Nice video of all the unspoken towns of Florida, being a Floridian from birth I actually liked it when it wasn't so populated. People from everywhere have spoiled what use to be great..
Well I'm sure that's exactly what members of the First Nations/Native Americans are saying also how Florida was a great place to live before all these white Europeans showed up😁 It's all relative dude. You want your state/city to grow and become economically powerful? Well in that case you need a lot of new people moving there constantly, not go there for tourism when they want to enjoy "a quiet wide open space with no people" like Alaska or Wyoming ...
I am from Florida. A couple generations in. We are agriculture. But for some reason it is all going to tourism. I hate it. I also work in insurance. You CAN’T get insurance. Everyone comes here and then complains about it! The lady says $375,000 and under…… that is crazy. $375,000 is not affordable on an average of 54,000 income.
Was thinking about moving to Florida but after watching not only this video but others,thought to myself why move from PA when I own my own home ,don’t have a car payment,make $20 an hour in other words I think I got it good here ,I’ll just keep been a tourist to Florida
I wanted to move to Florida to be near my brother but after watching various videos and talking to a few people, I am better off where I am too. It's complicated living there. I'm almost 70 and don't have the finances to afford any part of Florida's requirements lol.
Thing with florida is the property is very expensive. But the weather, for my tastes, is gorgeous. I'm in NY, so the cold winters are so annoying. I'd love to be able to go out and do things year round.
@@jaysonovo4778 you won’t be able to do things year round. In the summer you will feel like you are baking in the sun and at night you’ll be eaten up by mosquitoes. Not to mention during the summer we do get quick and heavy rain storms so you better be keeping up with the weather so you are not caught off guard.
I’m a native Floridan and currently live in Plant City. Finding an apartment here for $1000 would be a miracle and there’s squat to do here. Schools are terrible and we don’t even have a Target here! And the “downtown” is literally 1 block long and all the shop close at 5 pm.
Was just researching Plant City as it was on my list of possible places to relocate too. I did a google search and saw there wasn't a target and immediately crossed it of my list, lol.
I live in Florida and I'm 45 minutes from Orlando and 1 hour from St Pete Beach and 30 minutes from Tampa.I like my location because I can go wherever I want to go to the Cities in both directions and the Beaches are Beautiful and only an 1 hour drive so Best of Both World's 🥰
True, and folks moving here need to understand that electric and water bills are HUGE. You need a/c year round and it’s expensive! Also I pay so much in property tax and homeowner’s insurance that it is like a second mortgage and I am not in a flood zone. Florida is NOT cheap, the housing in my county (Pinellas) is very high, yet average salaries are not high enough to afford rent/mortgages. So people are overextended. Rents here are almost as high as a real city, like Seattle….at least Seattle has high wages. I was living there and had to move her due to my mother’s declining health. The climate here is a bummer for me. And the sun really ages people. Folks in Seattle have much better skin/less wrinkles!
You are sooooo very correct. They are renting 50 to 60 year old apts. for $1500 a month, no amenities, no laundry on sight, no w/d in your residence. They consider a new fridge and an accent wall commiserate with updated apt. and charge even more. Utilities are crazy as is cable/internet, can you say monopoly ? Services get worse and you get less.
There are no cheap places to live in Florida. I live in Florida and I am looking for another state to move to. I tell you Grocery Stores. Gas Stations. and every place that you wish to buy items from, raise the prices as soon as they find out people are either moving or want to move to Florida.
Born and raised in number 10, currently living in number 5! Both places are overcrowded and traffic is horrible. However, in Bartow we do pay 987 for a two bedroom apartment sooo.
I was born in Quincy FL. It has not grown much in my 60 plus years. It is economically depressed, always has been. Most people who can, leave. Don't move there unless you are retired and moving out in the country. By the way, the schools are terrible too. You have to go to Tallahassee for anything, not to mention a lack of health care.
The Melbourne rent was way off. I live there. A one bedroom apartment will cost at minimum $1300-$1400, not $944, with prices climbing. Within a two mile radius of me, within the last 2-3 years, several large complexes have mushroomed, all billing themselves as "luxury" and one bedrooms in them are $1700-$2200 for a one-bedroom. Prices in the older complexes have risen as well, citing "market value" due to these new "luxury" complexes. Florida has no rent control. Landlords can charge what they wish. The theory of Florida's government is that no rent control will encourage new apartment construction and thus bring rents down due to competition. But in Melbourne this has not been the case. There is no company building affordable units. NY-NJ people are flocking here, as are remote workers from expensive states. Moreover, there are a lot of engineering jobs that pay high salaries. If you are in an older complex, you are stuck there, because to move, you must earn three times the monthly rent in monthly income at another complex. And, finally you get evicted or must find alternative housing when the rent of your older complex gets jacked beyond your means. I know full-time retail/hospitality workers who have had to leave Florida/live in their vehicles/or take roommates as mature adults. What is happening in Florida is a grave injustice as migrants from expensive states are driving locals out. Nobody seems to care. Just a few years ago, you could easily find a nice one-bedroom apartment for about $700. Now rent has doubled. Please have mercy on us, NY-NJ-California people!!
They are doing the same thing here in Southern California the same exact thing! Everybody wants to find a cheaper place to live but there are NONE for the first time in history there aren’t any no matter what state you live in! 😩
My fiance and I love Stuart. We go there every year on vacation. It's getting very congested. Hopefully in the future we can manage to buy a small condo. Fingers crossed.
Good info. Mixed feelings about Polk county. Check crime statistics. Pockets of crime there and potentially everywhere. Check zip codes etc. Also insurance rates. However, a really very good and helpful video. Thank you.
I live in Lakeland Florida in between Tampa and Orlando, next to Plant City and Bartow. The blue home featured in the Bartow clip is for sale, listed for $625,000. Beautiful home and town. The cost of living in Florida is high. I love it here but it is over populated and expensive. Rent in central Florida is $1800-$2100 a month. Home prices are $400,000 and up. You can still find homes for around $350,000 in some areas in central Florida but $55,000 is not a living wage in Florida unless you have a 2 person income. My daughter and her husband struggle to make ends meet at that wage. Young adults starting out in this market are having a hard time making it.
