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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

$93

pricier each month than Ogden

A small premium for Sarasota. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

29% more expensive than Ogden(vs $1,641/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$387/mo less in state tax than Ogden

vs 4.65% in Ogden

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$93 less than Ogden

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

04a house here

$423k

19% cheaper than Ogden

vs $524k in Ogden

05metro size

262k

vs 658k in Ogden

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Ogden only manages 174 of those.

A month here packs 1.5× the events of Ogden.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

26% lower than Ogden

vs 80/100 in Ogden

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

·walk score®

96/100

14% higher than Ogden

vs 84/100 in Ogden

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

93% fewer than Ogden

vs 90 nonstops in Ogden

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as sarasota:

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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