City in Florida, United States

Sarasota

$407kMedian Home
344Sunny Days/yr
80°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation55kElevation23 ft
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Warm most of the year, with summer has a clear wet season. True cold stays fairly limited. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year.

Sarasota is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located in Southwest Florida on Sarasota Bay, a lagoon on the Gulf Coast. The population was 54,842 at the 2020 census. The two-county Sarasota metropolitan area has an estimated 935,000 residents, making it the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Florida and 61st-largest in the United States.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Sarasota, Florida
Latitude27.34°
Longitude-82.53°
Population55k
Altitude23 ft

State Context

FloridaU.S. state

Florida is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Straits of Florida to the south, and The Bahamas to the southeast. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, spanning approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), not including its many barrier islands.Wikipedia

Income tax: NoneAvg sales tax: 7.02%Property tax: 0.90%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Nature Access

Nature & Park Feeds

Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

Distances in miles
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City Profile

Urban Feel3,775/mi²residents
Median Age50 yrs
College Educated41%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home13%of workforce
Poverty Rate14%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$407k
Median home price
Rent burden38% of income
Household Income
$69k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundMostly car-oriented
Best available read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Mostly car-oriented day to day.

Safety Score
59
Walk Score
32
School Rating
6.4/10
Internet
Fiber
78%
Cable
95%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
344
sunny days per year
94% of the year
Avg High Temp
80°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
80% warm season / 78% cool season
Comfort Score
79/100
Great
Temp Swing
19°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
51"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
37
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
51" of rain per year
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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 80% · Winter 78% · May-Sep 72-82%
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Feb
Mar
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May
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Jul
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
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Natural Hazard Risk

Wildfire Risk
minimal
FEMA rating
Poor Air Days
6 days
per year with AQI > 100
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Current Conditions

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