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Sarasota, FL vs Bee Ridge, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Bee Ridge or is it cheaper to live in Sarasota?
- Bee Ridge is 0.0% more expensive than Sarasota.

Which city has more affordable housing, Bee Ridge or Sarasota?
- Bee Ridge housing costs are 14.3% less expensive than Sarasota housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Sarasota or is Health Care more affordable in Bee Ridge.
- Health related expenses are 0.0% less in Bee Ridge.
 Sarasota, FLBee Ridge, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock105.3100
 Food & Groceries106.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock101.7100
 Housing114.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$323,200$338,100
 Utilities94  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock95.4100
 Miscellaneous106.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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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Reviews for Bee Ridge    1 Reviews

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