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Winston-Salem, NC vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota has 24.7% more rainy days than Winston-Salem.
- Sarasota has 16.2% more Sunny Days than Winston-Salem.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sarasota scores 10.5% worse than Winston-Salem
 Winston-Salem, NCSarasota, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5638
 Snowfall6  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock106106
 Sunny216  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low28  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
Reviews for Winston-Salem    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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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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