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Sarasota, FL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 3.3% more likely to be married in Santa Barbara.
- The Median Age is 9.9 years younger in Santa Barbara.
 Sarasota, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock89,132329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.138.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock92,325285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,570.493.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock22.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,54680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.2%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 Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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