I like the way you presented the info in this video. The only other information that I wish was included is the average price of *‘home insurance’* in each city, and also the average price of *‘utilities’* in each city.
So here's a story from Melbourne, Florida and why it's impossible to come up with an "average home insurance price (even with in a city.) I've got friends whose 1958 built 3 bedroom, 1 bath concrete block house has a market value of $300,000. They just got their homeonwer's policy non-renewed and will now be paying $6,000 per year for coverage. That represents 2% of the house value paid every year in premiums. Down the road about 10 miles is a new (and massive) subdivision called Vierra. Some other friends built there in 2017. Their 4 bed, three bath house has a market value of $800,000. Their home owner's insurance is $2000 per year. That is roughly 0.25% of the house value paid every year in premiums. The net difference is that in my older neighhood some of us are paying 800% more for comparable homeowner's insurance (based on replacement cost). There is a major crisis here in Florida with homeowner's insurance in the older neghborhoods, who tend to be populated by either working class folks or retirees.
Unfortunately the least expensive places to live in florida is probably with your parents in their house - and after that there are SOME rural areas in the Panhandle that offer little other than a Florida Address but are cheaper. AS long as Home insurance is more expensive than Property Taxes - Florida is no longer a "cheap" place to live
I live in Port Orange. She can't tell you how much home insurance is because it rises weekly. Let's just say that you need to budget $300-500+ a month for an average sized house in excellent condition. But, depending on location, a 2,000 sq ft house premium can be $8,000 or more a year. However, my utilities are 1/3 my cost in Michigan here for the same size house.
I live in Florida our families were born and raised here since I know of the 1800’s. It’s so sad to see so much of our farm land going to communities. People don’t realize how the cost of AC year round and our property taxes are very high. Home owner insurance is high too! Our fresh water levels are rapidly dropping. The Suwannee river isn’t anywhere near what it was back in the 70’s. Our farm used to be flat land, but has slopping land due to sinkholes coming with so much water being drained out. I don’t think a house could be built on most of the 75 acres. I wish they would check out the center of America and move there.
I live in Palm Bay and I agree it has changed so much and the prices are insane. I don't know how anyone can live here anymore with prices going up and up I can remember cows and horses where there are houses and apartments now it's so sad. I want to leave Florida way to many people even driving has become a hazard the sad thing is where to move to that you can afford.
The over-development is one reason my husband and I chose to retire in Tennessee. One cold winter season, but 3 other great seasons. Low property taxes, no state income tax, although higher sales tax. Do have to drive farther for shopping and medical and there are spots of poverty and drug use--happening on all states. I liked a lot about Florida but worried about over crowding and sinkholes. Due to over building, I think you will have more problems due to ground compaction, over pumping from groundwater, and higher level of sea water incursion into the karst rock layer. (I think there was a video about problems like this, Rising Tides maybe?) I don't think Florida is managing its natural resources very well. I think a lot of the state's economy comes from the builders, so hard to change this.
@@bethchisholm4858 I remember visiting Palm Bay back in the late 90s with a friend who had bought land and was building in a community to retire that had only 4 houses. That place is so crazy now. Over crowded. Ridiculous😳🤔 The prices now are crazy compare to then.
Excellent video Lisa! I'm happy to Subscribe. I'm in need of long term housing. Hurricane Ian left me homeless. I've been a real 'butterfly' for the past several months and must settle somewhere soon. I'm disabled and on a fixed income. This is a great guide. Thanks for investing the time on this research. I'm a retired Banker. I truly appreciate Professional Realtors.🦋
I've lived here since the 60s. Those of you thinking of moving here, please know this 1. It's humid. 2. It's hot and humid. 3. We have baby lizards. 4. We have roaches. 5. We have mosquitoes. If you freak out over these things, please stay home.
I never had roaches in my condo in Hudson, just a few in Bonita Springs because duplex next door empty but now none, we got them out and new neighbors.
I used to live down there in Nokomis and it was relatively cheap and now you can't find a hole in the wall for under $1,500 St Pete same way my old apartment little studio with 600 6 years ago now it's 1450 so I don't know what everybody's thinking let me know when the rent goes down I'd love to move back home but it's out of the question for me
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Your definition of cold is... what? When the snot in your nose freezes... that is cold. When the trmp is -90° after wind chill and you can't go outside because you can't breathe... that's cold.
Just left Florida and my quality of life has skyrocketed. There for 12 months , the humidity/ heat, and completely overcrowded was the deal breaker for me, basic services and roads seem completely overwhelmed, I imagine it will take 14 years of building roads, hospitals. Grocery stores etc...to catch up.
I moved to TX from FL six months ago and I’ve been regretting it ever since. The health system here is horrendous, not to mention that they’ve managed to dig every paved road they have 🤷♀️.
Affordability is important, but so is the quality of life. I’d like to know the cheapest places in Florida that have the most benefit and the highest quality of life. But, affordability is definitely the most important place to start. I just wouldn’t want to live in a cheap area that has high crime, and is often at risk for flooding and natural disasters. Things like these need to be considered too.
Use to be affordable all over florida... not so anymore . The florida realtor covid price hike utterly made it impossible to afford and live in fla..I moved to Tennessee after being in fla since 89.. thanks florida realtors
You are so right. My girlfriend moved just below Nashville. Makes WAY more money and her rent is less. Sad thing is, with the horrid snowfalls lately more elderly will be moving here. They freak out over things
I talk to apartment managers as much as possible at different complexes. They bluntly tell me that they will keep raising prices until transplants will no longer pay them. They tell me about Blue Staters who look at their apartment complexes, then ask for leases without even inquiring about the prices! The managers know what these migrants pay in NY-NJ-Cali. They know that in exchange for Florida sunshine, beaches, and no income taxes, the transplants are willing to pay at least what they paid in their home states, if not more. The situation is way more complex than mere supply and demand. The demand is coming from people moving from expensive states who either work remotely or who have cashed in their inflated homes located in failed Democrat states. I talk to many young retail/hospitality locals here. They are incensed, worried, and depressed because of the rent situation. For many youths, their vision of the American Dream is saving enough so that they can buy vans to live in! If locals complain about the greed-driven, excessive rent hikes, the managers shrug. They tell me that they can rent vacant places within 24-48 hours. Transplants do it all online. When the Tech Bros and Finance Bros get tired pf places like Miami, what place will they ruin next?
