Living in St. Petersburg Florida PROS and CONS
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Living in St. Petersburg Florida PROS and CONS // Do you have plans of living in St. Petersburg Florida? Are you planning to move to St. Petersburg FL with your family but would like to know first if it's the right fit for you and your family?
Today, in this video, you will learn about living in St. Petersburg Florida pros and cons.
I moved here in April from New York. Here my pros and cons:
pros: no traffic literally none. I have been here also in the winter and didn't think it was anything to worry about. Not compared to any big cities up north.
Nature: really beautiful and I do think there are changes in season, of course not like up north. But my garden changes constantly and the sheer amount of natural beauty and wildlife is amazing
Cons: flaky people. Good luck getting a contractor or just about anyone who keeps his word and shows up. Never mind on time. For someone like me who likes to get stuff done, very frustrating.
Slow: if you're not old or retirement age, it will be a huge SLOOWING down. Its so slow here. That takes getting used to and it is boring often.
Mosquitos: tons of those all the time. The heat is also quite oppressing. But now is summer so its to be expected...
Hi Dani
Great comments! Thank you for your input and Thank you for watching!
Also nyorker here. Missed my chance. Home prices in St. P are crazy now.
@@seventwenty4569 they were when I bought my house too. Keep looking there are things...
@@hipmoma thank you!
Con- tons of people from New York are moving here.
Pro of St. Pete: the bike infrastructure! St. Pete has a pretty great bike trail.
Bike riding is great for keeping a bit fit...🚴🚴♀️🚴♂️🏝🏝🏝
Important to me! Nature, cycling, exercise. Thx.
OMG
Yes, the trails are outstanding to Clearwater, Tarpon Springs, Downtown St Pete from my home in Maderia Beach. Loving it here.
The local news weather men in our St.Pete area describes the daily weather related to heat and humidity in the summer with the word OPPRESSIVE almost everyday.
That a realtor could say that living in St Petersburg is affordable is ironic, indeed! Housing in in the area is very expensive. Even more so when the age of the housing is considered. There aren't many new residential houses because the peninsula is fully developed. There is no vacant land suitable for development. One has to pay more and receive an older house. This is true of course of condominium units as well. As a retirement center, many residents live in condos. The construction of the condos, mostly two stories or levels but up to five stories is wooden. The exteriors may be cinder block or various sidings. The block usually does not go above the first story. Most condos do not require carpeted floors, and living under a heavy footed neighbor is not fun. The units are small; two bedrooms are generally smaller than 900 sq ft. St Petersburg is fine for a winter escape from the cold, but it is crowded, housing is limited and expensive, traffic is awful, roads and sidewalks (where they exist) are poorly maintained, and the bus system is for the low income resident who cannot afford a car and the auto insurance. The politics is in the hands of "conservatives", which means controlled by local tradesmen, realtors, insurance predators, "learned" professionals, and military contractors. No state income tax means the taxes are paid from sales and real estate taxes (in your rent!), and high fees for every local service. There was, once upon a time, a tax on intangibles (stocks and bonds), but the wealthy did away with that!
Hopefully your carpenter skills are up to par because you’re going to need them to fix up the old homes in the area
Houses are cheap in St Pete. You can get a sweet house in the area for under 200k.
