I was born here in 1958. I've seen this area really grow. When I was in high school, we'd party and sleep on Sand Key Beach. We'd hang out on Clearwater Beach in the parking lot drinking and throwing Frisbee all night. I've always had a boat and I still do. I only go to Clearwater Beach to eat at Frenchy's. When I want to go to the beach, I take my boat out of Clearwater Pass, hang a right and go by Clearwater Beach and I head on up Caladesi, Honeymoon, Three Rooker and Anclote Key. Those beaches are clear of people and the beaches are beautiful.
I think those people don't understand metro areas. St. Petersburg would be considered a suburb of Tampa, but also a primary city in the metro area. It would be like Overland Park is to Kansas City.
I lived in Tampa for thirty years. Here is my summary of its good and bad points. Good points. Mild, dry, and sunny winter weather. Relatively low cost of living. Lots of water sports (fishing, swimming, boating). Tropical ambience. Excellent airport. Professional sports teams. Tampa is likely a good relocation candidate if you are retired, own a business, or are financially wealthy, you don't like wintry conditions, such as driving on black ice or shoveling snow, you have conservative values, you need or want to stretch your dollars, or you love being near the water. Bad points. Poor working conditions, especially for hourly workers. Miserable heat and humidity in summer, plus risk of hurricanes and lightning strikes. Lots of insects. Congested, occasionally dangerous automobile traffic. High crime rate in many areas. Poor customer service at many businesses. Tampa is likely a bad relocation candidate if you will be working for someone else, you prefer cooler conditions or seasonal weather changes, you want to live in a low crime area, you have liberal or progressive values, or you prefer to live around a highly educated population.
If considering moving to the greater Tampa area look in Hernando county. It’s only a 45 minute drive on the Veterans expressway to Tampa international airport, taxes are far cheaper, houses are almost half the price, and the crime rate is far lower. It is the suburbs( Springhill ) and can have a small town feel ( Brooksville) but a house that goes from 500-750k in Tampa goes for 350-500k in Hernando county. If you’re a Republican looking for school systems and people who share your same values then Hernando county is for you.
I was born here in 1958. I've seen this area really grow. When I was in high school, we'd party and sleep on Sand Key Beach. We'd hang out on Clearwater Beach in the parking lot drinking and throwing Frisbee all night. I've always had a boat and I still do. I only go to Clearwater Beach to eat at Frenchy's. When I want to go to the beach, I take my boat out of Clearwater Pass, hang a right and go by Clearwater Beach and I head on up Caladesi, Honeymoon, Three Rooker and Anclote Key. Those beaches are clear of people and the beaches are beautiful.
When I stay in Clearwater Beach, I go to Sand Key as my beach! It is so much less crowded. Parking is easy, bathrooms...love it!
Messed up is Malfunction Junction. I live close to Clearwater Beach. Right now it's crazy out here. I was born here.
I think those people don't understand metro areas. St. Petersburg would be considered a suburb of Tampa, but also a primary city in the metro area. It would be like Overland Park is to Kansas City.
I lived in Tampa for thirty years. Here is my summary of its good and bad points.
Good points. Mild, dry, and sunny winter weather. Relatively low cost of living. Lots of water sports (fishing, swimming, boating). Tropical ambience. Excellent airport. Professional sports teams. Tampa is likely a good relocation candidate if you are retired, own a business, or are financially wealthy, you don't like wintry conditions, such as driving on black ice or shoveling snow, you have conservative values, you need or want to stretch your dollars, or you love being near the water.
Bad points. Poor working conditions, especially for hourly workers. Miserable heat and humidity in summer, plus risk of hurricanes and lightning strikes. Lots of insects. Congested, occasionally dangerous automobile traffic. High crime rate in many areas. Poor customer service at many businesses. Tampa is likely a bad relocation candidate if you will be working for someone else, you prefer cooler conditions or seasonal weather changes, you want to live in a low crime area, you have liberal or progressive values, or you prefer to live around a highly educated population.
Having moved here to St Petersburg 3 years ago from Miami, I would say Tampa is completely different from St Petersburg
True. St Pete wayyyyyyyy BETTER
@@jennyhong6746 true
If considering moving to the greater Tampa area look in Hernando county. It’s only a 45 minute drive on the Veterans expressway to Tampa international airport, taxes are far cheaper, houses are almost half the price, and the crime rate is far lower. It is the suburbs( Springhill ) and can have a small town feel ( Brooksville) but a house that goes from 500-750k in Tampa goes for 350-500k in Hernando county. If you’re a Republican looking for school systems and people who share your same values then Hernando county is for you.
Great info Sam!
Glad it was helpful!
Clearest of the water beach is actually my favorite beach of all i have been.. I ain't
Sam do you have to be wealthy to live in the Tampa bay area? And are the people there generally nice? Or backwards?
People are nice, depending on what you mean by "wealthy" it's definitely not cheap to be near the good stuff
@@Mixedlove91 thanks
Backwards?
Lived here all my life and Pasco use to be beautiful!!! It was the country for us that lived in Tampa. It’s ruined now. To many people moving here
Gonna cost you 4k a month roughly to live in Tampa between car utilities food and apartment
It's extremely overcrowded. Traffic is horrible. Don't move here.