Great info. We found it more expensive to live in Florida vs Delaware. Everything you said was spot on. But I think the sunshine ☀️ palm trees 🌴 beaches and Disney are worth every penny.
@@alisaoneill1961 we moved back to Delaware after only 8 weeks of living in Florida. We got scared and ran back to safety. I wish we had stayed. We are still planning on moving back to Florida after our daughter graduates next year. Next time we will be better prepared. I loved the time I was there though even with all the uncertainty and stress.
I grew up in MA and plan on moving to Florida in the next two years. My grandfather has a condo in Sarasota, so he is planning on moving there but only if family goes with him. My daughter (4yo) and I are on board, as well as my brother and parents. We can’t wait! Life is short and you need to live the life you want before you aren’t able to.
Note to self: don't buy a house with pool and don't live in a touristy area! Gotcha lol nice video..that's good to know about schools doing Field trips to Disney and all that...really good information..
Great video, ive been living in Florida for 21 yrs now. I relocated from Nj and I just wanted to add a note about the dropoff in pay down here compared to Nj.
I agree, you guys are paying a higher price for most things because you live in a touristy area. We are planning to move an hour north of Orlando and have visited the area. The prices for utilities are not as high as they are where we live in Michigan The cost to purchase a home is pretty similar to our state. Of course it's all about location, location, location.
FL is NOT as affordable as some say. First off, my auto insurance went from $217 every six months to $583 for every six months. Secondly, good luck finding a job paying more than $9-13 per hr .... the way I look at it is everything other than housing costs the same as up north but you have to work 2-3 times longer to have the same as up north. Nothing for people to work 2-4 jobs here to get by. Just do your homework before you come here.
@@patriotsdynasty4539 we moved to FL already and I don't agree with you. My husband found a job with the same pay as in Illinois and I am saving also a lot of money on the daycare cost. Regarding insurance , do your research and ask for more quotes. It can be a huge difference for the same coverage
Thanks for the information. My wife and I with 4 kids are looking to move to St. Augustine area from Memphis, TN. Prices are relatively comparable but such a difference in lifestyle and the views are awesome. Appreciate yalls video it's helping us make the move.
Here in Kennebunk, Maine, the gas prices are 2.69 a gallon today. Rent, about the same as Florida. Everything in Florida seems to be on par with Maine. I live in a very tourists area ( Beach ) and a fairly wealthy area, but having said that, going Waaaay up Maine is significantly cheaper. I have a 12 yr old son and we go to Florida ( Disney ) about 3 times a year and we LOVE Florida, and hopefully we will be moving down sooner than later! Thanx for your videos! I adore your family!
I live in MD and I pay 1500 a month. I've been searching because I'm moving to FL and a lot of condos are renting for 950 to about 1200 so I'm excited about that. Thanks to you guys for this video there's a lot of things I was over looking.
Why would you live in Ca!!! Lol. Well we live in San Diego Ca and you are right. California is very expensive it has a housing crisis every where. We are thinking about moving to Florida but quite Frankly we need to figure out living expense, so your video is very helpful. Thanks for being transparent and willing to share more on a personal level. You just inspired me even more to pack up and move to Florida I mean after all why would we live here lol.!!!❤️😊
My wife is from San Diego. Both our families live there now. We are leaving Northern California for Florida because the cost of living, the taxes, and direction of the state.
@@practicemakesdecent3732 I can't tell you how awesome Florida is. Get here as soon as you can. I am now a Floridian and say, we welcome everyone, just don't bring the junk that changed CA into a place you don't want to live.
As a Florida local, prices were super cheap until everyone starting moving in and pricing us out. I first moved to Florida 8 years ago and my rent was $500. I was living decently on $15 an hour as a single with no dependents. That is no longer possible and the prices are insane compared to the wages. I live in Sarasota county and rent averages $2k for a one or two bedroom, which is nothing compared to the Tampa and Miami area. If you move to Florida please respect the locals. We are being priced out of the housing market too with the mass amount of people moving here; two years ago I could have purchased a house for 150k easily that now is selling 300k+. It may seem low cost compared to other states but the wages here are a lot lower compared to up north.
