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Ballston Spa, NY vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 31.1% more rainy days than Ballston Spa.
- Sarasota has 39.4% more Sunny Days than Ballston Spa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 3.0% better than Ballston Spa
 Ballston Spa, NYSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall61  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny180  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Ballston Spa    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Ballston Spa for the last year. The Southside of town is very cute, beautiful homes and friendly people. We bought a house on the Northside. I'm not  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lousy climate, as is most of upstate NY: long cloudy periods, long winters, humid. Cost of living high for what you get. High taxes don't buy much improvement to  More

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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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