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Sarasota, FL vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids has 33.4% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Grand Rapids has 37.1% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Rapids scores 1.5% worse than Sarasota

Climate
 Sarasota, FLGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Rainfall563738
 Snowfall06428
 Precipitation106129106
 Sunny251158205
 Avg. July High918286
 Avg. Jan. Low511822
 Comfort Index (higher=better)6.86.77
 UV Index6.73.44.3
 Elevation206402443

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

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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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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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 Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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ZIPS IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
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