Thank you for the info. We live in the Bay Area, CA and there is nowhere around here with a rent less than $2500 for 2 bed and 2 bath apartment. It’s getting worst and worst, gas today is more than $4.2 per gallon
I’m from the same area as you guys. Wi born and raised. When I first went out on my own 5 years ago, I got a decent place for $750. My rent is now 1,175. I see rent even higher than that. Average for the fox valley for a 2 bed is probably closer to the 1,100 range (for not living in a complete dump). Just my opinion! I would like to connect more with you two as my small family is considering re-locating to South Florida (gulf side). I’m most concerned about healthcare costs, and daycare for my toddler. I love your channel ❤️
folks watering grass everyday is not needed. Once a week. spend money on quality fertilizer and deep root the lawn it is a perennial. As for electric look at your bill divide kw to net price give s you kw per hour then compare
We are moving to Kissimmee FL This summer. Currently living in the Bay Area. Rent for a 3br/2ba in our neighborhood is $3,600. Gas is $4.79/gal. Our heater bill is $480/mo and we only turn it on at night for a couple of hours and no heater between 2am to 7am. Summer utility bill is around $320 and we don’t even have an air condition. Our water is $180/mo. Tax on purchases is 10.75%. I think we can save more when we move. Our house here is 1900sqft, 1979 built, 4br 3ba, 7,000 sqft lot, worth $1.6m. We are buying a 2100 sqft in Kissimmee, new construction, 4ba 3ba, 11,200sqft for $373k. Looking forward to moving.
Great video. It’s nice to hear the real comparisons from a family that is actually experiencing it. I think this goes to show that you do pay a premium to be close to “attractions.” We grew up in a small country area about 25 miles from Nashville. Now that Nashville is having such massive growth people are migrating to our area-causing property values and rent to go through the roof. We’ve recently been purging and moved even further out to save up more for our Florida relocation. While it is cheaper, we have to drive about an hour to get to anything “fun.” So, this is helping us determine a balance between budget/convenience and need/want before we move again.
Currently searching for a 2 bedroom apartment which will hopefully be my last place in NYC before we move down to FL 🙃😀. Rent here is $1,800-2,200 for a 2 bedroom apartment depending on area and how big the space is. Defined look into the water bill, sounds like something is off! Thanks again for great & Useful INFO! 😆
We have ran the ac and heat all in one day. It's Alabama, never know. Snow today, summer tomorrow, tornado the next day, and possible Fall weather with a tornado, the next. Repeat. Haha! I would love to move to Florida. When I was a child, I loved it!
I moved to Florida on my own and moved right back to VA in 5 months. Couldn’t take being alone. The onlay way I passed the time was create videos~ literally! It’s super cheap down in Florida: reason why I moved down.
Moving to Florida in June with our 2 families. We are from Wisconsin!! Still trying to figure out in what area of Florida we want to move to. Considering Spring Hill, Land o Lakes & Sarasota. Do you have any suggestions??
A lot of it depends on what you were looking for, and what kind of jobs you will have. Out of those pics, I would definitely say Sarasota if you have children. The school system there is rated second in the state!
We are moving from South Dakota to Florida and it sounds like you are paying now what we pay here! Granted we are moving to the Tampa Bay Area and not Orlando, depending on how close we move to the coast, we will have to watch out for tourist prices. We have been there enough to know where to go and where to avoid. We also have 4 children, one 9yo and the rest are teens. EVERYTHING is expensive for us. Especially insurance because we live in a very volatile weather area. We can’t wait to get down there!
Wow, those FL electricity and water bills are crazy! I live in MD and I pay $1550 (2 bedroom) plus water and gas bill that's added to the rent. It was about $164 for last month. The price fluctuates per month. Our electric bill is about $108 a month. Great video and thanks for sharing the info. 😊 Curious to know, what are the non touristy areas away from Disney?
Great video I’m from California an I can confirm rent here is expensive looking forward moving to Florida 👍🏻 we do get paid a lot more so the living expensives add up to the amount we get paid
We live in a 3bd 2.5 bath town home. We pay $1665 in rent (and they just raised it to $1700). Taxes are ridiculous out here. We live in the west suburbs of Chicago, cheapest area around, and its still expensive out here.
We are looking at condos and townhomes.. that’s why we are looking into properties that pay for your cable,internet and water. But that is a great tip I have to scout out some grocery stores away from the communities we are looking at!
