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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

$2,124

under San Jose, every month

Sarasota runs on a fraction of San Jose's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

39% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than San Jose

vs 9.3% in San Jose

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$2,124 more than San Jose

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

04a house here

$423k

76% cheaper than San Jose

vs $1796k in San Jose

05metro size

262k

vs 1.9M in San Jose

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

San Jose has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year.

95% fewer events than San Jose. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

16% lower than San Jose

vs 70/100 in San Jose

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

·walk score®

96/100

1% higher than San Jose

vs 95/100 in San Jose

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

79% fewer than San Jose

vs 29 nonstops in San Jose

04 · see also

cities that play in sarasota's register:

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:

Myrtle BeachWilmingtonPensacola