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Peoria, IL vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 48.5% more rainy days than Peoria.
- Sarasota has 29.4% more Sunny Days than Peoria.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 4.2% worse than Peoria
 Peoria, ILSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall23  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  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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