COMMENT BY
Patrick from Sarasota Springs, FL
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Sarasota, FL
COMMENT
Sarasota living
I absolutely love the weather here in Sarasota and being able to play golf almost all year and the scenery at places like Siesta Key Beach is just great. That being said, I do not like the utility rates here for electric and even water runs us about $65.00/mo. The sales tax rate is 7% and I find that a bit high, although there is no state tax, that's a plus. My wife and I are getting ready to move to Moore, SC,(Greenville/Spartanburg area), in part because the cost of living there is aprox. 26% lower. Although I don't work anymore, the unemployment here is quite high, around 11%...that's primarily because new construction has dropped to almost nothing. For average retirees like us, without a nest egg, I would not recommend this area because of the relative high cost of living!! I will miss Sarasot, but the high cost of living is just not worth it!