Great video guys, the water prices are the most shocking to me - thats one of the differences between renting an apartment vs a house, in an apartment you don't get the expenses of the sprinkler systems.
Believe me, the landlord is adding the cost of that sprinkler into your rent increases. You just don’t see it as a separate bill, but you are paying those high water (and trash, and mosquito abatement and waste water treatment)…probably the biggest shock in planning the retirement move to Florida
I agree some things are more expensive in other states than some. I love the reggae music to your intro 🇯🇲 Another thing insurance is pretty good here in GA, I pay $50 for water n gas ⛽ is low. Can you talk about Hoa fees n insurance. Thanks so much this is really helpful.
One suggestion is to share TV cable with someone. I only have internet at home, but my sister in law has internet and Direct TV. So I can watch Direct TV as well and we split the bill. We also split Netflix too. Great videos. I’m from Kissimmee. Hope to get back to the beach when I retire. Jim from Georgia
Another MAJOR consideration is salary. Salary levels in Florida are SIGNIFICANTLY lower than many other areas of the US (especially west coast and NE Atlantic metropolitan areas). So make sure you have scouted out the job opportunities BEFORE you decide to move to the Sunshine state (there is the advantage of no Florida state income taxes, you failed to mention, which is a plus). The best way to relocate, is to make your higher metropolitan salaries then relocate to Florida when you retire, like I did. Best of both worlds!
You guys had some great information. Wow I didn’t expect the cost for field trips to cost that much lol. You should of seen how much is it here in ny to rent try two thousand lol that’s why we want to get out of here. Well that’s good to know that the daycare prices are cheaper. For working parents I did want to know how much it was a week in the summer for child care and what do working parents do in the summer when school is out. We do have a reservation here so they do have gas prices as low as Texas. Awesome video guys
Cost of living is now higher than a year ago, sadly. At least if we're speaking of rent, which says a lot. I was looking at Florida costs throuout the past year and noticed a big jump in the Tampa area. I currently live in LA and if cost of living was not that high I would never move out. The weather is always perfect and lots of things to do...but yes, too pricey.
We are in Ohio getting ready to move to Florida in a couple months, thankfully we have family down there that will be helping us with the move and a few other things, super excited but will definitely be a new experience! Here’s our numbers in Ohio for reference, family of 4 Income- ours be about the same here and in Florida Gas- $1.99 a gallon Rent- $585 for a 3 bedroom house in town with a dog Utility- our water/sewer/trash/electric is all together we spend about $250 a month at the most Groceries- $600 a month, that’s with couponing and store brands Car Insurance- $140 for 2 vehicles Internet- spectrum $75 Tv- we don’t have cable, we do Hulu, prime, Netflix, and Disney plus about $44 Phone- we do straight talk and pay $45 per line unlimited Groomer- our dog (Goldendoodle) gets groomed every 5 weeks $75 before tip Dog (flea/tick/heart worm prevention) is about $40 a month Dog food- $30 a month
Thanks for your comparisons!!❤️❤️❤️ That’s unbelievable that your rent is so little! And it sounds like you’re doing a great job minimizing your bills also! Thanks for stopping by!
You mentioned high grocery bills and that you are located near Disney. I live in Kissimmee just off 192. Where would you go to avoid the jacked up prices?? I have tried the new Wally World but it is inundated with Disney folks. Publix is crazy priced in Championsgate.
lived in florida 10 years.....left....still miss it sometime....PROS: weather, Churches, beaches, coasts, big cities (Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville) then a few miles down the road nice and rural...Long drives with car to cruise, good restaurants-lots to choose from, great wildlife - gators, manatees, panthers, etc..cool to see, Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, etc...Daytona 500, car shows, Sports teams, Football, College and Pro Football, Spring Training, Nightlife, no snow, .............CONS: Lower wages, lack of quality healthcare and doctors, southern inefficiency, bad attitudes from southerners and Floridians, Puerto Rican gangs, emphasis on Spanish language and culture, Expensive housing, Hurricanes, insects, bugs, small lizards running around, a feeling of "NO CULTURE", Lots of wealthy, elderly people, and snowbirds that are arrogant, no change of seasons, that state just gets on your nerves after awhile...
I appreciate your comments because my husband and I are thinking of retiring in Fl but after watching this video and reading comments like yours, it makes us want to reconsider to move. Thank you for taking the time to tell the real scoop that so many realtors neglect to tell you.