I agree. I would keep rewatching too if this type of video gets remade. The only info I wish would also get included is the average price of *‘home insurance’* and *‘utilities’* in each city/town. These things are important for determining the overall cost of living.
Thanks I live here in Lakeland Florida, I find Florida to be not affordable state and the more people move it gets higher, but thanks anyway it was interesting to see info about the surrounding cities of Lakeland
Interesting to read some of the comments. As a northerner sick of winter already, i do fantasize about a place in Florida. I thought this was a really well done and thorough video. Thank you and nice job.
I'll save you a bunch of research time. if the promo video shows a bunch of white people doing white people things that means they're lying. It's a ghetto. If it shows brown and black people pretending that they actually live there doing white people things they don't. Buy there. You're welcome.
@@donnaevans7 Pensacola area has gone up in the last few years- if you look east northeast of Panama City and don't have children in schools you can find a deal.
Yes, does make it higher here. But I live near Daytona on the intracoastal. My overall cost is lower in Florida than Michigan. No Florida income tax, my property tax is lower, my utilities are less than half. I'm always on vacation in my own home. Life is about choices.
Thank you Lisa I have family in Florida and I live in Illinois because of my mother. She got cancer so we came up here to help out. We'll I'm happy to say she is cancer free so we where looking to either go back to Georgia where we're from or maybe Florida to be closer to family. So thank you so much as we're on a tight fixed income as I'm disabled after a bad wreck crushed part of my body so this information is very helpful. Subscribed
Henry, I am also on a fixed income and I moved here in 2021to be near my child. After a hurricane came through a few months ago, and I called about the deductible, it was $6,000! That is totally not affodable to me. The taxes are very high on a house! I am looking to move to Georgia because I have a friend there and have spent several months there and that is where I am planning in moving to. If your income is right, I would strongly suggest you move to Georgia. The lower part of Georgia around Valdosta, Tifton, Nashville, in that area!
I forgot to say that I moved to Florida in 2021. With the interest rate the way it is now, a house at $350,000; the payment on that house will be around $2,300-$2,700 per month. I know this because I have been looking at costs of homes and the payments here. If you want to stretch your dollar, move to Georgia!
@@MsBee-oz7vd I have some family in Florida and they said the same thing you did lol just go back to Georgia. I said I don't want to go back to Georgia so they said just go to Valdosta just like you said. Maybe it's a sign.
I would say the opinions vary a lot because it depends on your situation a lot. My husband is a disabled vet which puts us in a great spot for income and thus waiving our property taxes, we know our realtor so she looked out for us when buying and we're about a half hour from the west coast. Of course electric will be higher because of the a/c but the cost of living compared to DE which is where we r from is about the same and we feel year round a/c is worth it because we hate the cold winters up north. We are in a no flood zone.
Great video. Unfortunately we felt in love with Port Saint Lucie 3 years ago and even though now is a little more crowded that we would like still is the perfect place for our family. I’m hoping to buy soon here
Need update after Ian as nsurance prices have cost some residents to lose their home cause home insurance went up so much. This very outdated cause of inflation.
An absolute blue area. Thanks to the university there. I find Alachua county to be a veritable freak show. If Alachua appeals to you, head south a little bit. Marion county is where you want to be.
It has gotta crazy here in Florida. I was trying to think when exactly everything went sky high. I do believe we’ve had an influx off out of state people coming here. I know house prices went crazy, now they say their falling but I don’t see it. I’m sure they probably will eventually. Really not a lot of opportunity to make money here. Unless your starting your own business. Or maybe an aerospace job. Working a job at Walmart won’t cut it.
Gotta put Hallandale Beach Florida on this list the city is growing with new Communities and businesses and a lot of attractions for tourism new restaurants and Gulf Stream Park.
Hi Lynn, you can get that info from greatplaces.net ... much of the data in this video came from that site and they have a "crime" tab... check it out.
I wanna live in Florida 😢 I'm from Paducah Kentucky and its horrible 😫 here!! No job opportunity or anything. I recently visited a friend in Sarasota Florida and it was absolutely beautiful 😍 I have always wanted to live in Florida since I was a child ❤️
" cheapest" in comparison to what? French Riviera, Monaco, Dubai? Many many move to Florida every month. Very few can afford staying. Housing, insurance, cost of living are just a few issues they face. Affordable housing runs about $1800 to $2400 for a one bedroom apt in areas where most would prefer not to live. Florida living is for the rich and those who settled there long ago.
@Seeleygirl Just a ray of reality Seeleygirl. As of May 27,2022. Florida was ranked among the least affordable states to live in. 33 out of the 50 states. On other graphs, Florida was behind only Hawaii in affordability. I lived here in Florida all my life. I've seen areas that used to be run down, old homes torn down. Now replaced with homes starting at the low 400s. Developments have taken over, and even swamps have been shaved clean, filled, and developed. Florida is the only state that is looking to build desalination plants to keep up with the demand for fresh water. There's still plenty of huge ranches. Massive national and state parks. And much attention to the typical Florida Sunshine state image. In Orlando, a 2 bedroom apt average rent is 1840. Upscale neighborhoods, 3500. for the same apt. You'll not easily find any house, new or old for under 250k. Condominiums for 1 million and higher are not at all unusual, especially along the east coast.
I've escaped this crummy state 6 times since 1973 an I'm fixing to do it one last time to were there are fewer people, nicer friendly people. That is the upper midwest. From Wisconsin to Idaho. Anywhere along or near the Canadian border. I personally spent the pass 7 years in central Minnesota. Do to a heart problem I had to return to this damn state but I'm soon leaving an heading to Montana, Idaho, the Dakota's. Somewhere in the upper midwest were life is far far better
Thank you Lisa for your always informative reviews. I hope to move to Central Florida sometime in the next couple of years. I currently live in Oregon so selling my home here and moving to Florida is very appealing to me. Thank you again. You have a very pleasant demeanor. Have a wonderful day
What about the big bend area... Chiefland, Old Town, Mayo? Very cheap houses and land there. I live a bit east of there and I've thought about going more west when I buy just because the prices are so attractive.
