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Sarasota

fl · metro 262k

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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

$711

more expensive each month than Corpus Christi

Sarasota runs a little pricier than Corpus Christi. 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

50% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Corpus Christi

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$711 less than Corpus Christi

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

04a house here

$423k

91% more expensive than Corpus Christi

vs $221k in Corpus Christi

05metro size

262k

vs 446k in Corpus Christi

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Corpus Christi barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.

Noticeably quieter than Corpus Christi. About 82% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

18% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi

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

·walk score®

96/100

37% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

50% more than Corpus Christi

vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi

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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