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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

$147

less monthly outlay than Myrtle Beach

Cost barely budges between Sarasota and Myrtle Beach. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

23% more expensive than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$542/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach

vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$147 more than Myrtle Beach

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

04a house here

$423k

17% more expensive than Myrtle Beach

vs $361k in Myrtle Beach

05metro size

262k

vs 397k in Myrtle Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Myrtle Beach only logs 249 pleasant days.

Lighter on events: Myrtle Beach packs 7.7× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

2% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach

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

·walk score®

96/100

75% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

74% fewer than Myrtle Beach

vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach

04 · see also

same energy as sarasota, different zip code:

see also

wilmington

$71/mo cheaper

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see also

pensacola

$369/mo cheaper

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see also

daytona beach

$337/mo cheaper

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compare sarasota with:

WilmingtonPensacolaDaytona Beach