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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

$653

below Fresno's monthly cost

You'd feel the difference in Sarasota. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Fresno.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

6% more expensive than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than Fresno

vs 9.3% in Fresno

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$653 more than Fresno

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

04a house here

$423k

1% more expensive than Fresno

vs $418k in Fresno

05metro size

262k

vs 1.2M in Fresno

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Fresno barely cracks 206 pleasant ones.

Lighter on events: Fresno packs 12.7× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

11% lower than Fresno

vs 66/100 in Fresno

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

·walk score®

96/100

8% higher than Fresno

vs 89/100 in Fresno

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

45% fewer than Fresno

vs 11 nonstops in Fresno

04 · see also

same energy as sarasota, different zip code:

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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