Everything you said is correct except Conservatives running St.Pete.. right it’s now St. Pete is run by these damn liberals.. they are the ones that are ok’ing all the high rises that are being built and they are the reason why prices of housing has gone up in St. Petersburg
i lived in clearwater st.pete for 8 years. starting back in 2001. and it was great, st pete was still very much a sleepy town, and i saw it grow to what it is today. its a very nice place to live. a nice place to just jump in your car and take a drive top down. food is great, good diversity and authentic. cant say much about its schooling systems say for kids but i know its better than much of the east coast of florida. its a town you will love. seriously. caters to your quality of life. and easy on your pockets. And theirs access to everything. the drives to the larger cities say like orlando and miami are a distance, but after a few trips back and forth the journey in your head shortens. so short to the point youl take trips just from being bored and wanted to get out for a bit. Traffic can be bad at times, but in the past few years, St.pete has elevated much of its highway system. so what use to get backed up due to street light traffic is now a thing of the past. BUT if theirs say an accident then the highways can quickly get conjested and rubberneck. the accident being long gone before the rubberkneck dissipates. As for weather Yes it does get really hot, but you can go year round top down. the heat you will get use too over time. and its really the humidity. caribbean humidy. And although their isnt much of a seasonal change to be seen, YES the weather does change enough to be noticed. coldest of days can see to you wearing a light jacket for sure, and that goes as far south as miami. Ive been living in Puerto Rico for many years as well, and i gota say in comparison, central to south florida very much so has seasonal changes. the only change happening in PR right now is that the humidity has lifted at night. and when it does it ironically feels like florida. its so weird to feel normally dry with no sense of oily stickyness. crime in the stpete area is minimum nothing to worry about.
" good diversity " what that mean ??? Some king of Marksist talk, I guess.
@@piotrmajchrzak3861 it means what it says, a good mix of people. what of it. thats reality. their much to be had from a city with a good mix of people, great mix of restaurants for one. Im a Brooklyn native born and raised, I grew up around Italians Carribeans Jews Greek Poles russians asians blacks and with it all you have a better understanding on people their cultures and ways. good diversity makes for good times. and a better more well rounded mind. You see things more broadly, understand where people are coming from. but if your sheltered secluded in your own little pod, all you have is speculation and hearsay. mostly lies. and everything points to self.
The shirt - Is it painted on or is it real? Temps are not bad. Ok not bad 3 months of the year. And no matter where you live in the burg. it's only 10 min. away to score some crack. NICE!!!!! And this is from a guy who was born and raised/remembers webb city and still loves it!
Was gonna say, my retinas have the color blue burned in them now :-)
The million dollar pier was so amazing. I miss my upside down pyramid.
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Yes thank you. So annoying.
Moving here from upper New York... can’t stand the cold and I cannot wait. Thank you!
I freaking love downtown st.pete. It's medium size small but once you walk in there's hotspots everywhere. Bars/night clubs.
stay there ...
@@edennard1 why do u say that?
@@fayobaby6469 local Floridians entering the housing market for the first time can’t compete with all of the post COVID transplants who have an advantage due to higher salaries from states with better pay. Investors paying cash compound the issue creating a bubble. Renters have it even worse. In a span of 2 years, the cost of living has skyrocketed and locals are being pushed out. Local businesses too are being replaced by corporate chains which has eroded the character of St. Pete.
We are friendly people here who won’t air our grievances publicly with you, but privately we are unhappy with the current state of affairs and tend to at least partially blame the masses of mostly New Yorkers/out-of-staters that moved here within the past 2 years. Some New Yorkers I have come across have brought their bad attitudes with them - which has no place here. Wish you the best
There is the PSTA and HART mass transit bus system here in Tampa Bay.
Will be going back to Largo, FL where I grew up as I retire from the military.
same here
So Largo is in/near St Pete? Not Key Largo
@@hall553 yes
Being from Chicago back in 1974 the weather is either Summer or Fall. The Don Ceasar was an abandoned VA Hospital, US 19 was only 4 lanes, Sunken Gardens was still open, St.Petersburg College was St.Petersburg Junior College, the hot spot was cruising down the strip at Pass-a - Grille, Chattaways was the place to go for a great burger and pitcher of beer.
Closing on the sale of my house in freakin cold Colorado mid November and headed to St. Pete / Pinellas Park ASAP!
Or you could have best of both climates and travel back and forth
@jet1guy Never lived in either of those places but Colorado IS Colorado. For me at my age, being frozen and cold for 5 months every year is not healthy, IMHO,... and I have family in Florida.
I made the same move back in June, but mine was 100% financially driven, Denver straight up priced me out. So far I've loved it even moved during the hottest months and to me it was just a Missouri summer where I was from originally. There are parts of I miss about Denver, but I will say the traffic seems to be better (although haven't had a taste without the pandemic yet) and people overall are friendlier, but the cost is a huge difference, I no longer live paycheck to paycheck.
