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Sarasota, FL vs Parkland, FL

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- Parkland has 7.7% more rainy days than Sarasota.
- Parkland has 1.2% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Parkland scores 7.4% worse than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLParkland, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock139106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.37
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock132443
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 Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 11 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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