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Lakewood, WA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 36.3% more rainy days than Lakewood.
- Sarasota has 83.2% more Sunny Days than Lakewood.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 8.1% worse than Lakewood
 Lakewood, WASarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny137  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  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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