Port Saint Lucie used to be affordable, until all of these people started moving here. I'm paying $1500 a month for a one bedroom and I'm not exactly excited about it. 🥴Florida needs a "closed" sign on it. 😂No more people, please! As Florida natives we are not happy.
Yeah I want them to stay the hell out of Florida I cant find a house, they buy them up so fast and pay ridiculous price like $400,000 for $200,000 how stupid is that, I'm sure they have regrets by now, I sold my house in Fort Lauderdale in one day, moved to Jacksonville near my son and can't find the house
We thought Fort Pierce was the answer but after living there a few years find that the crime is just too much for us and we came from. crime stricken Milwaukee and thought that was pretty bad
Hi Lisa I just ran across this video. one day I am looking to move from Michigan to Florida. funny my last name is Ammons also. My father was Leroy Ammons from Texas :-)
The panhandle coastline from Panama city to Pensacola is very expensive, including Destin. Crestview is a little less expensive as it is along the I-10 corridor but proximity to Eglin Air force base inflates home rates. Towns to the east of Crestview on I-10 are cheaper but more rural. These would include Defuniak Springs, Bonifay, Chipley, and Marianna. Other small towns in the panhandle include: Graceville, Grand Ridge, Blounstown, and Bristol. All are affordable but amenities are limited.
Nice video of all the unspoken towns of Florida, being a Floridian from birth I actually liked it when it wasn't so populated. People from everywhere have spoiled what use to be great..
I agree with you.
Az was a lot better too before the stampede
Well I'm sure that's exactly what members of the First Nations/Native Americans are saying also how Florida was a great place to live before all these white Europeans showed up😁 It's all relative dude. You want your state/city to grow and become economically powerful? Well in that case you need a lot of new people moving there constantly, not go there for tourism when they want to enjoy "a quiet wide open space with no people" like Alaska or Wyoming ...
I am from Florida. A couple generations in. We are agriculture. But for some reason it is all going to tourism. I hate it. I also work in insurance. You CAN’T get insurance. Everyone comes here and then complains about it!
The lady says $375,000 and under…… that is crazy. $375,000 is not affordable on an average of 54,000 income.
They can’t wait to move here… then all they do is complain. I hear ya!
The end result will be that Floridians will be priced out of Florida by Californians and New Yorkers.
The video should be titled "Where to become homeless in Florida" 😆
Some people make most _$20000.00/$25000.00/$30000. To $45 K a years where she got $54K
@@ginam6691 all cities in Florida in 2015 little 2 bedroom and 1 or2 bathrooms was$550/ months now same size they want $$2000/3000 by month
Was thinking about moving to Florida but after watching not only this video but others,thought to myself why move from PA when I own my own home ,don’t have a car payment,make $20 an hour in other words I think I got it good here ,I’ll just keep been a tourist to Florida
I wanted to move to Florida to be near my brother but after watching various videos and talking to a few people, I am better off where I am too. It's complicated living there. I'm almost 70 and don't have the finances to afford any part of Florida's requirements lol.
Thing with florida is the property is very expensive. But the weather, for my tastes, is gorgeous.
I'm in NY, so the cold winters are so annoying. I'd love to be able to go out and do things year round.
@@jaysonovo4778 you won’t be able to do things year round. In the summer you will feel like you are baking in the sun and at night you’ll be eaten up by mosquitoes. Not to mention during the summer we do get quick and heavy rain storms so you better be keeping up with the weather so you are not caught off guard.
Smart move. I live here in Florida. It's no joke.
How are your property taxes?
I’m a native Floridan and currently live in Plant City. Finding an apartment here for $1000 would be a miracle and there’s squat to do here. Schools are terrible and we don’t even have a Target here! And the “downtown” is literally 1 block long and all the shop close at 5 pm.
I’m sorry deb , everywhere is overpriced, me in Phila .pa .dirty & unsafe…..
But you have the strawberry 🍓 festival 😂
Was just researching Plant City as it was on my list of possible places to relocate too. I did a google search and saw there wasn't a target and immediately crossed it of my list, lol.
You don’t have time to do anything. All your extra time is spent sitting on I-4 or 92. 😂 (I used to live there)
Yup, that place definitely won’t make it on my list lol. Thanks for that info!
I live in Florida and I'm 45 minutes from Orlando and 1 hour from St Pete Beach and 30 minutes from Tampa.I like my location because I can go wherever I want to go to the Cities in both directions and the Beaches are Beautiful and only an 1 hour drive so Best of Both World's 🥰
What part of Florida is this. Sounds lovely and ideal 🙂
Hello! This is a super video! Showing us were the cities are on the map, and giving rents with income averages was especially helpful! Thank you!
I live in Florida. There's no affordable place here
True it used to be back in the 1980s
True, and folks moving here need to understand that electric and water bills are HUGE. You need a/c year round and it’s expensive! Also I pay so much in property tax and homeowner’s insurance that it is like a second mortgage and I am not in a flood zone. Florida is NOT cheap, the housing in my county (Pinellas) is very high, yet average salaries are not high enough to afford rent/mortgages. So people are overextended. Rents here are almost as high as a real city, like Seattle….at least Seattle has high wages. I was living there and had to move her due to my mother’s declining health. The climate here is a bummer for me. And the sun really ages people. Folks in Seattle have much better skin/less wrinkles!
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You are sooooo very correct. They are renting 50 to 60 year old apts. for $1500 a month, no amenities, no laundry on sight, no w/d in your residence. They consider a new fridge and an accent wall commiserate with updated apt. and charge even more. Utilities are crazy as is cable/internet, can you say monopoly ? Services get worse and you get less.
Traffic is becoming a joke everywhere in Florida! Even in the “rural” areas. Properties are at the highest I’ve ever seen!
Home owners insurance is the kicker.
After the hurricanes.
That is very true Dan. After the last one, being new here, I called about the deductible, they quoted me at $6,000! I was in shock! Good grief!
The only way to beat house Ins is to PAY CASH for house and forgo Hurricane & Sink Hole Ins.
@@faithrada And then you lose everything if a hurricane comes along and destroys your house.
Lisa thank you for doing this homework for us! You are the kind of Realtor that gives Florida a good name.
You are so welcome!
