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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

$1,553

less monthly outlay than Los Angeles

Move to Sarasota and the monthly math gets easier. Los Angeles's rent is the headline; Sarasota's is a footnote.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

27% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles

vs 9.3% in Los Angeles

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$1,553 more than Los Angeles

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

04a house here

$423k

59% cheaper than Los Angeles

vs $1029k in Los Angeles

05metro size

262k

vs 12.8M in Los Angeles

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Los Angeles has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year.

Los Angeles hosts 116.0× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

12% lower than Los Angeles

vs 67/100 in Los Angeles

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

·walk score®

96/100

0% lower than Los Angeles

vs 96/100 in Los Angeles

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

96% fewer than Los Angeles

vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles

04 · see also

if sarasota appeals, also worth a look:

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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