Sarasota is around the same size as Jersey City.

Jersey City (map shows its 11 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 38 sq km, while Sarasota (map shows its 40 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 38 sq km, making Sarasota 99.7% the size of Jersey City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Jersey City vs. Sarasota uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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