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Grand Junction, CO vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 465.7% more rainy days than Grand Junction.
- Sarasota has 2.4% more Sunny Days than Grand Junction.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 8.1% worse than Grand Junction
 Grand Junction, COSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index5.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  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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