fundamental differences of big city versus beach town living so let's get right into this video
and i actually enjoyed living in new york city just recently i spent over a week in manhattan
with family and friends and essentially acted as a tour guide showing my people
the ins and outs of the city and while i was there i had a lot of time to reflect upon life in new
york city vs sarasota and compare living standards manhattan has many choices of pretty much anything
you can imagine from museums restaurants bars clubs theater and really so much more
this is one of the major allures of wanting to reside in a big city right you can live a lifetime
in one day and then experience a completely new lifetime the next day having all these choices
can also feel a bit overwhelming so for some having less to choose from can actually simplify
life sarasota offers almost all the great amenities big city living does just in a much
smaller scale for example sarasota is known as the cultural mecca on the west coast of florida with a
different cultural venues to go to including the van weisel which is sarasota's largest performing
arts theater then there's the aslo florida studio theater and the urbanite for more intimate theater
experience so it is relatively easy to get immersed into cultural experiences in sarasota
except it won't feel as extreme as the options available in manhattan now let's talk about
restaurants because i think that's important we all like to go out and eat or most of us do as
you can imagine with all the restaurant choices in manhattan in new york city in general new york
city being all the five boroughs including the bronx brooklyn manhattan queens and staten island
you will find some of the best dining experiences just to give you an idea of how many restaurants
there are in new york city based on data from statista there are over 27,000 restaurants to
choose from now in comparison according to mustdo.com there are over 800 restaurants in
sarasota county which includes restaurants located in venice and north port and that's just about
three percent of the choices you have in new york city but for a small city sarasota has the most
restaurants per capita sarasota is also home to chefs that have had experiences in such places as
new york city italy france and other parts of the world these chefs have moved here to live
work and play here and that is really fortunate for us because they've brought their knowledge
and they're cooking up top-notch food options for us to enjoy today density inside sarasota
is roughly as big as manhattan about 24 square miles it's actually hard to believe but it's true
but manhattan is the most densely populated area in the world with a population of over 1.6 million
people according to 2020 u.s census data now in contrast sarasota county has about 447 000
citizens according to the 2020 u.s census and the number of people residing in just sarasota will
be far less i think it's fair enough to say that living in manhattan will offer more opportunities
to meet new like-minded or diverse people if diversity is important to you wherever you move to
just understand what the population mixture is like right because you want to make sure that
you feel comfortable wherever you're moving to now everywhere we walked in the city we were amongst
a crowd not once were we ever alone in an area one of my family members actually noted
i can't believe how you can't escape people here everywhere we walk there's people all around us
and that's true for her it was a shock but being surrounded by people for some of you might be
exciting especially if you're young and dating you have plenty of options so to speak but in a big
city it's also easier to feel like a small fish in a pond and feel like you're anonymous some folks
may actually prefer a smaller community where it is much likelier you will know your neighbors or
get to know your neighbors and with that comes a sense of security sarasota even though it's
fast evolving and growing still has kind of that small town feel with a sense of community
where it is easy or relatively easy to get to know your neighbors and even bump into
people you know at the grocery store or a local restaurant it happens to me all the time noise
now that i have lived in sarasota for years i actually noticed just how loud manhattan is and
how much action there is in the city all day and night long bars don't close until about 4 am and
so people are roaming the streets into the wee hours in new york city some folks absolutely love
this type of stimulation during the busiest time of the day so take midtown for example
noise has been measured at about an average of 85 decibels which is above the below 70 decibels
recommended from the world health organization and so if you're noise sensitive say you have tinnitus
living in a quiet place such as sarasota might be actually more beneficial to your health
even if you live in downtown sarasota it's going to feel much quieter to you because the area
is less dense with much less traffic there are no crazy taxi drivers in sarasota or perhaps i
should say there's less of them as there are in new york city and bars actually close at 2 am
so it really all comes down to your lifestyle and your personal desires i think if you're somebody
in their 20s and 30s that absolutely loves the happening nightlife maybe you like to go clubbing
you're going to be better off in places such as new york city or if you really wanted to live in
florida consider miami over sarasota now for you other big city dwellers sarasota and many other
places in florida may actually be a very welcoming change walkability i almost forgot how easy it is
to get over 10 000 steps in in one day manhattan is very very walkable even if you plan to get a
subway you will need to walk to and from a station then walk to wherever your final destination is i
love that about the big apple it makes you move almost without trying so sarasota is definitely
