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Sarasota, FL vs Roanoke, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Roanoke has been positive.
- Roanoke has 1.7% less unemployment than Sarasota.
- Roanoke job growth has increased by 0.9% in the past 10 years.
 Sarasota, FLRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.6%6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.6%30.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.1%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.3%-2.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.4%0.9%6.3%
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 Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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