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Sarasota, FL vs Palmetto, FL

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- People living in Palmetto are 5.6% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLPalmetto, FLUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock38.3%49.4%
 Baptist4.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic20.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.6%2.1%
 Lutheran1.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.9%1.9%
 Methodist3.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.3%1.7%
 Other Christian6.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%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 Palmetto    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Best bet for Florida living is newer bedroom communities. Closer to inland parks for canoe and kayak, but a quick drive to the shore. There's not a safe city in the  More

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I am a 40yr old single female who moved to Palmetto about 6 years ago. Since I have been here, I have seen the change in the town. Despite a bad economy, Palmetto  More

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Over 19 years ago

My husband and I are moving from this area because the schools are more than poor. With almost no after school activites or diverse educational choices. If you child  More

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