@@biggamer8655 CO has the best 4-season climate in America. No humidity and lots of sun, so even 45 can be pleasant. I love Denver, but I missed the water when I lived there. Cherry Creek Reservoir is not going to do it! Prices have gone up quite a bit, but a very nice downtown, and walkable, along with the 16th Street Shuttle. LoDo is a neat area also. Denver is definitely in my top 10 cities, but I understand that winter is a drag, but more tolerable than the Midwest or Northeast.
@@jdhjimbo Yeah Denver has positives I won't deny that but with the budget I have I can't live comfortably there, never had a degree, so living on middle wage income means it's paycheck to paycheck out there. The fishing did suck as an Avid fisherman, I did love visiting Chatfield in the summer though. When I first moved there I went fishing at Cherry Creek and had my tackle box stolen from the bed of my truck so I was turned off from there pretty quickly.
I grew up in Englewood. One thing I don't miss is the summer humidity but man is the rest of the year nice. Have a good one!
Moving to the area by months end. GREAT video and info. THANKS
I respectfully disagree with the fact that we don't have a change of seasons? I have a Southern Oak in my front yard and there's beautiful fall colors. Many trees shed their leaves in this area if you really take a look, and they are pretty orange and yellow and red fall colors. Of course there's not nearly as many trees as up north, but if you consciously look for trees that have fall colors I'm sure you will find them. And then there are flowers that bloom as soon as summer ends. It's just a different change of seasons. I've grown to love the change of seasons here. Again, they are just different, but there are still "fall colors"
Yep, there is a change of seasons everywhere on our planer except the equator :))) Every place has just its own change of seasons.
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There is no place like home. My hibiscus trees are blooming, where up north ... everything is freezing cold , gray and dead.. I'll pay the a hundred bucks a month for car insurance. No questions asked.
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plus there are some in extremely intelligent people doubling down on the quality of life and the education system of the city. This city is truly one of a kind. Extraordinary world class. And there is roots here. Generations of family. Small talk, priceless!
And oh look, my palm tree just bloomed in the middle of winter! I love the change of seasons here! Isn't it wonderful! And extremely intelligent people and culture and music and food ..... I'm not going anywhere.☝️😇❤
@Point thumbs not fingers I'm from Buffalo. Of course they're not as distinct , but there are fall colors and a change of seasons☝️🤓..Aaand..? Why would you do that to yourself it's freezing up there. This is Paradise. Ain't no one got time to break their arse skiing.
@@pauld3201 Bc they aren't a pussy? I left Florida in 2014 because it's overcrowded and the cost of living was getting to be not worth it. Grew up in St. Pete, lived other places (Montana while in the US Air Force). Florida used to be nice until all the northerners moved down and then tried to instill their culture (and lack thereof) into the local scene.
I like storms.. they add a bit of exciting atmosphere to a place. Just as long as one stays safe ( and protect pets and property ). Heavy traffic...I am not a fan of ! 😬
No mention of being in the top 10 US cities for crime?
How convenient he forgets to mention the abundant homeless and crime there….what is it now? Top city for evictions as we speak. Thank god they have BLM mayor Ken as their leader!!
Hmm, the other day i heard that the temperature in fhe Tampa Bay Area was in the 30's! Yes, there's no State Income Tax but, do you have to pay Federal Tax on Social Security income?
The beaches are very nice, but the swimming is not. The water is very shallow off the beaches, and is very calm, so there are stingrays to contend with. The beaches on the Atlantic side of Florida are much nicer, I think.
You can take the bus to Tampa from St Pete. I think the bus system is pretty good. I rode my bicycle from Coquina Key to Tarpon Springs and came back on the bus in the dark of night, with my bike, no problem. Buses are a form of mass transit, by the way.
St Pete seems to be a fairly bicycle friendly town. There are some dedicated bike paths and bike lanes, and "SHARE THE ROAD" signs and road markings can be seen, but there could be more dedicated bike lanes on the streets.
