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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

$57

the monthly cost of moving past Greeley

Barely costlier than Greeley. If Sarasota pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

25% more expensive than Greeley(vs $1,698/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Greeley

vs 4.4% in Greeley

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$57 less than Greeley

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

04a house here

$423k

15% cheaper than Greeley

vs $497k in Greeley

05metro size

262k

vs 359k in Greeley

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Greeley only logs 177 pleasant days.

Comparable to Greeley for events and concerts.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

12% lower than Greeley

vs 67/100 in Greeley

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

·walk score®

96/100

45% higher than Greeley

vs 66/100 in Greeley

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

96% fewer than Greeley

vs 169 nonstops in Greeley

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