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Sarasota, FL vs Shirley, NY

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- Shirley has 14.6% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Shirley has 17.9% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Shirley scores 5.9% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLShirley, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock522443
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 Shirley    7 Reviews

Your standard, run-of-the-mill suburb, complete with strip malls and endless suburban sprawl. I suppose it's ideal for well-off retirees, the beach is nice and has  More

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Over 12 years ago

High taxes but nice middle class town,schools are nice  More

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Over 12 years ago

nice schools dont believe what some people say,if you looking to live here you should come and drive around few blocks you will like it, its a nice middle class  More

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