Great video, you guys, and from someone who's been living in FL almost my entire life you are so right with being charged more because you are close to Disney. I probably pay a lot less for everything especially field trips lol
Groceries are high here on North FL coast. I swear I buy like no food - barely any meat, etc and my groceries are running $350+ per month for one person!
Gas where I live in Pennsylvania currently is usually around $3.64, sometimes in the winter it goes down but still close to $3. Rent on the other hand is pretty cheap depending where you are. In the city its usually about $800-$1200, my hometown where I was born, small population of about 5,000 people. You can easily rent a 3-4 bedroom for $600-$700! I have seen 2 bedrooms in the area go for like $350-$500
typical fast food restaurants pay about $8-9/hr and for a good union job without a degree you usually start out anywhere between $11-$13 and work your way up. My step dad cuts down trees for tree service and maks $26/hr but im not sure how that field pays in other areas. Phlebotomists get paid lower though, they get $13/ hr here. In Florida they get $16-$20 depending if they are in one facility or if they travel !
I’m happy that school and daycare are cheaper in Florida. I heard College is cheaper too. Are sports cheaper? Do the schools and parks and recreation have all the sports or do you have to pay for Little League or a soccer club or do they have both options?
Another thing to calculate are the property taxes. My $5000 tax bill in a Victorian historic district with 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths with full basement yard with off street parking and a small goldfish pond will continue to be $5000/ year in a 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath , no basement , no yard, townhouse with 2 parking spaces underneath in Florida (but is in a small town, across the street from the beach).Location, Location, Location….
For us going from Northern NY to SC - Electric - NY - $50 to $150/mth highest in winter (we didn't have AC and we heated with propane); SC - $70 to $175/mth highest in summer (we now heat with natural Gas); Water - NY - was free - we had a well, lol; SC - $65/mth; Rent for a 2 bed apt - NY $1100; SC - $1600; i live near Charleston and it is expensive. Car insurance - $125/mth 2 vehicles full coverage; I will say drivers license was a HUGE difference for us - NY was $200 for 8 years and here in SC was $35. Food we spend about $200 a week in NY and in SC. Thanks for sharing your experience. Always neat to compare! OH and the school thing - a fee?? that is crazy to me. i grew up in VA and lived in NY and have never heard of such a thing. Didn't have it in VA, NY or SC. But in NY we also didn't have to send school supplies. We just had to send our child and they supplied all the binders, crayons and folders and stuff. But taxes were also a lot higher in NY than here in SC.
Florida With Five its definitely something people should think of. Here in SC we have our County house tax plus HOA plus another fee to maintain the flowers along the main road. The small fee is $75 a year but it’s another added expense that you have to think about. Plus the termite bond we have to keep which is $300 a year. The house tax in NY was $2500/yr for $120k house with 2 acres of land. Down here in SC have $300k with not even 0.25acre for $1500. I have noticed FL house taxes are like NY plus the added HOA fee. I also recently found another realtor youtuber down in Tampa that has mentioned another fee that is for infrastructure. Which is making me think SC may be the better deal with the cheaper taxes and I can visit FL. I’m only 3 hours from Jacksonville.
I’m in Cali thinking about moving to Wisconsin. I was debating Florida as well and this is an eye opener. Prices in Cali are accurate but as far as rent it really depends to where you live.
The excise car taxes alone that we have to pay in Rhode Island make Florida so worth moving to. If you don’t know what it is these are taxes that you get billed for every quarter depending on the year of your car it could be like $350 per quarter.
I live in Washington right near Portland Oregon. It’s expensive here. Gas is like California prices. Rent a little cheaper then California not much. It’s cold and rainy like most the time. I want to move to Florida. I’m a nurse and brand new nurses make 80,000+ a year here so that’s a lot less in Florida. So much to think about 🧐.
Wow I can't believe the cost of water! We live on Long Island and we pay literally $65 every 3 months and have 9 people living in our home currently. I'm curious to know if all the houses have electric heat or do some also use gas or propane? How often do you even use your heat a year?