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There are no cheap places to live in Florida. I live in Florida and I am looking for another state to move to. I tell you Grocery Stores. Gas Stations. and every place that you wish to buy items from, raise the prices as soon as they find out people are either moving or want to move to Florida.
To where ?
If you don’t think this is cheap move to New York for six months, I bet you’ll be crawling back
I live in the Hudson valley of new York....cheaper then florida
Florida is disgraceful anyway. A good idea to get up out of there
Born and raised in number 10, currently living in number 5! Both places are overcrowded and traffic is horrible. However, in Bartow we do pay 987 for a two bedroom apartment sooo.
the last time i was in bartow which was about 20 years ago i didn't think much of it.
I was born in Quincy FL. It has not grown much in my 60 plus years. It is economically depressed, always has been. Most people who can, leave. Don't move there unless you are retired and moving out in the country. By the way, the schools are terrible too. You have to go to Tallahassee for anything, not to mention a lack of health care.
The Melbourne rent was way off. I live there. A one bedroom apartment will cost at minimum $1300-$1400, not $944, with prices climbing. Within a two mile radius of me, within the last 2-3 years, several large complexes have mushroomed, all billing themselves as "luxury" and one bedrooms in them are $1700-$2200 for a one-bedroom. Prices in the older complexes have risen as well, citing "market value" due to these new "luxury" complexes. Florida has no rent control. Landlords can charge what they wish. The theory of Florida's government is that no rent control will encourage new apartment construction and thus bring rents down due to competition. But in Melbourne this has not been the case. There is no company building affordable units. NY-NJ people are flocking here, as are remote workers from expensive states. Moreover, there are a lot of engineering jobs that pay high salaries. If you are in an older complex, you are stuck there, because to move, you must earn three times the monthly rent in monthly income at another complex. And, finally you get evicted or must find alternative housing when the rent of your older complex gets jacked beyond your means. I know full-time retail/hospitality workers who have had to leave Florida/live in their vehicles/or take roommates as mature adults. What is happening in Florida is a grave injustice as migrants from expensive states are driving locals out. Nobody seems to care. Just a few years ago, you could easily find a nice one-bedroom apartment for about $700. Now rent has doubled. Please have mercy on us, NY-NJ-California people!!
Same thing in south Florida…👎
We call it “Melboring”
Best thing to do is talk to your state representative
They are doing the same thing here in Southern California the same exact thing! Everybody wants to find a cheaper place to live but there are NONE for the first time in history there aren’t any no matter what state you live in! 😩
And Edgewater is a dump.
People need to stop moving to Florida, please. Lol
The developers are just tearing up land and leaving no habitats for animals.
I'm with you on that.
So true. What a shame.
Awesome! Excited to explore affordable living options in Florida. Thanks for sharing the top 10 cheapest places!
My fiance and I love Stuart. We go there every year on vacation. It's getting very congested. Hopefully in the future we can manage to buy a small condo. Fingers crossed.
Hello Lisa I'm planning on moving to Florida trying to find the best place to live thank you for the Video it was very helpful.
Good info.
Mixed feelings about Polk county. Check crime statistics. Pockets of crime there and potentially everywhere. Check zip codes etc. Also insurance rates. However, a really very good and helpful video. Thank you.
And sinkholes
I live in Lakeland Florida in between Tampa and Orlando, next to Plant City and Bartow. The blue home featured in the Bartow clip is for sale, listed for $625,000. Beautiful home and town. The cost of living in Florida is high. I love it here but it is over populated and expensive. Rent in central Florida is $1800-$2100 a month. Home prices are $400,000 and up. You can still find homes for around $350,000 in some areas in central Florida but $55,000 is not a living wage in Florida unless you have a 2 person income. My daughter and her husband struggle to make ends meet at that wage. Young adults starting out in this market are having a hard time making it.
Lakeland was a great place to lice 40 years ago and then Bam..I left.
I live in Florida and the only places that I can see where you can afford to live are more inland frost proof Lake Wales Bartow Sebring Avon Park
I love Florida💚
I like the way you presented the info in this video. The only other information that I wish was included is the average price of *‘home insurance’* in each city, and also the average price of *‘utilities’* in each city.
So here's a story from Melbourne, Florida and why it's impossible to come up with an "average home insurance price (even with in a city.)
I've got friends whose 1958 built 3 bedroom, 1 bath concrete block house has a market value of $300,000. They just got their homeonwer's policy non-renewed and will now be paying $6,000 per year for coverage. That represents 2% of the house value paid every year in premiums.
Down the road about 10 miles is a new (and massive) subdivision called Vierra. Some other friends built there in 2017. Their 4 bed, three bath house has a market value of $800,000. Their home owner's insurance is $2000 per year. That is roughly 0.25% of the house value paid every year in premiums.
The net difference is that in my older neighhood some of us are paying 800% more for comparable homeowner's insurance (based on replacement cost).
There is a major crisis here in Florida with homeowner's insurance in the older neghborhoods, who tend to be populated by either working class folks or retirees.
Unfortunately the least expensive places to live in florida is probably with your parents in their house - and after that there are SOME rural areas in the Panhandle that offer little other than a Florida Address but are cheaper. AS long as Home insurance is more expensive than Property Taxes - Florida is no longer a "cheap" place to live
I live in Port Orange. She can't tell you how much home insurance is because it rises weekly. Let's just say that you need to budget $300-500+ a month for an average sized house in excellent condition. But, depending on location, a 2,000 sq ft house premium can be $8,000 or more a year.
However, my utilities are 1/3 my cost in Michigan here for the same size house.
@@AFAskygoddess AND - you pay no State Income Tax and likely your property taxes are also lower than Michigan as well.
Ohhh! That's why everybody is looking for a place in Plant City! My home town 🏡!
Please! Stop telling people to come here! 🍓
I live in Florida our families were born and raised here since I know of the 1800’s. It’s so sad to see so much of our farm land going to communities. People don’t realize how the cost of AC year round and our property taxes are very high. Home owner insurance is high too! Our fresh water levels are rapidly dropping. The Suwannee river isn’t anywhere near what it was back in the 70’s. Our farm used to be flat land, but has slopping land due to sinkholes coming with so much water being drained out. I don’t think a house could be built on most of the 75 acres. I wish they would check out the center of America and move there.
