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Bismarck, ND vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 202.7% more rainy days than Bismarck.
- Sarasota has 24.3% more Sunny Days than Bismarck.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 4.6% better than Bismarck
 Bismarck, NDSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny202  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low2  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Bismarck    14 Reviews

I have lived in many places throughout the U.S. I came here with my job and can't wait to leave. This city may be right for some people, but it's definitely not for  More

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I have lived in a small town about 45 minutes away from Bismarck and then moved to University of Mary 5 years ago and have lived in Bismarck ever since. I am still at  More

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Over 9 years ago

What is fun about Bismarck much anything around to go too ? such as lakes parks good fishing and other things resorts and casinos  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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