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Sarasota, FL vs Apex, NC

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Highlights
- Apex has 16.8% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Apex has 12.0% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Apex scores 11.8% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLApex, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4992443
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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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 11 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 14 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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