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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

$390

pricier each month than Las Vegas

Sarasota costs more than Las Vegas, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

23% more expensive than Las Vegas(vs $1,731/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Las Vegas

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$390 less than Las Vegas

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

04a house here

$423k

6% cheaper than Las Vegas

vs $451k in Las Vegas

05metro size

262k

vs 2.3M in Las Vegas

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Las Vegas only logs 210 pleasant days.

Las Vegas hosts 1169.3× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

26% lower than Las Vegas

vs 80/100 in Las Vegas

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

·walk score®

96/100

17% higher than Las Vegas

vs 82/100 in Las Vegas

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

95% fewer than Las Vegas

vs 133 nonstops in Las Vegas

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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compare sarasota with:

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