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Sarasota, FL vs Costa Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- Costa Mesa has 78.6% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Costa Mesa has 9.2% more Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Costa Mesa scores 36.8% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLCosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock982443
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 Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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