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Sarasota, FL vs Vail, CO

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- Vail has 68.8% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Vail has 1.6% less Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Vail scores 14.7% worse than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLVail, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock100106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.87
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock81892443
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 Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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