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Sarasota, FL vs Roswell, GA

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- Roswell is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 37.7% more likely to be married in Roswell.
- The Median Age is 8.8 years younger in Roswell.
 Sarasota, FLRoswell, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock92,688329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.238.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock79,334285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,276.493.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLRoswell, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLRoswell, GAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.9%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLRoswell, GAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.6%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.7%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock24,17580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.1%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 Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 8 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 8 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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