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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

$268

less monthly outlay than Hartford

Sarasota is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

10% more expensive than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$458/mo less in state tax than Hartford

vs 5.5% in Hartford

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$268 more than Hartford

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

04a house here

$423k

3% more expensive than Hartford

vs $411k in Hartford

05metro size

262k

vs 1.2M in Hartford

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Hartford barely cracks 148 pleasant ones.

Noticeably quieter than Hartford. About 90% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

12% lower than Hartford

vs 67/100 in Hartford

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

·walk score®

96/100

5% higher than Hartford

vs 91/100 in Hartford

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

77% fewer than Hartford

vs 26 nonstops in Hartford

04 · see also

if sarasota appeals, also worth a look:

see also

myrtle beach

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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