not as walkable unless you live right downtown sarasota you're going to need a car to get to
places such as shopping or the beaches and even if you live in downtown sarasota the downtown area
is a relatively small neighborhood so you won't need to walk very far to get to shopping or dining
i absolutely love to walk and i feel that this is an activity in sarasota i need to actually plan
for in order to get my steps in work and jobs when it comes to starting a career new york city is one
of the best places to do that because it is full of job opportunities and networking opportunities
so approximately 220 000 businesses are in new york city covering all major industries including
finance technologies media fashion healthcare and hospitality and some of the biggest companies in
the world are headquartered right in new york city including pfizer citigroup morgan stanley verizon
communications just to name a few work in new york city holds a certain prestige and the saying if
you can make it in new york city you can make it anywhere really does hold some weight here since
the panemic the unemployment rate has risen in new york city and was at about 7.6 percent as of march
2022 the worst of major cities some of this has to do with the fact that the entertainment industry
has been slow to get back to work but i believe that remote work is really reshaping where many
job opportunities will be coming from in the future no longer jobs based on just a specific
location many small medium and large corporations are giving their employees the option to work
remote the option to work remote will depend on the line of work you do so doctors and nurses
will still need to show up in person for example at least they would hope they do but remote job
opportunities has provided many employees with the possibility to work from anywhere and many
of those folks and now drawn to florida because of the many benefits i've spoken about in many of
my videos here's one video i recommend you watch if you haven't seen it yet well what is the job
market like in florida it really will depend on the location let's review sarasota specifically
based on 2020 census bureau data there were 14,480 employer establishments in sarasota county the
unemployment rate in sarasota county as of march 2022 was just 2.4 percent and the top employers
in the sarasota area are sarasota memorial healthcare pgt innovations sarasota county schools
helios technologies hopefully i said that name correctly and venice regional bayfront health so
healthcare education technology home construction and hospitality are the major industries served
in the sarasota county region i can tell you this especially for essential workers
they're not able to get enough essential workers to fill all the job gaps that we currently have
in the sarasota area cost affordability the cost of living in florida is dramatically
cheaper than it is in manhattan let's just look at the housing costs so per really.com data the
median list price in may for new york county which is manhattan was approximately 1,590,000
versus 600,000 for sarasota county the average cost per square foot was estimated at about a
1,618 for new york county which is 333 dollars for sarasota county in may of this year we can
really see the big cost difference here real estate in most places in florida will be much
much cheaper than in manhattan and also the other wars in new york city rent is a similar
story just like the rental prices are shut up in florida the same holds true in manhattan
the monthly rent paid in april in manhattan was approximately 3,870 dollars according to
a report from douglas ellisman which is above the average rent paid in sarasota county which hovered
below 3,000 dollars now the one place where rent may not be below manhattan rental prices
is miami miami's rent has just exploded over the last few years and it's one of the most expensive
rental markets in all of the us one can argue though well the cost of living in manhattan is
offset with higher salaries and in some cases that may be true but with remote work possibilities
many employees get to work from anywhere at the salary they were used to or close to anyways i
will also argue that for the majority of jobs excluding wall street the financial sector
the entertainment industry even with a salary cut moving to florida will provide you with a
better standard of living lastly is the weather and beaches so new york city is fantastic in the
spring summer and fall there's just lots to do and lots of places to go to but the winters are
very cold with an average high of about 40 to 30 degrees fahrenheit from december to march
and that's the high if we look at the lows it can easily get into the 20s and the teens
in the winters you're pretty much living your life indoors when florida you will have way more
days throughout the entire year you get to enjoy your life outside so new york city and other big
northern cities cannot compete with the warm sunny florida winter weather absolutely not florida has
also some of the most beautiful beaches in all of americas for example siesta key by sarasota
has been voted as the number one beach in all of the u.s several times throughout the years
if you're looking to live in a warmer climate especially during the winter months and you're
looking for beach town living then floor is almost a no-brainer so in essence where we choose to live
is all about what places have the most things to fulfill us thankfully we live in a country where
we have so many choices now if you enjoyed this video do me a favor please like this video i would
really appreciate it and leave me a comment in the comment section let me know which one do you
prefer big city living or small town beach living now if you're looking for real estate in sarasota
county or manatee county i would love to team up with you help you in your journey thank you so
much for watching today and watch until the very end i always appreciate it when you do take care