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Laurel, MD vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 25.8% more rainy days than Laurel.
- Sarasota has 21.3% more Sunny Days than Laurel.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 6.8% worse than Laurel
 Laurel, MDSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall13  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny207  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Laurel    8 Reviews

Nice place 1200 a month 1 bedroom apartment but everything is a 10 min drive some old history good schools people get along  More

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Over 15 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  More

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Over 15 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  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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