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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

$216

below Fort Collins's monthly cost

The gap is real. Sarasota costs noticeably less than Fort Collins, every month.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

8% more expensive than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Fort Collins

vs 4.4% in Fort Collins

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$216 more than Fort Collins

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

04a house here

$423k

26% cheaper than Fort Collins

vs $572k in Fort Collins

05metro size

262k

vs 371k in Fort Collins

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Fort Collins only manages 177 of those.

A month here packs 3.0× the events of Fort Collins.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

14% lower than Fort Collins

vs 69/100 in Fort Collins

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

·walk score®

96/100

12% higher than Fort Collins

vs 86/100 in Fort Collins

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

96% fewer than Fort Collins

vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins

04 · see also

neighbors of sarasota on the map of tradeoffs:

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