Like nobody in the rest of the USA pays for heat in the winter?
@@tammywelsh8299 have you ever heard the term global warming??? Well, it's not called that anymore. Do you know what it's called and why?
I live in Palm Bay and I agree it has changed so much and the prices are insane. I don't know how anyone can live here anymore with prices going up and up I can remember cows and horses where there are houses and apartments now it's so sad. I want to leave Florida way to many people even driving has become a hazard the sad thing is where to move to that you can afford.
The over-development is one reason my husband and I chose to retire in Tennessee. One cold winter season, but 3 other great seasons. Low property taxes, no state income tax, although higher sales tax. Do have to drive farther for shopping and medical and there are spots of poverty and drug use--happening on all states.
I liked a lot about Florida but worried about over crowding and sinkholes. Due to over building, I think you will have more problems due to ground compaction, over pumping from groundwater, and higher level of sea water incursion into the karst rock layer. (I think there was a video about problems like this, Rising Tides maybe?)
I don't think Florida is managing its natural resources very well. I think a lot of the state's economy comes from the builders, so hard to change this.
@@bethchisholm4858 I remember visiting Palm Bay back in the late 90s with a friend who had bought land and was building in a community to retire that had only 4 houses. That place is so crazy now. Over crowded. Ridiculous😳🤔 The prices now are crazy compare to then.
I have lived in Breckenridge and San Diego. These Florida prices seem good to me. 💯
Excellent video Lisa! I'm happy to Subscribe. I'm in need of long term housing. Hurricane Ian left me homeless. I've been a real 'butterfly' for the past several months and must settle somewhere soon. I'm disabled and on a fixed income. This is a great guide. Thanks for investing the time on this research. I'm a retired Banker. I truly appreciate Professional Realtors.🦋
Thank you so much to sharing info.It’s helping me a lot. I was looking a place to live . Big❤for you .
I've lived here since the 60s. Those of you thinking of moving here, please know this 1. It's humid. 2. It's hot and humid. 3. We have baby lizards. 4. We have roaches. 5. We have mosquitoes. If you freak out over these things, please stay home.
Agreed Cheryl~~~ Thanks for watching.
I never had roaches in my condo in Hudson, just a few in Bonita Springs because duplex next door empty but now none, we got them out and new neighbors.
The only thing really nice about Florida is that it's a red state but I could do without the heat and humidity
@@zoeyzed5127 They live in trees
@@zoeyzed5127 She means Palmetto Bugs. They are basically huge flying cockroaches native to humid climates.
The 3 cheaper pleces are the car,the street, a upgraded a RV or trailer
I used to live down there in Nokomis and it was relatively cheap and now you can't find a hole in the wall for under $1,500 St Pete same way my old apartment little studio with 600 6 years ago now it's 1450 so I don't know what everybody's thinking let me know when the rent goes down I'd love to move back home but it's out of the question for me
Incredibly informative and organized video. Thank you so much!
❤❤THANKS FOR THIS INFORMATION.. IN MY MANY YEARS LIVING IN FLORIDA.. FROM PUERTO RICO.. IN MY SITUATION WITH SO MANY BAD CHOICES..AND
HAVE THE IDEA TO CONSIDER ONE RV... ( MANY SIZES AND PRICES) BUT ITS AFFORDABLE AND MOVING TO DIFFERENT'S PLACES.. BUT GOOD REPORT.. BLESSING TO ALL' S
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Grumpy Grandpa here. Florida the great cat box. Next to the ocean. Sorry my cats do not want to take no trips this year. Maybe next year. 😂😂😂😂👍
WOW...Great Overview, Lisa !.....Thank you very much.....
Hallandale beach Florida and it’s a beautiful city with growing businesses and communities and a good nightlife.
North of interstate I-4 in winter is cold!! The farther south you go, the more expensive it is to live!!
Your definition of cold is... what? When the snot in your nose freezes...
that is cold. When the trmp is -90° after wind chill and you can't go outside because you can't breathe... that's cold.
Just left Florida and my quality of life has skyrocketed. There for 12 months , the humidity/ heat, and completely overcrowded was the deal breaker for me, basic services and roads seem completely overwhelmed, I imagine it will take 14 years of building roads, hospitals. Grocery stores etc...to catch up.
We looked at moving there over 25 years ago and the infrastructure was a mess then.
I moved to TX from FL six months ago and I’ve been regretting it ever since. The health system here is horrendous, not to mention that they’ve managed to dig every paved road they have 🤷♀️.
Affordability is important, but so is the quality of life. I’d like to know the cheapest places in Florida that have the most benefit and the highest quality of life. But, affordability is definitely the most important place to start. I just wouldn’t want to live in a cheap area that has high crime, and is often at risk for flooding and natural disasters. Things like these need to be considered too.
Use to be affordable all over florida... not so anymore . The florida realtor covid price hike utterly made it impossible to afford and live in fla..I moved to Tennessee after being in fla since 89.. thanks florida realtors
what part of Tennessee? Tennessee looks attractive to live in and start my own business after visiting Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg
You are so right. My girlfriend moved just below Nashville. Makes WAY more money and her rent is less. Sad thing is, with the horrid snowfalls lately more elderly will be moving here. They freak out over things
Nah, it's not the realtors, it's the people paying the prices.
Thanks for the info even if a senior living off his SS cannot afford all 10 cities.
I live in Pigeon Forge and the rent cost is ridiculous! Its the same everywhere. The housing cost sounds about the same to me.
I talk to apartment managers as much as possible at different complexes. They bluntly tell me that they will keep raising prices until transplants will no longer pay them. They tell me about Blue Staters who look at their apartment complexes, then ask for leases without even inquiring about the prices! The managers know what these migrants pay in NY-NJ-Cali. They know that in exchange for Florida sunshine, beaches, and no income taxes, the transplants are willing to pay at least what they paid in their home states, if not more. The situation is way more complex than mere supply and demand. The demand is coming from people moving from expensive states who either work remotely or who have cashed in their inflated homes located in failed Democrat states. I talk to many young retail/hospitality locals here. They are incensed, worried, and depressed because of the rent situation. For many youths, their vision of the American Dream is saving enough so that they can buy vans to live in! If locals complain about the greed-driven, excessive rent hikes, the managers shrug. They tell me that they can rent vacant places within 24-48 hours. Transplants do it all online. When the Tech Bros and Finance Bros get tired pf places like Miami, what place will they ruin next?
