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In reply to the discussion: Hey retired DUers...any retirement location recommendations? [View all]Fla Dem
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Just to be clear, I dont live in the Jimmy Buffet community. Its about an hour drive south of me, but hear good things about it.
Hurricane fears you just live with. Maybe a couple a year. At least you have a chance to prepare for them unlike tornadoes. Although we get a couple of tornado warnings a year too. Generally they are very small. Last year was a doozy with Hurricane Dorian. It tracked up the East Coast of Florida for over a week, and it was difficult to predict where it would make landfall. The waiting is the worst part. If you live near the ocean or a waterway, flooding is a major concern. But again, that's maybe 2-3 times a year and you generally have plenty of time to prepare.
I'm originally from the Northeast, Boston area. So the humidity really is tough to deal with even after 20 years. Everyone just stays in the house with the A/c cranked up. I can handle the heat up to the mid 80's after that I just don't spend a lot of time in the outdoors.
Florida is a big state and the weather differs from the east coast to the west coast, north from the south. Other states have their issues too. What scares me the most are the wildfires in the south, Midwest and west. Every region has their risks.
You could do well with $300,000 depending on where you want to live. Property by the ocean obviously will be more expensive, but even a couple of miles inland you see lower prices.
Good luck!