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Sarasota (Sarasota County)

Retiring to Sarasota (Sarasota County), Florida, from another US state or from abroad. Average temperatures run 17.5°C in the coolest quarter and 27.4°C in the warmest. Rent, electricity and groceries for a couple come to USD $2,272 a month, from official sources.

Sources: CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al., 2010 · Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, 2026-09-29

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Rent, power & groceries USD $2,272 Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · monthly, for a couple · as of 2026-09-29 · utilities, transport and everyday spending are not included. The breakdown is below.
Climate 81° / 64°F Warmest- and coldest-quarter means · 27° / 18°C · CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.

Places in Sarasota County

The cost and retiree figures on this page are measured for the whole of Sarasota County — not for any single place in it. These are the places it contains.

  • North Port

    North Port is a place in Sarasota County, Sarasota County, with 92,875 residents (Census estimate, 2024).

  • Sarasota

    Sarasota is a place in Sarasota County, Sarasota County, with 57,764 residents (Census estimate, 2024).

  • Venice

    Venice is a place in Sarasota County, Sarasota County, with 29,902 residents (Census estimate, 2024).

  • Longboat Key

    Longboat Key is a place in Sarasota County, Sarasota County, with 4,719 residents (Census estimate, 2024). That count is the part inside Sarasota County only; another 2,744 live in the Manatee County part. So the county figures above describe only part of Longboat Key.

Incorporated places from US Census Bureau, Subcounty Resident Population Estimates (SUB-EST2024), vintage 2024 · checked 2026-09-01. Unincorporated communities are not covered by that series and are named here only where our own research recorded one.

Sarasota County in pictures

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Local data

Official, dated figures — sources shown. Not forecasts.

Cost of living

What official sources price for this town · monthly, for a couple · in US dollars at the stored exchange rate · as of 2026-09-29

USD $2,272 / month

Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources, as of 2026-09-29 — not the whole cost of living.

Rent
USD $2,144

Rent, Asking rent (market index) · typical listed rent, all home sizes · Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes, county · 2026-09-29

Electricity
USD $38

Electricity (250 kWh/month, state figure) · US EIA, average residential electricity price by state (retail-sales, annual average) · 2026-10-07

Groceries
USD $90

Groceries (9-item basket, monthly, couple) · US BLS Average Price Data (national, U.S. city average) · 2026-10-07

Public healthcare cost: shown under Residency and healthcare on the United States page, with its age bands — beside the total, not in it, because only some countries publish a public-healthcare fee.

Rent — which figure, how it is measured, and the others we hold

Rent

Asking rent USD $2,144 per month · All home sizes, whole county
Zillow's typical observed asking rent, all home sizes, for the whole county Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes, county · figure for 2026
Which figure, and the others we hold Asking rent — what landlords are listing for All home sizes, whole county Asking rent (market index) · typical listed rent, all home sizes
Rent paid · all leases — what tenants pay, including leases signed years ago All home sizes, whole county USD $1,669 per month · All home sizes, whole county Rent paid (official) · median Median contract rent paid, all occupied rentals, whole county, ACS 2020–2024 US Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, B25058 median contract rent, county · figure for 2024
Benchmark rent — a government payment standard, not a market price 1-bedroom USD $1,686 per month · 1-bedroom HUD Fair Market Rent · 40th percentile, gross (utilities included) HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (1-bedroom, county-exact) · figure for 2025
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Sarasota (Sarasota County) — rent", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/florida/sarasota, figures as of 2024; original data: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes, county; US Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, B25058 median contract rent, county; HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (1-bedroom, county-exact).

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Typical asking rent across the county, from Zillow's rent index — all home types and sizes.

How rent is measured

Typical asking rent across the county, from Zillow's rent index — all home types and sizes. Rent ASKED, not paid: the Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all home types and sizes, for the whole county, monthly. A market index built from listings, published by Zillow; it describes a typical rental, not a 2-bedroom specifically.

Median rent paid across the county, all sizes, utilities excluded — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Rent PAID, not asked: the US Census Bureau's ACS 5-year median contract rent (table B25058) for the whole county, across every occupied rental including long-standing leases, all sizes, utilities excluded.

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom home — a 40th-percentile rent including utilities, not a market average. HUD Fair Market Rent, 1-bedroom, FY2026 — 40th-percentile gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities), not a market average.

Utilities other than electricity, transport, everyday spending and eating out are not included: no official source prices them for each town.

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Figures for two adults; verify current prices locally. Not a forecast.

