MAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.1%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,50180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.6%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 Newton    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Apartment rentals seem to be on the expensive  More

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Over 14 years ago

Newton is ok, safe, close to  More

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Over 15 years ago

THE WEATHER HERE IS VARIABLE... EACH SEASON CAN BE FELT IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES. WINTER IS SO COLD, SUMMER IS SO HOT...THE SPRING AND FALL BRING A LOT OF RAIN, BUT ALSO  More

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