I’m in NE FL but have also lived in Tampa. Electric for heat (heat pumps which are very efficient here). I ran my heat a good bit this year as it’s been one of the coldest winters since I moved here 20 years ago. How much you need heat will depend on what part of FL. What they said about needing heat and a/c on same day can be true. I have propane for hot water, cooktop, fireplace which is quite pricey. IOther places nearby have natural gas for those items and I had natural gas for those in Tampa but still electric for heat. I call water here liquid gold. I can keep mine around $50 -$60 a month for one person if I don’t run sprinkler. Run the sprinkler twice a week and it jumps to $150. You have to train your grass not to need supplemental water - the more you water it, the shallower the roots and the more you have to water it. I only run mine if the grass is looking dry.
Iam moving to Jacksonville Florida in two months. I live in Sacramento ca and they just want up on the gas and a gas taxs. Gas here i $4.50 and in Los Angeles its $5 i have a one bedroom and I pay 1150 a month for 625 sqf. Smh I can wait i will be living with my best friend for a min until I get a job. But iam so over the high cost of things.
Compared to PA and MD it is cheaper. Also I moved from Maryland to Pennsylvania and in PA and dallastown you get a school tags and mine is almost $9000 a year even though the houses were cheaper they get you everywhere else in Pennsylvania
Groceries are weird here. Some things are cheaper and some things are more than NYC..Queens. Spectrum costs more in Florida...but no state tax and my HOA is very low. Electric isn't bad but I conserve.
i spend a lot on food because i eat organically, so hopefully i can homestead. :) car insurance seem to be high everywhere though. i stream so no cable. :) great info.
The ONLY time ⏲️ I've EVER heard of school FEES were from my friends who are from countries in Africa...I never knew school FEES were being charged in ANY state here in America 🇺🇸...That's INSANE!!!...#GiveMeJESUS
We have fees. Matter of fact, there was a proposal about taxing in the district you live in. It went through twice and never won the votes of the people. When I was a child and lived in Fl, my mom never had to buy school supplies. Walked in the door, they gave us a backpack and the items we needed. In Al, it is so different. We have 4 kids in public school. That's about 1k, or close to, with all 4 kids plus all the fees. Some classes cost $40 each semester. (Jessica Hawkins)
I want to move to Florida from Chicago area I’m getting sick of livening here in Illinois lol the taxes the politics all there bs. I want to move to the west coast area it just sucks for my job I think it’s like a $12 dollar an hour pay cut minimum if I’m lucky but then again property taxes are cheaper for an average home and I don’t think state taxes come out of your checks. At least there’s now snow we’ll most of the time 😎
One fourth of the drivers in Florida do not have insurance. An attorney in Florida told me this. I’m sure this number will climb as so many are moving to the state.
Soon im gonna enjoy my retirement, so its nice to know the prices if I buy me a residence in Florida, and nice to know how much money I need to transfer from europe to cover around 20 half years :-)
@@FloridaWithFive thanks.. i was wondering if you can make a video about tech jobs in different cities in Florida.. i meant like the software or IT sector.. i’m considering moving but unable to make out which cities in florida have better concentration of tech jobs ..
Florida expenses slightly higher than other states but much lower than CA, NY, from what I've heard even TX. The main thing you have to keep in mind when talking expenses is that FL has NO STATE INCOME TAX!! And that is huge. I was getting buried in NC state income tax so good riddance to that...and the ice storms! lol
Cost of living and income Texas wins by far! $1200 for 2 bedroom? Where????? A decent 1 bedroom, small apartment is at least $1200-$1400, 2 bedroom maybe $1600-$1800. I looked all over Florida....
