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Sarasota

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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

$62

the monthly premium over Durham

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

26% more expensive than Durham(vs $1,684/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$375/mo less in state tax than Durham

vs 4.5% in Durham

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$62 less than Durham

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

04a house here

$423k

2% more expensive than Durham

vs $415k in Durham

05metro size

262k

vs 609k in Durham

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Durham keeps to 178 pleasant days a year.

91% fewer events than Durham. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

18% higher than Durham

vs 50/100 in Durham

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

·walk score®

96/100

20% higher than Durham

vs 80/100 in Durham

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

85% fewer than Durham

vs 39 nonstops in Durham

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