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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

$238

the monthly premium over Winston-Salem

You'd pay for Sarasota. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

41% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$375/mo less in state tax than Winston-Salem

vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$238 less than Winston-Salem

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

04a house here

$423k

49% more expensive than Winston-Salem

vs $283k in Winston-Salem

05metro size

262k

vs 696k in Winston-Salem

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Winston-Salem only manages 186 of those.

·outdoorscore

59/100

9% higher than Winston-Salem

vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem

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

·walk score®

96/100

35% higher than Winston-Salem

vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

0% fewer than Winston-Salem

vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem

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