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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

$92

lighter monthly cost than Duluth

Cost barely budges between Sarasota and Duluth. 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

36% more expensive than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$654/mo less in state tax than Duluth

vs 7.85% in Duluth

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$92 more than Duluth

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

04a house here

$423k

67% more expensive than Duluth

vs $252k in Duluth

05metro size

262k

vs 282k in Duluth

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Duluth barely cracks 132 pleasant ones.

90% fewer events than Duluth. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

19% lower than Duluth

vs 73/100 in Duluth

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

·walk score®

96/100

210% higher than Duluth

vs 31/100 in Duluth

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

50% more than Duluth

vs 4 nonstops in Duluth

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:

Myrtle BeachWilmingtonPensacola