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Polk City, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 8.1% more rainy days than Polk City.
- Sarasota has 4.6% more Sunny Days than Polk City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 3.0% better than Polk City
 Polk City, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny240  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low49  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index6.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Polk City    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

looking for tax liens in this city and  More

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A three bedroom 2 bath 1200 square foot home with a two car garage will cost $179,000. In my opinion, houses in this price range need a lot of work. I found one that was  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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