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Sarasota, FL vs Santa Rosa, CA

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- Santa Rosa is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 16.2% more likely to be married in Santa Rosa.
- The Median Age is 9.0 years younger in Santa Rosa.
 Sarasota, FLSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock179,213329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock147,595285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,215.993.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%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  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock34.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLSanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock42,22080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.4%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 Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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