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Sarasota, FL vs Athens, TX

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- Athens has 22.3% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Athens has 8.4% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Athens scores 5.9% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLAthens, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
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 Athens    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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