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Salem, VA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 34.6% more rainy days than Salem.
- Sarasota has 19.5% more Sunny Days than Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 9.3% worse than Salem
 Salem, VASarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall16  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny210  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I am looking for property in  More

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Over 10 years ago

When we moved from Glen Allen VA to Salem I had read on here that cost of living including housing was cheaper. Housing is less unless you want a house bigger than 1300  More

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Over 14 years ago

Salem is a lovely town surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring, Summer and Fall is exceptionally beautiful with moderate climate and lots of  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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