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Scranton, PA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Scranton.
- People are 7.9% more likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 11.5 years older in Sarasota.
 Scranton, PASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201076,077  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199081,805  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area25.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Scranton, PASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Scranton, PASarasota, FLUnited States
 White69.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian5.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Scranton, PASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population38.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married42.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households29,892  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households13,219  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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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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