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Sarasota

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a dispatch from

sarasota

FL

27.34°N

82.54°W

Sarasota is the home of the Ringling Brothers Circus (the museum is wild, and yes, there's a vintage clown college history), and Siesta Key's beach is regularly named the best in America for its pure quartz sand. The cultural scene is heavy for a Florida city of its size (theater, opera, art museum). Gulf sunsets here are the brochure shot. The food scene has caught up to the city's wealth and the retirees' time.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$9

less monthly outlay than Albany

Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Sarasota is everything that isn't rent.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

29% more expensive than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$487/mo less in state tax than Albany

vs 5.85% in Albany

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$9 more than Albany

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$423k

17% more expensive than Albany

vs $361k in Albany

05metro size

262k

vs 905k in Albany

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Albany keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.

Noticeably quieter than Albany. About 88% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

18% lower than Albany

vs 72/100 in Albany

Closest outdoor draw: Myakka River State Park, 15.9 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

5% higher than Albany

vs 91/100 in Albany

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

68% fewer than Albany

vs 19 nonstops in Albany

04 · see also

cities that play in sarasota's register:

see also

myrtle beach

more flight options

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see also

wilmington

$71/mo cheaper

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see also

pensacola

$369/mo cheaper

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compare sarasota with:

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