North Port vs Sarasota
North Port, FL compared with Sarasota, FL · 29 miles apart
North Port has 96,551 residents to Sarasota’s 58,458. North Port comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Sarasota does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| North Port, FL | Sarasota, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 96,551 | 58,458 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 971 | 3,976 |
| Median household income | $84,049 | $72,105 |
| Median home value | $362,500 | $463,000 |
| Median rent | $1,894 | $1,684 |
| Homeownership | 80.9% | 57.5% |
| Average commute | 29.4 min | 20.7 min |
| Median age | 49.3 | 48.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 29.9% | 41.8% |
| Poverty rate | 6.7% | 15% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 3.6% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 6.4× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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