Homicide

Deaths by assault, from death certificates · the same definition in every country

2.8 per 100,000 a year Sarasota County figure
How we know this 95% interval 2.1–3.6 · 2020–2024. Higher than 11% of the 1,214 US counties with 10 or more in 2020–2024. Registered deaths of residents whose underlying cause is assault (ICD-10 X85–Y09 and Y87.1), pooled 2020–2024 · CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024 (Single Race, final), by county of residence · population: CDC WONDER (US Census Bureau estimates), sum of annual populations 2020–2024 · read 2026-09-24
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Sarasota (Sarasota County) — homicide", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/florida/sarasota, figures as of 2026; original data: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death 2018-2024 (Single Race, final), by county of residence; CDC WONDER (US Census Bureau estimates), sum of annual populations 2020–2024.

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Getting to care

Road minutes from the town — pharmacies measured the same way in every country, hospitals against each country's own register

Nearest pharmacy
3.1 min by road

Nearest: Walgreens (OpenStreetMap way/308005837), 1.46 km by road.

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM · measured Sep 23, 2026

Nearest hospital
5.2 min by road

Nearest: Sarasota Memorial Hospital (CMS:100087), 3.64 km by road. Geocoded with the US Census Bureau geocoder.

CMS Hospital General Information (2026-07-22); routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM · measured Sep 25, 2026 · as listed in this country's national register, so not compared across borders

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Getting to care", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/florida/sarasota, figures as of 2026; original data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM; CMS Hospital General Information (2026-07-22); routed over OpenStreetMap (ODbL) with OSRM.

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Measured over the whole county

The figures in this card are computed over the whole county, about 1,886 km², not at a single point in the center.

Elevation
-7–46 m
Kind of place
Town or suburb
People in this area (modeled)
436,665
Distance to the sea
reaches the coast
Air quality, typical (PM2.5)
8.3 µg/m³ WHO guideline 5
Slope, typical range
0.0–1.9°
Coldest quarter, average
17.5°C (64°F)
Warmest quarter, average
27.4°C (81°F)
Driest quarter, rainfall
170 mm
Wettest quarter, rainfall
682 mm
Least humid month
59%
Most humid month
63%
Sources (9)
GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint 2020 GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint 2020 OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint 2026 SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted 2024 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus 2021 Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline 2021 CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010 CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al. 2010
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Measured over the town", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/florida/sarasota, figures as of 2010; original data: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus; Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (~30 m), ESA / Copernicus — slope over a ~90 m baseline; GHS-POP E2020 R2023A (~100 m), European Commission JRC — modelled, summed over the town footprint; GHS-SMOD E2020 R2023A (degree of urbanisation), European Commission JRC — population-weighted over the town footprint; OpenStreetMap coastline (natural=coastline), ODbL 1.0 — geodesic distance from the town footprint; SatPM2.5 V6.GL.03 (~1 km), ACAG / Washington University in St. Louis - 2024 annual mean, population-weighted; CHELSA V2.1 bio10/bio11, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 bio16/bio17, 1981-2010 (~1 km), Karger et al.; CHELSA V2.1 hurs, 1981-2010 monthly (~1 km), Karger et al.

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United States — residency and healthcare at a glance

  • Retirement residence route: No retirement residence route USCIS: Green Card Eligibility Categories · checked Sep 26, 2026
  • Public healthcare: USD $203 / month Medicare Part B standard monthly premium per person — doctors and outpatient care, before deductibles and extra cover.
    How this is measured

    Medicare Part B standard monthly premium, per enrollee, set each year by CMS. It is what a Medicare enrollee pays to be covered for doctors and outpatient care; it EXCLUDES the annual Part B deductible, coinsurance, Part D drug plans and supplemental (Medigap) cover, and higher incomes pay an income-related adjustment on top.

    CMS, Medicare Part B premium rates 2026 (notice CMS-8091-N, Federal Register) · checked Oct 6, 2026
  • Prices against the world average (World = 100): Food 117.5 · overall average 159.1 national, at 2021 prices · World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Residency and healthcare in United States", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/florida/sarasota, figures as of 2021; original data: USCIS: Green Card Eligibility Categories; CMS, Medicare Part B premium rates 2026 (notice CMS-8091-N, Federal Register); World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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How far is Sarasota County from home?

Nearest airportthe one that serves Sarasota County

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), at Sarasota/Bradenton. Serving airport, COMPUTED 2026-09-21 and CORRECTED 2026-09-23 to route from the settlement point: SRQ (Sarasota Bradenton International Airport). Shortest road drive time of 10 candidate(s) within 250 km with scheduled service and a runway of at least 1800 m: 7.2 km, about 11 minutes.

