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Florida advice (vanity)

Posted on 07/10/2016 2:46:43 AM PDT by freepertoo

Mods, this is such a vanity! Please move or remove as you see fit, if necessary. Could use some moving to Florida advice. Retiring in a few years from the DC, Maryland area. Have looked at Ocala because of the cool 55+ communities there, but the crime rate is scary. Also looking at Lake Mary and surrounding area. Costs are a lot less than in Maryland, and I admit to being a pathetic Disney junky. Advice, Floridians?


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: flemingisland; florida; jupiter; lakemary; oveido; palmcoast; puntagorda
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1 posted on 07/10/2016 2:46:44 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: freepertoo

I hear nice things about the Villages.


2 posted on 07/10/2016 2:48:50 AM PDT by Captainpaintball (It appears that we no longer wish to keep our Republic, Mr. Franklin...)
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I’ve heard pro and con about The Villages...On Top of The World has better reviews, but the HOA fees are outrageous. Ocala’s crime rate is also really high for an otherwise lovely town.


3 posted on 07/10/2016 2:51:05 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: Captainpaintball; freepertoo

My parents moved to The Villages in the late 1990s. They were happy there, and Mom still lives there. There are many advantages, and house prices are down right now.

Traffic is outrageous in the busy season, October to April.


4 posted on 07/10/2016 2:53:01 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down." ~Johnny Cash)
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To: Tax-chick

Thanks! I still have five years to retirement (groan), but I am getting my house ready for sale in a few years and want to start taking visits to my intended area over the next few years. I am a fitness trainer and an avid jogger, too, so I don’t want to live in a community where the seniors are just living to get older, but would enjoy being with folks who still enjoy an active life. A good Bible believing church is also very important to me. Thanks to everyone who is responding. I’ve done a lot of research, but am still confused. There seem to be a lot of nice Florida towns that also have a very high crime rate. Lake Mary seems nice, but much more expensive than other areas.


5 posted on 07/10/2016 3:00:12 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: freepertoo

I liked Flemming Island, just a ways outside Jax.


6 posted on 07/10/2016 3:02:32 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: freepertoo

Consider how close you would be to a good hospital if you need it. Fifty miles can be a long way when you’re sick.

The traditional retirement places in Florida aren’t that close to the best hospitals.


7 posted on 07/10/2016 3:03:35 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: freepertoo

There are many active people in The Villages, and the recreation complexes are very nice. My mother used to walk 3 miles every morning with a Battle of the Bulge survivor, but he had a fall last winter and hasn’t gotten back to regular exercise.

Maybe if you look at the crime stats in more detail, you can figure out how much they would affect you. For example, the Walmart in our county seat has a pretty steady record of events involving law enforcement ... but almost never in the daytime!


8 posted on 07/10/2016 3:04:30 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down." ~Johnny Cash)
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To: freepertoo

There s NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING to do in Ocala outside of one of those big communities.


9 posted on 07/10/2016 3:05:13 AM PDT by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

You could get lost in the Ocala forest, stumble upon a meth lab and get your face eaten off...


10 posted on 07/10/2016 3:06:55 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: freepertoo

I prefer the east coast. I also recommend more south than you are talking.

I own a place in the Jupiter area and love it. The weather is more consistent and recreation and resturants are terrific.


11 posted on 07/10/2016 3:07:14 AM PDT by JIM O
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To: EEGator

ROFL!!!


12 posted on 07/10/2016 3:09:18 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: Ann Archy

Yeah, I know Ocala is sleepy, but Orlando is, what? An hour and a half away, am I correct? That is my one way commute to work right now.


13 posted on 07/10/2016 3:11:27 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: JIM O

I’ll look into Jupiter!


14 posted on 07/10/2016 3:12:02 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: EEGator

I’ll look into Flemming Island, thanks. What do you like about it?


15 posted on 07/10/2016 3:13:19 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: EEGator

Check out Ormond Beach (just north of Daytona Beach). About a 45 minute drive from Orlando. Real estate is still a bargain in the area. Beastly hot and humid in the summer, but with the ocean breezes it’s usually not as bad as the inland areas around Orlando. You can drive right onto the beach which is very convenient compared to the beaches further South.


16 posted on 07/10/2016 3:14:14 AM PDT by Godebert (CRUZ: Born in a foreign land to a foreign father.)
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To: freepertoo

Central Florida is great....if you like lots of bugs and poisonous snakes, and oppressive heat and humidity for most of the year :)


17 posted on 07/10/2016 3:14:46 AM PDT by deks
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To: Moonman62

Thanks for advice about the hospitals. I’ve always been blessed with good health, but I am accident prone, so that’s a good thing to think about!


18 posted on 07/10/2016 3:15:11 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: deks

Yeah, I have heard that! I live in a different kind of swamp right now with snakes and humidity...Washington, DC!!


19 posted on 07/10/2016 3:16:31 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: Godebert

Thanks! I’ve heard that danger from hurricanes is greater near the ocean, that somehow being in the center of the state breaks up the threat a bit. Any truth to that?

Also wondering if the heat and humidity are any worse than DC in the summer which can be brutal.


20 posted on 07/10/2016 3:19:44 AM PDT by freepertoo
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