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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

$108

cheaper each month than Denver

Cost barely budges between Sarasota and Denver. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

14% more expensive than Denver(vs $1,863/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Denver

vs 4.4% in Denver

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$108 more than Denver

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

04a house here

$423k

29% cheaper than Denver

vs $599k in Denver

05metro size

262k

vs 3.0M in Denver

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Denver only manages 174 of those.

99% fewer events than Denver. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

31% lower than Denver

vs 85/100 in Denver

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

·walk score®

96/100

1% lower than Denver

vs 97/100 in Denver

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

96% fewer than Denver

vs 169 nonstops in Denver

04 · see also

cities that play in sarasota's register:

see also

myrtle beach

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see also

wilmington

$71/mo cheaper

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see also

pensacola

$369/mo cheaper

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