Getting to SRQ: about 11 min by road, 7.2 km — a real road route, not a straight line. OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM, 2026

Depends on where you fly fromdrive + estimated flight · each country's capital and largest cities
From Australia · from ~19h 41m
  • Brisbane BNE ~19h 41m est. flight ~19h 30m est. · 14,568 km / 9,052 mi straight line
  • Sydney SYD ~19h 56m est. flight ~19h 45m est. · 14,882 km / 9,247 mi straight line
  • Melbourne MEL ~20h 41m est. flight ~20h 30m est. · 15,478 km / 9,618 mi straight line
  • Adelaide ADL ~21h 26m est. flight ~21h 15m est. · 16,045 km / 9,970 mi straight line
  • Perth PER ~24h 11m est. flight ~24h est. · 18,158 km / 11,283 mi straight line
From Austria · from ~11h 26m
  • Linz LNZ ~11h 26m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,241 km / 5,121 mi straight line
  • Graz GRZ ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,383 km / 5,209 mi straight line
  • Vienna VIE ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,407 km / 5,224 mi straight line
From Belgium · from ~10h 26m
  • Brussels BRU ~10h 26m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,483 km / 4,650 mi straight line
  • Charleroi CRL ~10h 26m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,495 km / 4,657 mi straight line
  • Liège LGG ~10h 41m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,556 km / 4,695 mi straight line
From Bulgaria · from ~12h 41m
  • Sofia SOF ~12h 41m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,161 km / 5,693 mi straight line
  • Plovdiv PDV ~12h 56m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,298 km / 5,778 mi straight line
  • Varna VAR ~12h 56m est. flight ~12h 45m est. · 9,434 km / 5,862 mi straight line
From Canada · from ~3h 11m
  • Toronto YYZ ~3h 11m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,829 km / 1,137 mi straight line
  • Ottawa YOW ~3h 41m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,085 km / 1,295 mi straight line
  • Montreal YUL ~3h 41m est. flight ~3h 30m est. · 2,155 km / 1,339 mi straight line
  • Calgary YYC ~5h 41m est. flight ~5h 30m est. · 3,728 km / 2,317 mi straight line
  • Vancouver YVR ~6h 26m est. flight ~6h 15m est. · 4,219 km / 2,622 mi straight line
From Croatia · from ~11h 41m
  • Rijeka RJK ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,404 km / 5,222 mi straight line
  • Zagreb ZAG ~11h 56m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,485 km / 5,273 mi straight line
  • Split SPU ~11h 56m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,608 km / 5,349 mi straight line
From Cyprus · from ~14h 11m
  • Limassol PFO ~14h 11m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,306 km / 6,404 mi straight line
  • Nicosia LCA ~14h 11m est. flight ~14h est. · 10,379 km / 6,449 mi straight line
From Czechia · from ~11h 26m
  • Prague PRG ~11h 26m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,164 km / 5,073 mi straight line
  • Brno BRQ ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,367 km / 5,199 mi straight line
  • Ostrava OSR ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,433 km / 5,240 mi straight line
From Denmark · from ~10h 41m
  • Aarhus AAR ~10h 41m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,692 km / 4,779 mi straight line
  • Odense ODE ~10h 56m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,704 km / 4,787 mi straight line
  • Copenhagen CPH ~10h 56m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,837 km / 4,869 mi straight line
From Estonia · from ~11h 41m
  • Tallinn TLL ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,325 km / 5,173 mi straight line
  • Tartu TAY ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,478 km / 5,268 mi straight line
From Finland · from ~11h 26m
  • Turku TKU ~11h 26m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,141 km / 5,059 mi straight line
  • Tampere TMP ~11h 26m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,161 km / 5,071 mi straight line
  • Helsinki HEL ~11h 26m est. flight ~11h 15m est. · 8,283 km / 5,147 mi straight line
From France · from ~10h 26m
  • Lille LIL ~10h 26m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,399 km / 4,598 mi straight line
  • Paris CDG ~10h 26m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,407 km / 4,602 mi straight line
  • Lyon LYS ~10h 41m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,696 km / 4,782 mi straight line
From Germany · from ~10h 41m
  • Essen DUS ~10h 41m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,623 km / 4,737 mi straight line
  • Berlin BER ~11h 11m est. flight ~11h est. · 8,019 km / 4,982 mi straight line
  • Munich MUC ~11h 11m est. flight ~11h est. · 8,072 km / 5,016 mi straight line
From Greece · from ~12h 41m
  • Thessaloniki SKG ~12h 41m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,252 km / 5,749 mi straight line
  • Athens ATH ~13h 11m est. flight ~13h est. · 9,472 km / 5,885 mi straight line
  • Heraklion HER ~13h 26m est. flight ~13h 15m est. · 9,717 km / 6,038 mi straight line
From Hungary · from ~11h 56m
  • Gyor LHPR ~11h 56m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,514 km / 5,290 mi straight line
  • Budapest BUD ~11h 56m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,621 km / 5,357 mi straight line
  • Debrecen DEB ~12h 11m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,775 km / 5,452 mi straight line
From Ireland · from ~9h 26m
  • Galway SNN ~9h 26m est. flight ~9h 15m est. · 6,541 km / 4,064 mi straight line
  • Cork ORK ~9h 26m est. flight ~9h 15m est. · 6,580 km / 4,089 mi straight line
  • Dublin DUB ~9h 26m est. flight ~9h 15m est. · 6,709 km / 4,169 mi straight line
From Italy · from ~11h 11m
  • Milan MXP ~11h 11m est. flight ~11h est. · 7,966 km / 4,950 mi straight line
  • Rome FCO ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,389 km / 5,213 mi straight line
