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Sarasota, FL vs Lafayette, LA

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- Lafayette has 10.0% more rainy days than Sarasota.
- Lafayette has 13.5% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lafayette scores 0.0% worse than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLLafayette, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
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 Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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