| Index | South Poinsettia | Sarasota | Florida | 
| Cost of living | 166 | 114 | 98 | 
| Goods & Services | 100 | 100 | 98 | 
| Groceries | 101 | 101 | 99 | 
| Health care | 103 | 103 | 96 | 
| Housing | 319 | 148 | 96 | 
| Transportation | 97 | 97 | 99 | 
| Utilities | 100 | 100 | 97 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Household | $105,360 | $8,780 | $2,458 | $3,161 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| Florida | 6% | 7.5% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Florida | 0% | 0% | 
| Item | Sarasota | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $26.28 | $24.26 | 8.3% | 
| Beauty Salon | $41.57 | $45.56 | 8.8% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.67 | $3.70 | 1.0% | 
| Shampoo | $1.36 | $1.28 | 6.5% | 
| Movie | $13.08 | $12.13 | 7.8% | 
| Bowling | $16.72 | $18.00 | 7.1% | 
| Item | Sarasota | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $5.02 | $5.84 | 14.0% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.48 | $1.57 | 6.0% | 
| Milk | $4.54 | $4.67 | 2.8% | 
| Potatoes | $5.47 | $4.93 | 10.9% | 
| Pizza | $10.96 | $12.09 | 9.3% | 
| Beer | $10.58 | $10.41 | 1.6% | 
| Item | Sarasota | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $104.04 | $125.68 | 17.2% | 
| Doctor | $122.85 | $135.78 | 9.5% | 
| Dentist | $112.75 | $113.29 | 0.5% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.35 | $10.65 | 2.9% | 
| Lipitor | $447.95 | $468.60 | 4.4% | 
| Item | Sarasota | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $291,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 57.8% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,781.84 | $2,346.69 | 24.1% | 
| Apartment Rent | $1,177.00 | $949.00 | 24.0% | 
| Item | Sarasota | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.56 | $3.46 | 2.8% | 
| Tire Balancing | $63.29 | $59.92 | 5.6% | 
| Item | Sarasota | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $149.04 | $193.99 | 23.2% | 
| Phone | $193.01 | $192.25 | 0.4% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| South Bradenton, FL | 24,885 | 90 | 10.4% | 
| Whitfield CDP (Santa Rosa County), FL | 203 | 90 | 10.2% | 
| Bayshore Gardens, FL | 20,380 | 93 | 7.4% | 
| West Samoset, FL | 7,191 | 94 | 6.4% | 
| Samoset, FL | 4,701 | 94 | 5.7% | 
| Sarasota, FL | 57,787 | 114 | 14.4% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Huntington Park, CA | 57,761 | 140 | 40.3% | 
| Bonita Springs, FL | 57,755 | 120 | 20.4% | 
| Hendersonville, TN | 57,888 | 110 | 10.3% | 
| Towson, MD | 57,542 | 129 | 28.6% | 
| St. Peters, MO | 57,536 | 98 | 2.3% | 
| Sarasota, FL | 57,787 | 114 | 14.4% |