  • Naples NAP ~11h 56m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,587 km / 5,336 mi straight line
From Latvia · from ~11h 41m
  • Riga RIX ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,413 km / 5,227 mi straight line
From Lithuania · from ~11h 41m
  • Klaipėda PLQ ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,305 km / 5,160 mi straight line
  • Kaunas KUN ~11h 56m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,524 km / 5,297 mi straight line
  • Vilnius VNO ~11h 56m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,609 km / 5,349 mi straight line
From Luxembourg · from ~10h 41m
  • Luxembourg-Ville LUX ~10h 41m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,641 km / 4,748 mi straight line
From Malta · from ~12h 11m
  • Valletta MLA ~12h 11m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,847 km / 5,497 mi straight line
From Netherlands · from ~10h 26m
  • Rotterdam RTM ~10h 26m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,448 km / 4,628 mi straight line
  • Amsterdam AMS ~10h 26m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,459 km / 4,635 mi straight line
  • Eindhoven EIN ~10h 41m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,525 km / 4,676 mi straight line
From New Zealand · from ~17h 26m
  • Auckland AKL ~17h 26m est. flight ~17h 15m est. · 12,856 km / 7,988 mi straight line
  • Wellington WLG ~17h 41m est. flight ~17h 30m est. · 12,979 km / 8,065 mi straight line
  • Christchurch CHC ~17h 56m est. flight ~17h 45m est. · 13,215 km / 8,211 mi straight line
From Norway · from ~10h 26m
  • Stavanger SVG ~10h 26m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,328 km / 4,553 mi straight line
  • Trondheim TRD ~10h 26m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,472 km / 4,643 mi straight line
  • Oslo OSL ~10h 41m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,585 km / 4,713 mi straight line
From Poland · from ~11h 41m
  • Katowice KTW ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,457 km / 5,255 mi straight line
  • Warsaw WAW ~11h 56m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,489 km / 5,275 mi straight line
  • Krakow KRK ~11h 56m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,522 km / 5,295 mi straight line
From Portugal · from ~8h 56m
  • Funchal FNC ~8h 56m est. flight ~8h 45m est. · 6,258 km / 3,889 mi straight line
  • Porto OPO ~9h 41m est. flight ~9h 30m est. · 6,754 km / 4,197 mi straight line
  • Lisbon LIS ~9h 41m est. flight ~9h 30m est. · 6,776 km / 4,211 mi straight line
From Romania · from ~12h 11m
  • Timișoara TSR ~12h 11m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,846 km / 5,497 mi straight line
  • Cluj-Napoca CLJ ~12h 26m est. flight ~12h 15m est. · 8,949 km / 5,561 mi straight line
  • Bucharest OTP ~12h 41m est. flight ~12h 30m est. · 9,238 km / 5,740 mi straight line
From Slovakia · from ~11h 41m
  • Bratislava BTS ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,448 km / 5,249 mi straight line
  • Banská Bystrica SLD ~11h 56m est. flight ~11h 45m est. · 8,552 km / 5,314 mi straight line
  • Košice KSC ~12h 11m est. flight ~12h est. · 8,688 km / 5,398 mi straight line
From Slovenia · from ~11h 41m
  • Ljubljana LJU ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,350 km / 5,188 mi straight line
  • Maribor MBX ~11h 41m est. flight ~11h 30m est. · 8,424 km / 5,234 mi straight line
From South Africa · from ~17h 11m
  • Cape Town CPT ~17h 11m est. flight ~17h est. · 12,627 km / 7,846 mi straight line
  • Johannesburg JNB ~17h 56m est. flight ~17h 45m est. · 13,239 km / 8,226 mi straight line
  • Durban DUR ~18h 26m est. flight ~18h 15m est. · 13,621 km / 8,464 mi straight line
From Spain · from ~10h 11m
  • Madrid MAD ~10h 11m est. flight ~10h est. · 7,191 km / 4,468 mi straight line
  • Valencia VLC ~10h 26m est. flight ~10h 15m est. · 7,475 km / 4,645 mi straight line
  • Barcelona BCN ~10h 41m est. flight ~10h 30m est. · 7,620 km / 4,735 mi straight line
From Sweden · from ~10h 56m
  • Gothenburg GOT ~10h 56m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,738 km / 4,808 mi straight line
  • Malmo MMX ~10h 56m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,882 km / 4,898 mi straight line
  • Stockholm ARN ~11h 11m est. flight ~11h est. · 7,963 km / 4,948 mi straight line
From Switzerland · from ~10h 56m
  • Geneva GVA ~10h 56m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,752 km / 4,817 mi straight line
  • Bern ZRH ~10h 56m est. flight ~10h 45m est. · 7,882 km / 4,898 mi straight line
From United Kingdom · from ~9h 41m
  • Glasgow GLA ~9h 41m est. flight ~9h 30m est. · 6,793 km / 4,221 mi straight line
  • Manchester MAN ~9h 56m est. flight ~9h 45m est. · 6,972 km / 4,332 mi straight line
  • Leeds LBA ~9h 56m est. flight ~9h 45m est. · 7,002 km / 4,351 mi straight line
  • Birmingham BHX ~9h 56m est. flight ~9h 45m est. · 7,025 km / 4,365 mi straight line
  • London LHR ~10h 11m est. flight ~10h est. · 7,133 km / 4,432 mi straight line
From United States of America · from ~1h 11m
  • Miami MIA ~1h 11m est. flight ~1h est. · 287 km / 178 mi straight line
  • Houston IAH ~2h 41m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,279 km / 795 mi straight line
  • Washington, D.C. IAD ~2h 41m est. flight ~2h 30m est. · 1,369 km / 850 mi straight line
  • Philadelphia PHL ~2h 56m est. flight ~2h 45m est. · 1,542 km / 958 mi straight line
  • New York City JFK ~3h 11m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,678 km / 1,043 mi straight line
  • Chicago ORD ~3h 11m est. flight ~3h est. · 1,693 km / 1,052 mi straight line
  • Denver DEN ~4h 11m est. flight ~4h est. · 2,462 km / 1,530 mi straight line
  • Las Vegas LAS ~4h 56m est. flight ~4h 45m est. · 3,213 km / 1,997 mi straight line
  • Los Angeles LAX ~5h 26m est. flight ~5h 15m est. · 3,487 km / 2,167 mi straight line
  • San Francisco SFO ~5h 56m est. flight ~5h 45m est. · 3,871 km / 2,405 mi straight line

