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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

$72

lighter monthly cost than Seattle

A near-tie on cost. What separates Sarasota is the life around the numbers.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

3% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Seattle

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$72 more than Seattle

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

04a house here

$423k

47% cheaper than Seattle

vs $791k in Seattle

05metro size

262k

vs 4.0M in Seattle

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Seattle keeps to 182 pleasant days a year.

Lighter on events: Seattle packs 84.7× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

37% lower than Seattle

vs 93/100 in Seattle

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

·walk score®

96/100

2% lower than Seattle

vs 98/100 in Seattle

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

93% fewer than Seattle

vs 90 nonstops in Seattle

04 · see also

neighbors of sarasota on the map of tradeoffs:

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