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Sarasota, FL vs Seaside, CA

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- Household income in Seaside, is 18% more than it is in Sarasota and is 7% above the National Average.
- Sarasota unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Seaside unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Sarasota, FLSeaside, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,380  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$74,140$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,851  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sarasota, FLSeaside, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sarasota, FLSeaside, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.6%13.1%
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 Seaside    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Seaside for the past 20 years and I love it. I’m a fourth generation Monterey Bay family. Seaside hands down has the best views in the Monterey Bay. It’s a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing in Seaside is more affordable than it was, mainly due to the bursting of the housing bubble. There are still problems, though, mainly because of the huge number  More

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Over 19 years ago

unless you went to grad school, or are already rich, don't expect to be able to get a nice house here. You'll be house-poor(not able to afford anything outside of your  More

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