Houses and multi-unit dwellings were a good buy ten years ago, but are expensive now.
Publix markets are awesome! Fresh seafood abounds, stone crab claws! Any cuisine you fancy. BBQ everywhere, lots of oak smoke in the air. Lots of arts and culture stuff.
And the usual big city types of woes, goes without saying.
Gulf beaches are always rated best in the country. Finer sand and many people prefer calmer waves
@@stevend481 True, a beach is made of sand! As for the overall experience, people have different tastes. Some people want a cabana, a lounge chair, and someone to bring drinks! My favorite beach is at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park on Singers Island in Palm Beach County. There are a few restrooms, and some showers, and that's it. Usually very few people. There is a nice little nature trail between the dunes and the mangroves. To get to the beach from the parking lot you cross a large lagoon on a boardwalk. But the best beach of all the one where you are!
There are more shark attacks along Florida's east coast than the Gulf Coast.
@@Rob-bo7yn That may be true. Looking at a night satellite image of Florida shows the east coast as more densely populated, that could be one reason. A lot of victims are surfers, that could be another reason. If someone wants to swim at the beach in Florida and is concerned about shark attacks, I recommend going to the most crowded beach there is. I swam in the Palm Beach County area for years and never saw one, except at the end of a fishing line, or off the Lake Worth Pier.
Is saint petersnurg Florida a safe place to live? I used to live in the north part in the suburbs by Joe's creek Greenway park I had to move back to bury my father in New Jersey thinking of moving back to Pinellas County Florida is it a good idea please let me know
I am going to Visit Sant Petersburg this coming October 2021 .
I'm driving to Fl in a week and have to choose between that area and Boca (to south of there).
Nice presentation. Thank you. The beaches are great. I would like to hear about public access to them. In Miami public access to the beaches is very limited and expensive as well as extremely crowded.
Very helpful - thanks!
Stayed in Tampa at an airbnb for a month just recently, want to sell my condo and move down there, not sure what I can buy with 300K though.
So overall is there any unsafe areas for St Pete? I’m considering a move or in the surrounding area, Ty
Move to Bellaire, Redington Beach, Madeira Beach, Indian Rock Beach , if you can afford.
Moving to Clearwater this month .. help. I saw the video I have questions
Will look to buy ! Love your info.
Will st Pete's be better to drive to airport? Clearwater or ???
Either place (St. Pete or Clearwater) is equidistant from Tampa International. And the same goes for St. Pete/Clearwater Int'l. Airport as well. I grew up in St. Pete, lived most of my life there. Left in 2014 because it's too overcrowded and the cost of living (specifically housing and property taxes) has increase to the point of absurdity. If you move, enjoy it!
More pictures of the place and less of you please!!!
Great video!
Facts💯💯💯💯💯😂😂😂😂😂 that place is not what people think😔😔😔💯🤔🤔🤔?can somebody explain why everyday you see a car accident, fire trucks or 🚑 flying up an down the street all day long 😔 at night it's worst huge problem💯💯💯💯💯
Because people are always in such a hurry it wasn't like this before
Do you help renters too?
Florida is full go home.. sincerely a Florida native
Went to Desoto park one time and couldn't eat my sandwich, because of those "no see ems." Is that what they're called? My God, they invaded everything we had! How often are they out?
A good half of the year? We have them here in Maryland also so they did not bother us too much while in Fort De-Soto. Must have gotten used to them?
Go out closer to the beach where it's windy and the gnats (that's what they're called) aren't as bad. In the picnic areas the wind is blocked by the pine trees and the gnats can be a real pain.
Weeeeeell, there are certain areas that you should stay away from that are south of Central Av.
regardless of the so called seasons we have a ton of traffic all year round.. it didn't use to be that way but it is now...
I know I hate it...they need to visit then leave
not true at all. I live on the south side and this place is peaceful. what traffic??
