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St. Simons, GA vs Sarasota, FL

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- The median age of a home in St. Simons is 35.3% younger than the median age of a home in Sarasota.
 St. Simons, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age34  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$454,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months21.0%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock93.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.89.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.3$11.0
 Homes Owned54.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock22.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented10.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 St. Simons, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,070$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,240  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,270$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,530  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,100$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,500  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 St. Simons, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock13.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.0%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 St. Simons, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.9%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock10.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99921.1%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock11.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99915.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock11.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9996.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock7.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.6%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock5.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 St. Simons, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock10.5%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198919.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock23.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196920.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock15.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.2%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock6.0%12.2%
Reviews for St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 19 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and to  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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