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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

$1,544

less monthly outlay than San Diego

Sarasota sits well below San Diego on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

27% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than San Diego

vs 9.3% in San Diego

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$1,544 more than San Diego

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

04a house here

$423k

58% cheaper than San Diego

vs $1010k in San Diego

05metro size

262k

vs 3.3M in San Diego

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

San Diego edges ahead with 332 pleasant days.

San Diego hosts 58.0× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

21% lower than San Diego

vs 75/100 in San Diego

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

·walk score®

96/100

3% lower than San Diego

vs 99/100 in San Diego

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

89% fewer than San Diego

vs 55 nonstops in San Diego

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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