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Sarasota, FL vs Valley Stream, NY

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- Valley Stream is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 28.8% more likely to be married in Valley Stream.
- The Median Age is 7.0 years younger in Valley Stream.
 Sarasota, FLValley Stream, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,304329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4238.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock36,368285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,584.993.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLValley Stream, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLValley Stream, NYUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock26.5%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock3.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock22.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLValley Stream, NYUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.212.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,13780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%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 Valley Stream    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for longer than I care to have lived here. Everything is close except important things like jobs. Commute 1.5 hours or more to find a decent job. Then  More

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Valley Stream is just five minutes away from NYC City Border Line. Fifteen minutes away from JFK Airport border. a beautiful Village with a great amount of Quality. I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Valley Stream is a fairly quiet town in Nassau County, Long Island with a rather low Crime Rate. It borders on Elmont, Rosedale and Cambria Heights Queens and is a  More

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