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Sarasota, FL cityscape

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Sarasota

fl · metro 262k

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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

$2,102

less monthly outlay than New York

Sarasota sits well below New York on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

36% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$894/mo less in state tax than New York

vs 10.73% in New York

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$2,102 more than New York

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

04a house here

$423k

43% cheaper than New York

vs $739k in New York

05metro size

262k

vs 19.5M in New York

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

New York only logs 171 pleasant days.

But the calendar thins out: New York stays 1302.3× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

24% lower than New York

vs 78/100 in New York

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

·walk score®

96/100

4% lower than New York

vs 100/100 in New York

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

97% fewer than New York

vs 215 nonstops in New York

04 · see also

same energy as sarasota, different zip code:

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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