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Sarasota, FL cityscape

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Sarasota

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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

$278

pricier each month than Columbus

Sarasota costs more than Columbus, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the sarasota entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,121/mo

40% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$332/mo less in state tax than Columbus

vs 3.99% in Columbus

03after rent

$6,212/mo

$278 less than Columbus

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

04a house here

$423k

21% more expensive than Columbus

vs $350k in Columbus

05metro size

262k

vs 2.2M in Columbus

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

249

pleasant days a year, in sarasota.

Columbus only logs 171 pleasant days.

Lighter on events: Columbus packs 38.7× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

59/100

4% higher than Columbus

vs 57/100 in Columbus

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

·walk score®

96/100

13% higher than Columbus

vs 85/100 in Columbus

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

6

81% fewer than Columbus

vs 32 nonstops in Columbus

04 · see also

same energy as sarasota, different zip code:

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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