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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

$369

the monthly premium over Pensacola

Sarasota costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

21% more expensive than Pensacola(vs $1,752/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Pensacola

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$369 less than Pensacola

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

04a house here

$423k

40% more expensive than Pensacola

vs $303k in Pensacola

05metro size

262k

vs 530k in Pensacola

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Pensacola keeps to 226 pleasant days a year.

Pensacola hosts 8.7× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

14% lower than Pensacola

vs 69/100 in Pensacola

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

·walk score®

96/100

50% higher than Pensacola

vs 64/100 in Pensacola

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

45% fewer than Pensacola

vs 11 nonstops in Pensacola

04 · see also

neighbors of sarasota on the map of tradeoffs:

see also

myrtle beach

more flight options

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see also

wilmington

$71/mo cheaper

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see also

daytona beach

$337/mo cheaper

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compare sarasota with:

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