25 Best Places to Retire in Florida (2021 Edition)
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Each year we take a look at our website analytics and go through the hundreds of emails we get from readers to figure out the places that people are reading about and asking us about the most.
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lived in florida 10 years.....left....still miss it sometime....PROS: weather, Churches, beaches, coasts, big cities (Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville) then a few miles down the road nice and rural...Long drives with car to cruise, good restaurants-lots to choose from, great wildlife - gators, manatees, panthers, etc..cool to see, Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, etc...Daytona 500, car shows, Sports teams, Football, College and Pro Football, Spring Training, Nightlife, no snow, .............CONS: Lower wages, lack of quality healthcare and doctors, southern inefficiency, bad attitudes from southerners and Floridians, Puerto Rican gangs, emphasis on Spanish language and culture, Expensive housing, Hurricanes, insects, bugs, small lizards running around, a feeling of "NO CULTURE", Lots of wealthy, elderly people, and snowbirds that are arrogant, no change of seasons, that state just gets on your nerves after awhile...
Thank you.
sounds like paradise compared to Albuquerque, NM
Haha well said! It does get on your nerves after a while. My friend said I’d stop appreciating all the wonders of living in “Paradise” after about 7 years and she’s right. Year 12 for me…. Humidity, bugs, traffic nightmares and rude people are blocking my view of the vacation lifestyle I once blindly enjoyed. One thing you forgot… obnoxious HOA board members who terrorize you with endless texts and assessments! 😅
1) Ormond Beach, 2) clear water, 3)Winter Garden, 4) St. Pete, 5) Melbourne, 6) Venice, 7) St. Augustine, 8) Orlando, 9) Florida Keys, 10) Boynton Beach, 11) Kissimmee, 12) New Smyrna Beach, 13) Jacksonville, 14) Ft. Meyers, 15) Naples, 16) Daytona Beach, 16) St. Cloud, 17) Tampa, 18) Port St. Lucie, 19) Ocala, 20) The Villages, Sarasota.
Thank you!
Orlando? Really? I’d advise anyone who is thinking of moving to Orlando to drive outside of the tourist areas before considering this concrete jungle full of apartments and never-ending bumper to bumper traffic. Check crime rates, too. The tourist area is beautiful but manufactured, but look around those areas very carefully and check city data.
Same with Disneyland in Anaheim ca … looks nice but homeless, meth addicts, heroin addicts and trash right outside of Disneyland
Good info, but I would be interested in real estate prices, crime level, and medical care.
Medical care is good in Orlando, Tampa Bay, and Jacksonville
Vero Beach?...Flagler Beach?
My personal favorites!
healthcare, less rent or mortgage, safety, things to do, - places to live, --1. Haines city-Lake Alfred-Winter Haven area,2. Saint Augustine area, 3.Melbourne Area, 4. Lake Mary-Altomonte Springs area, 5.Bradenton area, 6. Tampa area, 7.Orange Park area ,8. Lake Buena Vista area
Too much traffic in Tampa
Love Naples!
For me is mainly Westcoast sites.
1. Fort Myers
2. Punta Gorda
3. Venice
4. Naples
5. Bradenton
6. Sarasota
How Hobe Sound FL is not on this list is beyond me. Beautiful quiet Beach town that is home to Jupiter Island.
Avoid the Villages. The houses are cookie cutter and the lots are tiny.
Excellent, succinct video. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Fort Myers isn't so impressive any more!
We love Florida!!! Thank you so much for the great video :)
the problem is all of the hospitals in the entire state with emergency rooms get bad reviews! And for some reason they don't all have emergency rooms! Hospitals that are voted by US news as best hospitals gets terrible patient ratings so I assume they re paying for those reviews! I mean horrifying reviews!
Thank you for this info. I was planning to move there but need to have a reputable healthcare system. I was told their healthcare are excellent. You saved me.
You are correct. My wife wishes we never left our beaches in R.I.
fantastic content The Florida Retirement Show. I killed the thumbs up on your video. Always keep up the terrific work.
How about Lakeland or Winter Haven?
You did well, love your picks!!! Sarasota is at the top for me right next to siesta key
You missed the Jax. Beaches.... but really don't tell too many people.
Thank you for this very informative video
New Smyrna is no longer "quaint", it's quite a pain in the ass to drive through!
So, pretty much every area of Florida.
Great information thanks!
Thank you for this video!
You bet!
Consider Bradenton Florida for next year's list! ☺️
I'm hearing great things about Vero Beach, Destin & Dunedin. What are your thoughts? I'm in Southern California & not sure if I want to sell my house and make such a drastic change.
How about Deland ,Debary Deltona , De Leon springs and Orange city just 30 miles from Orlando and Daytona Beach away from the Beach but nice and quieter
The street scene pictured at the very beginning, what city is that? I like the look.
That's in Key West!
Thanks 🤩😎👏
venice
Hey You mentioned The Villages as a great place to retire. Isn't that where the famous Village People Live? Hey it is fun to stay at the YMCA!
What about the East Coast, like West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami etc?
Forth walton beach
What about Winter Haven? Maybe I would like to move there
My friend has lived there for 5 + years, she does not like it -- "a few degrees higher in temperature and humidity in summer time than it's surrounding areas"
How is Port Charlotte i have a friend who lives there he said it's nice in Port Charlotte.
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Health care is poor in Florida!!
any idea about titusville anyone TIA :D
Love your picks. How about Citrus Hills in Hernando Florida?
Bonita Springs
Jupiter
You missed Mount Dora
it would be useful and helpful if you take your time and show these places on the map and speak normal and not just read of your script.
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This video is useless as it doesn’t do anything except tell the name and where it’s located, nothing about real estate prices, crime or anything else.