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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

$22

more each month than Colorado Springs ran you

Sarasota edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

22% more expensive than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Colorado Springs

vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$22 less than Colorado Springs

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

04a house here

$423k

9% cheaper than Colorado Springs

vs $463k in Colorado Springs

05metro size

262k

vs 769k in Colorado Springs

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Colorado Springs only manages 184 of those.

But the calendar thins out: Colorado Springs stays 14.3× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

17% lower than Colorado Springs

vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs

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

·walk score®

96/100

20% higher than Colorado Springs

vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

45% fewer than Colorado Springs

vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs

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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