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Sarasota, FL vs Lynn, MA

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Is it cheaper to live in Lynn or is it cheaper to live in Sarasota?
- Lynn is 24.9% more expensive than Sarasota.

Which city has more affordable housing, Lynn or Sarasota?
- Lynn housing costs are 41.0% more expensive than Sarasota housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Sarasota or is Health Care more affordable in Lynn.
- Health related expenses are 12.9% less in Lynn.
 Sarasota, FLLynn, MAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock131.5100
 Food & Groceries106.5  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock88.6100
 Housing114.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$478,900$338,100
 Utilities94  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock110.8100
 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 Lynn    10 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Lynn is a classic post-industrial American City that just happens to sit on the Atlantic Ocean with beautiful beaches and affordable housing. It is a short commuter  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hey there. I recently moved to Lynn and I am already liking it. For who lived in ten different States in US, I can tell that here you will find a very unique little  More

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Over 15 years ago

Area does have much nice weather. It mists or drizzles here very often in the summer, I've seen it stick around for as long as 2 weeks. Cold in the winter and crowded  More

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