I wasn’t speaking of traffic on the South side .. I was mainly speaking of traffic on US 19 from 1st Ave N all the way to Tarpon Springs , Ulmerto Road , Roosevelt, Gandy Blvd, Park Blvd. . Btw I was born and raised here on the southside of St. Petersburg and I’m well pass 50 years old.
i'm from the middel east, do you think i would be discriminated by living there?
No not as a whole. But their are a-holes everywhere who find other cultures and languages to be different and they can discriminate. Can't sweat that.
@@Rob-bo7yn thanks
No, but it is a HIGH lgbt area.
@@bobbybrown6646 thank you
The whole place is overun with homeless,drunks, junkies and some seriously disturbing mental cases... don't forget to mention of this...
This is not a big problem comparing it to other major tourist destinations, go to California an you can smell it in every major city....
Can’t be any worse than HELL LA. Im planning on moving to st Pete.
Do you live here? If so, "overun" ? I've lived in St. Pete for 35 yrs and we have never been overun by any of that!
@@lisaclark1181 haha yea not sure what hes talking about
Really??? We just came back from West Florida, including St. Petersburg, but we didn’t see any homeless people there. Now, Miami is a completely different story...
The last winter was cold, 50's.
Not knocking things but the state income tax is not much of a thing. The money is just used up in things like lots of toll roads. If I’m coming from New York or New England than maybe, but then you job pay is significantly less. Ohio. Not so much
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I'm into organics (only)... How are the shops/markets/cafes?
All of Florida suffers high humidity...
Where’s your communicator??
I like the downtown of St Pete better than the town of St Pete Beach, as I enjoy culture and a lower volume, of tourists and beachgoers, The whole area of Tampa Bay has a lot of pluses, with many good locales. I am most fond of Sarasota/Siesta Key and Hyde Park in Tampa. I do hope the Rays move to a nicer stadium, as their dome is AWFUL!!
I hope the Rays move also...and take the crowd with them.
@@edennard1 Tropicana Field is an ugly stadium, andcthe team does not belong in St Pete. Downtown Tampa is a better location, and the new stadium toward Ybor City looks nice. I can surely understand not wanting to be close to a stadium, and enduring all the crowds and aftermath - why downtowns are better destinations for stadiums.
Fort lauderdale has better weather though. Just saying.
Thinking about moving to somewhere in the Tampa area pretty close to some nightlife any suggestions??? I’m 27 btw.
@jet1guy I have thought about Ft. Lauderdale but the apartments are high af there lol
Bring a boat load of money too
Ybor city fl
I moved to Pinellas Park in August without seeing my apt first because of Covid. My search started in Tampa. I ended up here because I am 12 minutes to downtown St. Pete, 20 mins to Tampa and 25 mins to Clearwater. Even being down here for 5 months I dont regret my choice for a second because its a clean, centralized location to everywhere. Good luck!
@@johndefazio1092 thanks man that was very helpful. Planning a trip to go check out the area in a couple months!
tampa homes are 500% over priced. you'll get tear down condition home for 499,000
The US Supreme Court decided at some point in its history, that the coastal beaches of the US are public property: no one may own a part of the beach. States and localities, like Florida and St Petersburg, did not protect this public ownership. They allowed private persons to own the access to the beach by building and developing right up to it - not only on the inland side of the road, but on the sea-side. They stole from the public the access from the road to what belonged to the public, the beach and the water. They gave it away to owners of hotels, restaurants, and private property developers. To make their robbery acceptable to the capitalist judges, they allowed a few narrow access paths through the miles of private, blocked areas, and they built a few parking lots, metered at high charges, along the road. All of the sea-side should be public property with full public access. Private ownership should have been restricted entirely to the inland side of the road, as on south Miami Beach where a public park is on the sea-side. We, the people were robbed by capitalism in this one of many instances!
You should go live in Cuba or any other socialist nation where the government owns everything, we have state and national parks for your public enjoyment moron.
Amen!! Thank you for highlighting this corruption. Louis, I assume you are one of the thieves who took this property for yourself. Entitled much?
