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Sarasota, FL vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Grand Junction has 82.3% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Grand Junction has 2.4% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Junction scores 8.8% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock69106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock45932443
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 Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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