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Sarasota, FL cityscape

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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

$71

more expensive each month than Wilmington

Barely costlier than Wilmington. If Sarasota pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

27% more expensive than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$375/mo less in state tax than Wilmington

vs 4.5% in Wilmington

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$71 less than Wilmington

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

04a house here

$423k

6% cheaper than Wilmington

vs $448k in Wilmington

05metro size

262k

vs 467k in Wilmington

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Wilmington only logs 235 pleasant days.

But the calendar thins out: Wilmington stays 6.7× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

9% higher than Wilmington

vs 54/100 in Wilmington

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

·walk score®

96/100

43% higher than Wilmington

vs 67/100 in Wilmington

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

20% more than Wilmington

vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington

04 · see also

if sarasota appeals, also worth a look:

see also

myrtle beach

more flight options

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see also

pensacola

$369/mo cheaper

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see also

daytona beach

$337/mo cheaper

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