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Sarasota, FL vs Fairview CDP (Buncombe County), NC

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Is it cheaper to live in Fairview CDP (Buncombe County) or is it cheaper to live in Sarasota?
- Fairview CDP (Buncombe County) is 0.5% more expensive than Sarasota.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fairview CDP (Buncombe County) or Sarasota?
- Fairview CDP (Buncombe County) housing costs are 25.6% more expensive than Sarasota housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Sarasota or is Health Care more affordable in Fairview CDP (Buncombe County).
- Health related expenses are 20.8% more in Fairview CDP (Buncombe County).
 Sarasota, FLFairview CDP (Buncombe County), NCUnited States
 Overall105.3105.8100
 Food & Groceries106.5104.6100
 Health101.7122.9100
 Housing114.3143.6100
 Median Home Cost$454,200$485,200$338,100
 Utilities9,420.0%8,830.0%10,000.0%
 Transportation90.986.3100
 Miscellaneous106.6111.0100

100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews
Jane · Sarasota, FL
Becoming your basic over crowded tourist trap
Over 1 years ago

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Art · Osprey, FL
Comparing Sarasota, our new home w/San Clemente CA
Over 2 years ago

Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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Laura · Marianna, FL
Great place to visit but didn't like living here.
Over 2 years ago

As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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Reviews for Fairview Cdp (Buncombe County)    2 Reviews
JL · Fairview, NC
Perhaps Ideal Climate
Over 11 years ago

We have four seasons here, but the heavy emphasis is on spring and fall. The real heat of summer is usually short lived and because of the altitude, it generally  More

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Dee  · Fairview, NC
housing, no jobs and cost of living expenses
Over 14 years ago

I have a daughter and granddaughter, she doesn't have a job or a place to live, she has looked everywhere, her daughter is with a relative of the father's she has  More

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