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Sarasota, FL vs San Mateo, CA

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- People living in San Mateo are 3.2% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLSan Mateo, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock47.0%49.4%
 Baptist4.2%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Catholic20.4%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.9%2.1%
 Lutheran1.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Methodist3.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.5%1.7%
 Other Christian6.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.6%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 San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 16 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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