Agree
You're dumb
That was all of the prior Governor’s doing … lesson to be learned.. Vote for a real Floridian to be the Governor of your state.. whether you like him or hate him.. Rick Scott is from Missouri.. but yet he’s a Florida Senator..
That music too loud and inappropriate.
The music is too loud where ? 🤔
You were 6 in 89?
This was a GREAT VIDEO !!! We do really have it all :) But...The peir is ugly. It looks like a stack of bills, and not green ones, owed ones? (I am an artist) With Dali there, it could have been a shel or a wave, or It could have complimented the Vinoy and been more like the one there in the 1920's. That was a real place people gathered to socialize. The Dome, needs to be a giant orange slice or top of a palm tree, something that says, "I'm in Florida" the Sunshine State-or smthg whimsical or a mandela or ANTHING! WITH all the local and international art. It looks like a factory building of some sort the way it is, never bothered to paint a Ray in it, but that situation is a whole nother video, or in the cons, lol.. USF SP/Campus and Poynter JoOurnalism college in our downtown! As there are theatres: Mahafey & the smaller venues. Poiynter(?) 2 more colleges: Eckerd & Stetson Law Colleges! A Naval Academy: Admiral Faragut, many, many colleges. Also besides a sailboat harbor,, our downtown boasts our own MINI Historical Airfield/Airport-AND Small Port that is also shared with USF Marine Research classes. Many Yacht, Women's, Arts clubs. Golf everywhere. You can even shuffleboard still ! And go to an actual, old, coliseum! Several nature preserves including, the trail extension, an Ancient Fort! DeSoto! The downtown is beautiful, and still has even more potential. Also forgot quick mention of 40 minutes to Busch Gardens and Waterpark and maybe 2 hrs to Orlanro. 20-30 minutes to an International Airport and International Mall! ❤ We really do have iit all. :)
We really do have it made here. The new peir is ugly and already cracking. They need to fix the peir at St. John's pass. I personally love IRB as a escape from tourist.
Its gotten so overcrowded. Go home snow birds! Lol
Agreed.. Go home and stay
@Anthony Frank snow Doesent appeal to us. Lived here all my life. Except I was born in New York
UPDATE: There will be projects in Central St. Pete. (downtown). The South Side will experience gentrification. South side homes are going to be gentrified and Babylonian style projects will be built in mid downtown, especially where Tropicana Field is going to be destroyed to build these Chicago Style Towers.
This will be reality. The worst people will have to move here before this happens. The people moving to St. Pete should suffer and will suffer before that actually happen. These are the people that are the main ones that create this situation and also deserve the suffering that they will suffer. They think they are immune but they'll suffer tremendously.
"Come on down y'all!"
Not to mention who the new ring leader is now, the mayor. The suckers who just moved there got quite the surprise coming. RIP St Pete…whole lotta crime kinda town.. shhhhhh…
The number 1 reason not to buy or go there. They are trying to de-fund the police . I live there for a year back when it was actually worth being there and lived in a really nice area my car was broken into 6 time and my apartment was 3 times in one year. And got my own private stalker had to move out of state. And that's with the police. I can't even think of driving through with out them there to keep it safe.
@Pythia’s Lament Austin & Dallas have defunded the PD? From the UK, I thought Texas was supposed to be a safe haven from leftie BS
@Pythia’s Lament damn. I'm currently pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy so that I can work in the states (Only Bachelors or masters in needed in the UK). Really hope you guys come out okay. I do feel however, if Trump wins that the riots will only get worse. Wish the best for you guys, America has such a high ceiling for opportunity, and this is coming from someone who lives in the UK!!
I've lived in St. Petersburg for 14 years. Florida is a good place to visit and a horrible place to live.
In St. Petersburg, you can live in a "nice area", but you are never far from a less nice area, so people know where to rob. Actially, probably less likely to be crime victim is some less nice areas, as long as not a really bad area.
@@briand5047 damn. Cheers for the heads up. Shame st petersburg has all the beaches haha. Tampa just seem a bit to far from them.
when hurricanes come natives should have the option to leave first before the non-natives