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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

$461

below Salisbury's monthly cost

The gap is real. Sarasota costs noticeably less than Salisbury, every month.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

12% more expensive than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$683/mo less in state tax than Salisbury

vs 8.2% in Salisbury

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$461 more than Salisbury

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

04a house here

$423k

1% more expensive than Salisbury

vs $420k in Salisbury

05metro size

262k

vs 130k in Salisbury

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Salisbury barely cracks 189 pleasant ones.

Lighter on events: Salisbury packs 4.0× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

11% higher than Salisbury

vs 53/100 in Salisbury

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

·walk score®

96/100

17% higher than Salisbury

vs 82/100 in Salisbury

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

200% more than Salisbury

vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury

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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