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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

$546

more expensive each month than Little Rock

Sarasota costs more than Little Rock, 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

75% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Little Rock

vs 4.4% in Little Rock

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$546 less than Little Rock

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

04a house here

$423k

86% more expensive than Little Rock

vs $228k in Little Rock

05metro size

262k

vs 765k in Little Rock

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Little Rock only logs 163 pleasant days.

Lighter on events: Little Rock packs 4.3× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

9% higher than Little Rock

vs 54/100 in Little Rock

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

·walk score®

96/100

96% higher than Little Rock

vs 49/100 in Little Rock

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

65% fewer than Little Rock

vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock

04 · see also

cities that play in sarasota's register:

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:

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