Let me just give you guys an update on rents TODAY. 2022. I have to move because my landlord who lives up north decided he wasn't going to renew my lease because rents here have increased anywhere from 30%-50% in the past few months and it's only going to get worse before it gets better. So NOW he's going to remodel it and then probably rent it out for over double what I'm paying. Offered to buy it because its cheaper to own than rent anymore , and he refused. He's going to ride that money train. The prick wouldn't even extend my lease for one more month so I could find a place and move 7years of stuff out by myself!! A same size unit as the one I live in (for the time being), that needed a total remodel, and I mean a complete gut job, just sold for $270,000!!! Over a quarter of a million dollars and not FIVE years ago was valued under $95,000 (or even less because of gut job needed). Trust me even with a remodel, not worth a quarter of a mil. Another unit same size as mine (2br/2ba), is now renting for $2200.00 a month!! My rent right now is at $1000.00. So they are now charging over double rent in just less than a year since the market has gotten out of control. This is now basically the going rate for a 2br. I just saw a ROOM for rent going for over a thousand dollars....for a ROOM!! Basically price gouging buyers and renters to death. This ain't NY, yet NY rents are now here., Anyway, sadly I must leave my home of 30 years in beautiful Pinellas County and move up north to Tallahassee, where at least you can still by property for under a 100k. I am not happy about it, but I have no choice, I live alone and am past the age for roommates. And this lovely couple are right, THE BILLS, my water as a single person is $95-110 a month and I am VERY , VERY conservative with water. God forbid I wash my car or water my plants!! Electric in the summer here just for me is around $190-215 per month. But I can't take the heat and humidity so those are the months I splurge and keep it at 70 degrees or get very irritated by the heat. Gas went up, food when you can find it has almost doubled in some places as well. And traffic is insane here because they STILL have not implemented any viable or reasonable alternative modes of transportation to travel, such as trains, or the monorail that we voted on to go between Tampa and Orlando like 15 yrs a go now!! So sorry to vent, I'm just very sad to leave all of my friends, all the places I go, the walks by the water, Busch Gardens, Universal, Buc's games, IKEA, and so much more. I will have no friends up in Tally and it will be very hard for me. I cry everyday because I will miss my home so very much. So PLEASE, before you make the decision to move to our wonderful state, Do Your Homework and know the reality of what it's going to cost you. So many are moving down here only to find lack of housing, lack of programs for children with disabilities, and just ultimately being disillusioned when they discover it's financially more than they bargained for. It's still an amazing place to live, but if you didn't get in the game earlier and you don't have millions, well, it is still a very nice place to visit. BTW, shout out to FWF, I went tubing down the Apple River in WI years ago and it was a blast! Great time and met some very nice people who welcomed me and some of my MN friends like we were family! WI people are some of the friendliest people I have ever met!! I'm glad you have been able to make a home here in FL. You are in a very entertaining city that's for sure!! So much to do there! Best of luck to you and your family!
We live about an hour north of Tampa. Our water bill for family of 6 is about $90 a month. I can’t believe yours is so high! We aren’t allowed to water our grass everyday though. Only 2 days a week. Interesting how things are handled in different parts of Florida.
Great info. We found it more expensive to live in Florida vs Delaware. Everything you said was spot on. But I think the sunshine ☀️ palm trees 🌴 beaches and Disney are worth every penny.
I'm from DE and I am thinking about moving to FL. Do you still love it there?
@@alisaoneill1961 we moved back to Delaware after only 8 weeks of living in Florida. We got scared and ran back to safety. I wish we had stayed. We are still planning on moving back to Florida after our daughter graduates next year. Next time we will be better prepared. I loved the time I was there though even with all the uncertainty and stress.
@@itguru2037 scared of the unknown and failure.
I grew up in MA and plan on moving to Florida in the next two years. My grandfather has a condo in Sarasota, so he is planning on moving there but only if family goes with him. My daughter (4yo) and I are on board, as well as my brother and parents. We can’t wait! Life is short and you need to live the life you want before you aren’t able to.
Note to self: don't buy a house with pool and don't live in a touristy area! Gotcha lol nice video..that's good to know about schools doing Field trips to Disney and all that...really good information..
Great video, ive been living in Florida for 21 yrs now. I relocated from Nj and I just wanted to add a note about the dropoff in pay down here compared to Nj.
I agree, you guys are paying a higher price for most things because you live in a touristy area. We are planning to move an hour north of Orlando and have visited the area. The prices for utilities are not as high as they are where we live in Michigan The cost to purchase a home is pretty similar to our state. Of course it's all about location, location, location.
I live in cali and it's more than 1800 for a 2 bedroom apt..it's 2k-3k 1800 for a 1bedroom. San Jose , CA moving to Jax in oct.
$19K annual daycare cost in Illinois for an infant. Just can't afford it anymore. Seriously its insane.can't wait to sell the home and move to FL
Daycare is so expensive!
