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Valley Stream, NY vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Valley Stream.
- People are 22.4% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 7.0 years older in Sarasota.
 Valley Stream, NYSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population53.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201037,426  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199033,946  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area3.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Valley Stream, NYSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Valley Stream, NYSarasota, FLUnited States
 White28.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian14.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Valley Stream, NYSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population53.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married33.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households12,520  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,383  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.3%  Unlock10.8%
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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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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