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Sarasota, FL vs Traverse City, MI

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Highlights
- Traverse City has 41.8% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Traverse City has 35.1% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Traverse City scores 8.8% worse than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLTraverse City, MIUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5972443
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 Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  More

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