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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

$1,638

lighter monthly cost than Honolulu

Sarasota runs on a fraction of Honolulu's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

25% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$917/mo less in state tax than Honolulu

vs 11% in Honolulu

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$1,638 more than Honolulu

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

04a house here

$423k

60% cheaper than Honolulu

vs $1061k in Honolulu

05metro size

262k

vs 989k in Honolulu

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Honolulu edges ahead with 316 pleasant days.

97% fewer events than Honolulu. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

7% higher than Honolulu

vs 55/100 in Honolulu

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

·walk score®

96/100

3% lower than Honolulu

vs 99/100 in Honolulu

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

88% fewer than Honolulu

vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as sarasota:

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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