Any Florida residents?

Depends on what you want. Big city life like NYC, try Miami. Perfer a smaller city, try Tampa or Ft. Lauderdale. Lot of choices and lifestyles. If you want a smaller easy going place, try samller cities or towns north of Tampa. I am in central west Fl. in a small town and love it. Beaches close, quieter place. Open land for great drives and less expensive. The bigger the city the more expensive, just like anywhere. Lots of great places to visit too! Good Luck!

i lived in florida for 2 years. it is the most wonderful place in the US. Tampa and Clearwater are the best. try to move in those cities..u will enjoy beach, sunshine and great prices..best of luck

Hi howard96h I am wondering wether you had moved your house since you started this discussion 1 year ago? Hope you had made your right choice and is happy with it. I had been to the United States 5 years ago. But I was in the west coast, and never got the chance to the east coast, therefore I do not know how Florida looks like. I was staying in Oregon for the whole trip. But I had a short trip to California, Nevada, Utah & Arizona.

If you don't mind a little cold at night for a month or so, Tallahassee is a pretty good city. We are about an hour's drive from the beaches and relatively safe from hurricanes. The last hurricane to hit here was in 1988. The infrastructure is lacking a little bit here but on the plus side, there are so many trees, it feels like you are living in the country even though you're in a city. I've lived here seven years now and I like it a lot.

I lived in Ft Lauderdale when I was a kid. I hated it because it was so different from upstate NY. You might enjoy it because it is pretty urban, but with lots of beautiful greenery and more space than NYC. My grandparents lived in Haines City, FL for several years. It was just beautiful there with lots of orange groves and a little more rural feel to it.

Big cities are always more dangerous than small towns. It doesn't really matter whether you're on the coast or in more central areas. I was raised in Florida and moved there again later in life. Things that aren't mentioned much when people are talking up the state are the bugs (everwhere)and the intense heat. If you have problems with either of those, go North, young man!