Great video, this goes great with the ever changing markets. I feel like a channel could re make this every thirty days and it would have demand.
I agree. I would keep rewatching too if this type of video gets remade. The only info I wish would also get included is the average price of *‘home insurance’* and *‘utilities’* in each city/town. These things are important for determining the overall cost of living.
Great video! Gainesville has my eye since I'm a young person.
thank you Lisa keep bringing it, have a great holiday season
Very nice thank you. Happy new year.
Great video! I live in Venice FL and I’ve seen prices skyrocket. Glad I bought in back in ‘99. I ❤ Melbourne too. Young and fun.
Great presentation I’m retiring in July and looking to purchase a home
Glad it was helpful!
Everyone should move to South Florida and take over. Those counties she mentioned has crazies
Thanks I live here in Lakeland Florida, I find Florida to be not affordable state and the more people move it gets higher, but thanks anyway it was interesting to see info about the surrounding cities of Lakeland
This is all blow!
@@joanweaver7384 explain plz
Thank you for sharing this important information.
Thanks for the video! My mom’s family is from Florida and we are thinking to move back sometime soon.
I loved this, but could use a map location on each, I had to look some up because we're looking at places within 30 mi from the ocean.
Interesting to read some of the comments. As a northerner sick of winter already, i do fantasize about a place in Florida. I thought this was a really well done and thorough video. Thank you and nice job.
Leave your blue state vibes in the blue state if you move South.
My question is are these places safe..what the crime rates..because even though these are are cheap usually means there not as safe..
I'll save you a bunch of research time. if the promo video shows a bunch of white people doing white people things that means they're lying. It's a ghetto.
If it shows brown and black people pretending that they actually live there doing white people things they don't. Buy there.
You're welcome.
We came down for vacation every year before we moved here, anywhere that isn’t Jacksonville I’ve never had any issue at all
I would rather live in North Florida, because South Florida is too congestive.
Good point....
And it's cheaper up here. The panhandle has beautiful beaches and many cute little towns where it is extremely affordable.
New Smyrna Beach area is nice
@@kristinacarlisle679 like where? I’m very interested
@@donnaevans7 Pensacola area has gone up in the last few years- if you look east northeast of Panama City and don't have children in schools you can find a deal.
People are saying the home Insurance and mandatory flood insurance really add to the monthly expenses
Yes, does make it higher here. But I live near Daytona on the intracoastal. My overall cost is lower in Florida than Michigan. No Florida income tax, my property tax is lower, my utilities are less than half. I'm always on vacation in my own home. Life is about choices.
Thank you Lisa I have family in Florida and I live in Illinois because of my mother. She got cancer so we came up here to help out. We'll I'm happy to say she is cancer free so we where looking to either go back to Georgia where we're from or maybe Florida to be closer to family. So thank you so much as we're on a tight fixed income as I'm disabled after a bad wreck crushed part of my body so this information is very helpful. Subscribed
Henry, I am also on a fixed income and I moved here in 2021to be near my child. After a hurricane came through a few months ago, and I called about the deductible, it was $6,000! That is totally not affodable to me. The taxes are very high on a house! I am looking to move to Georgia because I have a friend there and have spent several months there and that is where I am planning in moving to. If your income is right, I would strongly suggest you move to Georgia. The lower part of Georgia around Valdosta, Tifton, Nashville, in that area!
I forgot to say that I moved to Florida in 2021. With the interest rate the way it is now, a house at $350,000; the payment on that house will be around $2,300-$2,700 per month. I know this because I have been looking at costs of homes and the payments here. If you want to stretch your dollar, move to Georgia!
@@MsBee-oz7vd thank you I use to live in Georgia for like 10 years but had to move to Illinois when my mom got cancer
@@MsBee-oz7vd I have some family in Florida and they said the same thing you did lol just go back to Georgia. I said I don't want to go back to Georgia so they said just go to Valdosta just like you said. Maybe it's a sign.
I would say the opinions vary a lot because it depends on your situation a lot. My husband is a disabled vet which puts us in a great spot for income and thus waiving our property taxes, we know our realtor so she looked out for us when buying and we're about a half hour from the west coast. Of course electric will be higher because of the a/c but the cost of living compared to DE which is where we r from is about the same and we feel year round a/c is worth it because we hate the cold winters up north. We are in a no flood zone.
Thank you! Great information!
Insurance is up 3,300% !! Just got our new homeowners insurance premium, selling and renting …
Great video. Unfortunately we felt in love with Port Saint Lucie 3 years ago and even though now is a little more crowded that we would like still is the perfect place for our family. I’m hoping to buy soon here
Thanks for sharing!
I too live in Port Saint Lucie and I absolutely love it. People are very friendly and I feel very safe.
Need update after Ian as nsurance prices have cost some residents to lose their home cause home insurance went up so much. This very outdated cause of inflation.
Great video Lisa!
Thank you!!
Gainesville (and all of Alachua county) has very high property tax rates. GRU ( electric) very pricey.
YES IT DOES !!! Not cheap to live in or around.
What are you paying 2000$ 😂 try $40k property tax and $0.25 per kWh electricity
An absolute blue area.
Thanks to the university there.
I find Alachua county to be a veritable freak show.
If Alachua appeals to you, head south a little bit. Marion county is where you want to be.
It has gotta crazy here in Florida. I was trying to think when exactly everything went sky high. I do believe we’ve had an influx off out of state people coming here. I know house prices went crazy, now they say their falling but I don’t see it. I’m sure they probably will eventually. Really not a lot of opportunity to make money here. Unless your starting your own business. Or maybe an aerospace job. Working a job at Walmart won’t cut it.
Thank you for the update
Lisa, thank you for the detailed video. Your research was great 😊.
Frostproof Florida should get honorable mention.
Melbourne FL here 😎🚀🏖️
Thanks Lisa ! Love you video! Love to see more ! I love ocean! Will retire soon 😊FL seen’s my favor place ❤
Please don't come here! Please!!!
