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Sarasota, FL vs Solana Beach, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Solana Beach is 0.5% shorter than it is for residents of Sarasota.
- 91.0% more residents of Solana Beach work from home compared to residents of Sarasota.
 Sarasota, FLSolana Beach, CAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Sarasota, FLSolana Beach, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.0%0.5%
 Walk1.9%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock22.0%9.7%
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 Sarasota, FLSolana Beach, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock12.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.15.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock15.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.26.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock10.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.17.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.2%2.9%
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 Solana Beach    3 Reviews

I've lived in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Luis Obispo, Carlsbad, Encinitas and my wife and I saved up every penny we could to buy a  More

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Rent has skyrocketed in Solana Beach in the past ten years. High rent and more people cramming into single person rental units.   More

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Over 21 years ago

Very expensive. Being from east coast it was hard because people dont speak to you in normal situations..example , picking up kids from school ..if you pass a parent  More

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