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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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more expensive each month than Salt Lake City
Barely costlier than Salt Lake City. If Sarasota pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$2,121/mo
32% more expensive than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)
0%
$387/mo less in state tax than Salt Lake City
vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City
$6,212/mo
$126 less than Salt Lake City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$423k
28% cheaper than Salt Lake City
vs $584k in Salt Lake City
262k
vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City
field notes, weather & such.
249
pleasant days a year, in sarasota.
Salt Lake City only logs 168 pleasant days.
Noticeably quieter than Salt Lake City. About 95% fewer events on a typical month.
59/100
24% lower than Salt Lake City
vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City
Closest outdoor draw: Myakka River State Park, 15.9 mi.
96/100
20% higher than Salt Lake City
vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City
6
93% fewer than Salt Lake City
vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City
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