| Metrics | Sarasota | Tampa | St. Petersburg | Orlando | Miami |
| Livability | 80- Stable Housing Market
- Low Cost of Living
- High Graduation Rates
- High Income per Capita
Sarasota Livability | 80- Stable Housing Market
- Low Cost of Living
- High Income per Capita
- High Graduation Rates
Tampa Livability | 86- Stable Housing Market
- Low Cost of Living
- High Income per Capita
- Lots of Local Amenities
St. Petersburg Livability | 81- Stable Housing Market
- Low Cost of Living
- Lots of Local Amenities
- High Graduation Rates
Orlando Livability | 81- High Graduation Rates
- Stable Housing Market
- Low Crime Rates
- Lots of Local Amenities
Miami Livability |
| Metrics | Sarasota | Tampa | St. Petersburg | Orlando | Miami |
Amenities- Amount of Amenities
| A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Sarasota Amenities | B-- Yes, there are some amenities close to
Tampa Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
St. Petersburg Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Orlando Amenities | A+- Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Miami Amenities |
| Metrics | Sarasota | Tampa | St. Petersburg | Orlando | Miami |
Cost Of Living- Cost of Living Index
- Goods & Services Index
- Grocery Index
- Healthcare Index
- Housing Index
- Transportation Index
- Utilities Index
| A-- 114
- 100
- 101
- 103
- 148
- 97
- 100
Sarasota Cost Of Living | A- 107
- 93
- 100
- 92
- 134
- 100
- 99
Tampa Cost Of Living | A+- 104
- 93
- 100
- 92
- 121
- 100
- 99
St. Petersburg Cost Of Living | A-- 110
- 101
- 98
- 92
- 139
- 95
- 90
Orlando Cost Of Living | D+- 124
- 106
- 104
- 96
- 170
- 103
- 103
Miami Cost Of Living |
| Metrics | Sarasota | Tampa | St. Petersburg | Orlando | Miami |
Crime- Violent Crime /100k
- Murder /100k
- Rape /100k
- Robbery /100k
- Assault /100k
- Property Crime /100k
- Burglary /100k
- Theft /100k
- Vehicle Theft /100k
- Total Crime /100k
| F- 133
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 697
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 831
Sarasota Crime | D- 460
- 10
- 42
- 65
- 342
- 1,655
- 194
- 1,272
- 189
- 2,115
Tampa Crime | F- 579
- 5
- 47
- 77
- 450
- 2,678
- 273
- 2,056
- 349
- 3,257
St. Petersburg Crime | F- 234
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 1,221
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- 1,455
Orlando Crime | C+- 492
- 7
- 28
- 110
- 347
- 2,945
- 254
- 2,223
- 468
- 3,437
Miami Crime |
| Metrics | Sarasota | Tampa | St. Petersburg | Orlando | Miami |
Employment- Income Per Capita
- Med. Household Income
- Med. Earnings Male
- Med. Earnings Female
- Unemployment Rate
| B-- $43,387
- $56,093
- $33,952
- $27,559
- 2%
Sarasota Employment | C- $37,834
- $55,634
- $40,236
- $30,861
- 4%
Tampa Employment | B-- $38,802
- $60,798
- $39,808
- $33,276
- 3%
St. Petersburg Employment | C- $34,033
- $55,183
- $37,309
- $28,958
- 4%
Orlando Employment | C-- $31,437
- $44,268
- $32,770
- $25,899
- 4%
Miami Employment |
| Metrics | Sarasota | Tampa | St. Petersburg | Orlando | Miami |
Housing- Median Home Price
- Median Rent Asked
- % Owner Occupied
- % Renter Occupied
- Avg. Household Size
| A+- $291,500
- $1,177
- 58%
- 42%
- 2.2
Sarasota Housing | A+- $254,600
- $1,178
- 49%
- 51%
- 2.5
Tampa Housing | A+- $222,900
- $1,168
- 62%
- 38%
- 2.3
St. Petersburg Housing | A+- $262,500
- $1,253
- 37%
- 63%
- 2.5
Orlando Housing | B-- $344,300
- $1,242
- 30%
- 70%
- 2.6
Miami Housing |
| Metrics | Sarasota | Tampa | St. Petersburg | Orlando | Miami |
Schools- No. Public Schools
- Students Per Teacher
- Avg. Test Scores
- Completed High School
- Completed Bachelors
| B- 42
- 14
- n/a
- 84.8%
- 34.0%
Sarasota Schools | C-- 161
- 16
- n/a
- 82.9%
- 35.5%
Tampa Schools | B-- 51
- 16
- n/a
- 85.3%
- 32.2%
St. Petersburg Schools | B-- 151
- 17
- n/a
- 86.4%
- 35.0%
Orlando Schools | B- 239
- 18
- n/a
- 71.8%
- 25.0%
Miami Schools |
| Metrics | Sarasota | Tampa | St. Petersburg | Orlando | Miami |
User Ratings- Average user rating
- Number of ratings
| F- 47%
- 39
Sarasota User rating | B-- 68%
- 37
Tampa User rating | C-- 61%
- 45
St. Petersburg User rating | C- 63%
- 73
Orlando User rating | C-- 62%
- 49
Miami User rating |
