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Fort Payne, AL vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 2.6% more rainy days than Fort Payne.
- Sarasota has 23.0% more Sunny Days than Fort Payne.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 8.1% worse than Fort Payne
 Fort Payne, ALSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny204  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Fort Payne    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Slow paced, pretty topography, close to  More

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Over 12 years ago

great place to live. people are friendly once they get to know you. very tight knit community. low crime, great weather. no employment. awesome beauty! relocated from  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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