$100k salary, packing up from Naples
changea 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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below Naples's monthly cost
The gap is real. Sarasota costs noticeably less than Naples, every month.
a quick ledger.
$2,121/mo
22% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Naples
$6,212/mo
$598 more than Naples
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$423k
38% cheaper than Naples
vs $679k in Naples
262k
vs 404k in Naples
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in sarasota.
Naples gets 261 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
59/100
2% higher than Naples
vs 58/100 in Naples
Closest outdoor draw: Myakka River State Park, 15.9 mi.
96/100
19% higher than Naples
vs 81/100 in Naples
6
82% fewer than Naples
vs 34 nonstops in Naples
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