These are straight lines, not routes. Flight distances are measured airport to airport across the Earth's surface, from SRQ to each destination's main airport. The drive to SRQ is the exception: that one is a measured road route.

Estimated flying time is our own arithmetic, not a timetable: the straight-line distance flown at 780 km/h, plus 45 minutes for taxi, climb and descent, rounded to the nearest quarter hour. A real flight is longer than a straight line, and whether a nonstop exists at all changes by season and airline — check current schedules.

The 108 destinations above are a chosen list, not every city — the capital and the largest cities of each country we publish for, by population (up to ten for the United States, five for Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, three elsewhere). Two cities served by the same airport appear once. A city that is not on the list is not unusually far; it is simply not on the list.

Airport coordinates from OurAirports (public domain dataset), retrieved 2026-08-14.

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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "How far is Sarasota County from home?", https://expatalmanac.com/united-states/florida/sarasota, figures as of 2026; original data: OurAirports (public domain dataset); OurAirports (public domain) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.

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Your full monthly budget for Sarasota (Sarasota County) — and how it fits yours

Official sources price three things for Sarasota (Sarasota County): rent, electricity and groceries. The personalized report adds the rest — utilities, transport, healthcare, everyday spending and eating out — as clearly labeled estimates, totals an essentials budget and a comfortable one, and ranks every place we hold against yours.

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The report starts from the same sourced figures you see here, then adds clearly labeled estimates for the costs no official source prices for each town.

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Sarasota (Sarasota County) United States
Sarasota County
USD $2,272 rent, power & groceries
Rent, electricity and groceries · official sources · as of 2026-09-29. Each town's page shows these lines with their own sources.

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