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Sarasota, FL cityscape

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Sarasota

fl · metro 262k

photo: Jeffrey Eisen / pexels

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

$298

the monthly cost of moving past Birmingham

Sarasota runs a little pricier than Birmingham. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

51% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$417/mo less in state tax than Birmingham

vs 5% in Birmingham

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$298 less than Birmingham

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

04a house here

$423k

62% more expensive than Birmingham

vs $261k in Birmingham

05metro size

262k

vs 1.2M in Birmingham

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Birmingham barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.

97% fewer events than Birmingham. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

3% lower than Birmingham

vs 61/100 in Birmingham

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

·walk score®

96/100

22% higher than Birmingham

vs 79/100 in Birmingham

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

70% fewer than Birmingham

vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham

04 · see also

if sarasota appeals, also worth a look:

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:

Myrtle BeachWilmingtonPensacola