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Sarasota, FL vs Pickens, SC

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- Pickens has 6.8% more rainy days than Sarasota.
- Pickens has 11.2% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Pickens scores 11.8% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLPickens, SCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock109106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.67
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11092443
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 Pickens    3 Reviews

This is from a south Orange County, lifelong Southern California girl who knows what a beautiful environment is like. Well - South Carolina made So Cal seem like such  More

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Over 11 years ago

Pickens County, SC is a wonderful place to live, work and retire but the information you're posting regarding education is inaccurate. First of all, our per pupil  More

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Over 19 years ago

Pickens is a beautiful town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As recent home buyers I very much hope Pickens continues to grow and thrive, and at the same  More

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