FL is NOT as affordable as some say. First off, my auto insurance went from $217 every six months to $583 for every six months. Secondly, good luck finding a job paying more than $9-13 per hr .... the way I look at it is everything other than housing costs the same as up north but you have to work 2-3 times longer to have the same as up north. Nothing for people to work 2-4 jobs here to get by. Just do your homework before you come here.
Illinois sucks for so many reasons
@@patriotsdynasty4539 we moved to FL already and I don't agree with you. My husband found a job with the same pay as in Illinois and I am saving also a lot of money on the daycare cost. Regarding insurance , do your research and ask for more quotes. It can be a huge difference for the same coverage
@@zoobrizz we moved to FL already. No regrets
Thanks for the information. My wife and I with 4 kids are looking to move to St. Augustine area from Memphis, TN. Prices are relatively comparable but such a difference in lifestyle and the views are awesome. Appreciate yalls video it's helping us make the move.
Here in Kennebunk, Maine, the gas prices are 2.69 a gallon today. Rent, about the same as Florida. Everything in Florida seems to be on par with Maine. I live in a very tourists area ( Beach ) and a fairly wealthy area, but having said that, going Waaaay up Maine is significantly cheaper.
I have a 12 yr old son and we go to Florida ( Disney ) about 3 times a year and we LOVE Florida, and hopefully we will be moving down sooner than later! Thanx for your videos! I adore your family!
I live in MD and I pay 1500 a month. I've been searching because I'm moving to FL and a lot of condos are renting for 950 to about 1200 so I'm excited about that. Thanks to you guys for this video there's a lot of things I was over looking.
At those prices, you'll end up in the hood. Guaranteed
Depending on the city in Florida.
Why would you live in Ca!!! Lol. Well we live in San Diego Ca and you are right. California is very expensive it has a housing crisis every where. We are thinking about moving to Florida but quite Frankly we need to figure out living expense, so your video is very helpful. Thanks for being transparent and willing to share more on a personal level. You just inspired me even more to pack up and move to Florida I mean after all why would we live here lol.!!!❤️😊
My wife is from San Diego. Both our families live there now. We are leaving Northern California for Florida because the cost of living, the taxes, and direction of the state.
I live in San Diego too! Housing prices are ridiculous. I'm ready to move to Orlando.
@@sblarock That's how I feel, you put it perfectly. I'm from Sacramento and want to sell my home and probably move to South Florida area.
@@practicemakesdecent3732 I can't tell you how awesome Florida is. Get here as soon as you can. I am now a Floridian and say, we welcome everyone, just don't bring the junk that changed CA into a place you don't want to live.
As a Florida local, prices were super cheap until everyone starting moving in and pricing us out. I first moved to Florida 8 years ago and my rent was $500. I was living decently on $15 an hour as a single with no dependents. That is no longer possible and the prices are insane compared to the wages. I live in Sarasota county and rent averages $2k for a one or two bedroom, which is nothing compared to the Tampa and Miami area. If you move to Florida please respect the locals. We are being priced out of the housing market too with the mass amount of people moving here; two years ago I could have purchased a house for 150k easily that now is selling 300k+. It may seem low cost compared to other states but the wages here are a lot lower compared to up north.
Thank you for the info. We live in the Bay Area, CA and there is nowhere around here with a rent less than $2500 for 2 bed and 2 bath apartment. It’s getting worst and worst, gas today is more than $4.2 per gallon
I’m from the same area as you guys. Wi born and raised. When I first went out on my own 5 years ago, I got a decent place for $750. My rent is now 1,175. I see rent even higher than that. Average for the fox valley for a 2 bed is probably closer to the 1,100 range (for not living in a complete dump). Just my opinion! I would like to connect more with you two as my small family is considering re-locating to South Florida (gulf side). I’m most concerned about healthcare costs, and daycare for my toddler. I love your channel ❤️
folks watering grass everyday is not needed. Once a week. spend money on quality fertilizer and deep root the lawn it is a perennial. As for electric look at your bill divide kw to net price give s you kw per hour then compare
Thanks for these numbers. Some of them surprised me but really good information.
Try having a pool and two teenage daughters in Illinois and see what kind of water bills you get.
I would hate to live here n Illinois for several reasons.