Cantonment fla. great place to live
Gotta put Hallandale Beach Florida on this list the city is growing with new Communities and businesses and a lot of attractions for tourism new restaurants and Gulf Stream Park.
only thing missing that would be helpful is the crime rates. thank you for this video!
Hi Lynn, you can get that info from greatplaces.net ... much of the data in this video came from that site and they have a "crime" tab... check it out.
@@TheRealLivingWithLisa Thank you!
Great information! Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure!
You may want to take Quincy off your list. Visit before thinking about moving there. A visit means at least six months.
I wanna live in Florida 😢 I'm from Paducah Kentucky and its horrible 😫 here!! No job opportunity or anything. I recently visited a friend in Sarasota Florida and it was absolutely beautiful 😍 I have always wanted to live in Florida since I was a child ❤️
2020 might as well be 30 years ago, that’s how much things have changed.
" cheapest" in comparison to what? French Riviera, Monaco, Dubai?
Many many move to Florida every month. Very few can afford staying. Housing, insurance, cost of living are just a few issues they face. Affordable housing runs about $1800 to $2400 for a one bedroom apt in areas where most would prefer not to live. Florida living is for the rich and those who settled there long ago.
Exactly, John!!
Compared to big cities and the rest of the country.
@Seeleygirl Just a ray of reality Seeleygirl. As of May 27,2022. Florida was ranked among the least affordable states to live in. 33 out of the 50 states.
On other graphs, Florida was behind only Hawaii in affordability.
I lived here in Florida all my life. I've seen areas that used to be run down, old homes torn down. Now replaced with homes starting at the low 400s. Developments have taken over, and even swamps have been shaved clean, filled, and developed. Florida is the only state that is looking to build desalination plants to keep up with the demand for fresh water. There's still plenty of huge ranches. Massive national and state parks. And much attention to the typical Florida Sunshine state image.
In Orlando, a 2 bedroom apt average rent is 1840. Upscale neighborhoods, 3500. for the same apt. You'll not easily find any house, new or old for under 250k. Condominiums for 1 million and higher are not at all unusual, especially along the east coast.
I've escaped this crummy state 6 times since 1973 an I'm fixing to do it one last time to were there are fewer people, nicer friendly people. That is the upper midwest. From Wisconsin to Idaho. Anywhere along or near the Canadian border. I personally spent the pass 7 years in central Minnesota. Do to a heart problem I had to return to this damn state but I'm soon leaving an heading to Montana, Idaho, the Dakota's. Somewhere in the upper midwest were life is far far better
Bye.
It’s all relative. The Democratic states are a mess.
Awesome 😎👍
Thank you Lisa for your always informative reviews. I hope to move to Central Florida sometime in the next couple of years. I currently live in Oregon so selling my home here and moving to Florida is very appealing to me. Thank you again. You have a very pleasant demeanor. Have a wonderful day
You're full? I live in nyc and my block went from maybe 300 people to thousands
Why would you want to leave Oregon for Florida? I live in Florida and would love to move to Oregon! Curious as to why you want to move here..?
Dont
I agree, Miss Lisa! I ❤ your personality. 🥰
I’m surprised Stuart is not listed there. 😮
What about the ratings of the schools in these areas?
Wish you would of included crime rate for each town.
Hi REB, check this link out.... it provides the crime stats on each area. BESTPLACES.NET
@@TheRealLivingWithLisa Dang! You are good! 🙂
helpful info I would like some info re the property insurance market.
Great video, very professional, straight to the point. Thanks Lisa. I just subscribed your channel.
Would you do a video on the West Coast of Florida from Tampa down to Naples please?
What about the big bend area... Chiefland, Old Town, Mayo? Very cheap houses and land there. I live a bit east of there and I've thought about going more west when I buy just because the prices are so attractive.
You'd better check again ! 😂😂😂😂
Homosassa sounds and looks beautiful! 😍
It is!I used to own a home near there in Beverly Hills, Fla. (rental home) & visited there & seeing the Manatees
was interesting!
It's all old people in their 80s. My in laws live there. There is Nothing to do and no shopping except Walmart and Beals.
Port Saint Lucie used to be affordable, until all of these people started moving here. I'm paying $1500 a month for a one bedroom and I'm not exactly excited about it. 🥴Florida needs a "closed" sign on it. 😂No more people, please! As Florida natives we are not happy.
I feel ya~~~ 😆
Yeah I want them to stay the hell out of Florida I cant find a house, they buy them up so fast and pay ridiculous price like $400,000 for $200,000 how stupid is that, I'm sure they have regrets by now, I sold my house in Fort Lauderdale in one day, moved to Jacksonville near my son and can't find the house
Yes totally agree!!!!
@@ursulamullikin4723 Depends on how much you want to spend. I live in Orange Park and there are lots of homes for sale
@@debbywickman1103 I have looked there last year, I would have found a nice home for $300 325 now they're like 450 and not even fixed up
I've been to Bartow and Gainesville
Well here's the top 3....# 1 mom & dad's house..#2 grandma & grandpas house...#3 friends house..#4 section 8 #5. Free houseing..
We thought Fort Pierce was the answer but after living there a few years find that the crime is just too much for us and we came from. crime stricken Milwaukee and thought that was pretty bad
Sarasota is about 15-20% more expensive than Tampa! The fresh water fishing is great in central florida!
Where told Quincy had high crime. Nice vidio.
I noticed boats in the mangroves with people living on them.
Hi Lisa I just ran across this video. one day I am looking to move from Michigan to Florida. funny my last name is Ammons also. My father was Leroy Ammons from Texas :-)
Thank you for such a good information ❤
You are so welcome!
Great to know specially when you about to retired. But please let us know about the churches the town have.
#1. Lee County Jail. Husband included
No information on the Northwest Florida region, like Pensacola, Panama City, Crestview, Destin, all cities listed were Tallahassee and east.
The panhandle coastline from Panama city to Pensacola is very expensive, including Destin. Crestview is a little less expensive as it is along the I-10 corridor but proximity to Eglin Air force base inflates home rates. Towns to the east of Crestview on I-10 are cheaper but more rural. These would include Defuniak Springs, Bonifay, Chipley, and Marianna. Other small towns in the panhandle include: Graceville, Grand Ridge, Blounstown, and Bristol. All are affordable but amenities are limited.
What about the availability of good medical care in these areas?