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Sarasota, FL vs Reston, VA

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- Reston is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 27.4% more likely to be married in Reston.
- The Median Age is 9.4 years younger in Reston.
 Sarasota, FLReston, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,453329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.638.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock56,407285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,074.793.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLReston, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLReston, VAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.9%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLReston, VAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.2%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,10180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.0%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 Reston    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Reston for three years and it is absolute paradise. The fact that it was a planned city from decades ago is still apparent to this day. With plenty of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summers are hot and  More

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There is a vast network of bike and walking trails thoughout the city and neighborhoods. 40% of the city is slated to remain green so there are many trees, parks and  More

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