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Prior Lake, MN vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 80.6% more rainy days than Prior Lake.
- Sarasota has 26.1% more Sunny Days than Prior Lake.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 3.0% better than Prior Lake
 Prior Lake, MNSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny199  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Prior Lake    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Prior Lake is an amazing place to raise a family and to live. The city puts a lot of money into community events that are almost always free or of low cost. From the  More

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Over 16 years ago

A beautiful, quiet, friendly community built around a lovely good sized lake. Prior Lake is only a short drive away from many fun and exciting cultural, sporting,  More

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We actually live in Credit River Township, but our mailing address is Prior Lake. Our real estate taxes help pay for the schools in Prior Lake, but, in Credit River  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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