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Sarasota, FL vs Tallahassee, FL

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- Tallahassee is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 27.1% less likely to be married in Tallahassee.
- The Median Age is 21.3 years younger in Tallahassee.
 Sarasota, FLTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock195,057329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock27.738.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock150,624285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,941.993.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock14.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLTallahassee, FLUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock35.8%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock69.6%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.9%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock36,02480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.6%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 Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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