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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

$880

cheaper each month than Sacramento

In Sarasota, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

5% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than Sacramento

vs 9.3% in Sacramento

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$880 more than Sacramento

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

04a house here

$423k

28% cheaper than Sacramento

vs $589k in Sacramento

05metro size

262k

vs 2.4M in Sacramento

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Sacramento only logs 211 pleasant days.

Noticeably quieter than Sacramento. About 96% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

21% lower than Sacramento

vs 75/100 in Sacramento

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

·walk score®

96/100

2% lower than Sacramento

vs 98/100 in Sacramento

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

79% fewer than Sacramento

vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento

04 · see also

same energy as sarasota, different zip code:

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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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