When visited in Clearwater from 15 to 21 of July we went outside the tourist area we got smart
We are moving to Kissimmee FL This summer. Currently living in the Bay Area. Rent for a 3br/2ba in our neighborhood is $3,600. Gas is $4.79/gal. Our heater bill is $480/mo and we only turn it on at night for a couple of hours and no heater between 2am to 7am. Summer utility bill is around $320 and we don’t even have an air condition. Our water is $180/mo. Tax on purchases is 10.75%. I think we can save more when we move. Our house here is 1900sqft, 1979 built, 4br 3ba, 7,000 sqft lot, worth $1.6m. We are buying a 2100 sqft in Kissimmee, new construction, 4ba 3ba, 11,200sqft for $373k. Looking forward to moving.
Great video. It’s nice to hear the real comparisons from a family that is actually experiencing it. I think this goes to show that you do pay a premium to be close to “attractions.” We grew up in a small country area about 25 miles from Nashville. Now that Nashville is having such massive growth people are migrating to our area-causing property values and rent to go through the roof. We’ve recently been purging and moved even further out to save up more for our Florida relocation. While it is cheaper, we have to drive about an hour to get to anything “fun.” So, this is helping us determine a balance between budget/convenience and need/want before we move again.
Currently searching for a 2 bedroom apartment which will hopefully be my last place in NYC before we move down to FL 🙃😀. Rent here is $1,800-2,200 for a 2 bedroom apartment depending on area and how big the space is. Defined look into the water bill, sounds like something is off! Thanks again for great & Useful INFO! 😆
We have ran the ac and heat all in one day. It's Alabama, never know. Snow today, summer tomorrow, tornado the next day, and possible Fall weather with a tornado, the next. Repeat. Haha! I would love to move to Florida. When I was a child, I loved it!
I'm so glad I stumbled on your channel. I'm from WI too. We are thinking of moving to FL in a couple of years. Hello from Oconomowoc!
I moved to Florida on my own and moved right back to VA in 5 months. Couldn’t take being alone. The onlay way I passed the time was create videos~ literally! It’s super cheap down in Florida: reason why I moved down.
So you are a videographer? I was thinking of doing that as a side job
Moving to Florida in June with our 2 families. We are from Wisconsin!! Still trying to figure out in what area of Florida we want to move to. Considering Spring Hill, Land o Lakes & Sarasota.
Do you have any suggestions??
A lot of it depends on what you were looking for, and what kind of jobs you will have. Out of those pics, I would definitely say Sarasota if you have children. The school system there is rated second in the state!
Dee Ann Hansen we are also looking at moving to Fl from the cold state of Wisconsin.
We are moving from South Dakota to Florida and it sounds like you are paying now what we pay here! Granted we are moving to the Tampa Bay Area and not Orlando, depending on how close we move to the coast, we will have to watch out for tourist prices. We have been there enough to know where to go and where to avoid. We also have 4 children, one 9yo and the rest are teens. EVERYTHING is expensive for us. Especially insurance because we live in a very volatile weather area. We can’t wait to get down there!
Wow, those FL electricity and water bills are crazy! I live in MD and I pay $1550 (2 bedroom) plus water and gas bill that's added to the rent. It was about $164 for last month. The price fluctuates per month. Our electric bill is about $108 a month. Great video and thanks for sharing the info. 😊
Curious to know, what are the non touristy areas away from Disney?
Check out St. Augustine, i assure you, it's awesome
living in Cali, my rent for 2bd 2 b is $2,600, electri is $170/m gas $60/m Trash & waste $82/m
@@NH-xw3rd wow, that's high rent. What part of Cali?
Great video I’m from California an I can confirm rent here is expensive looking forward moving to Florida 👍🏻 we do get paid a lot more so the living expensives add up to the amount we get paid
Watch out who you meet and are friends with. Florida is a very sunny place with lots of shady characters. Experienced words of warning.
We live in a 3bd 2.5 bath town home. We pay $1665 in rent (and they just raised it to $1700). Taxes are ridiculous out here. We live in the west suburbs of Chicago, cheapest area around, and its still expensive out here.
We are looking at condos and townhomes.. that’s why we are looking into properties that pay for your cable,internet and water. But that is a great tip I have to scout out some grocery stores away from the communities we are looking at!
I’m in central Florida and I was looking for an alternative to car insurance just yesterday, stay away from Allstate, I think I’m going back to geico
We found that Geico has the most affordable prices here in Florida
My car insurance is $110 per month with State Farm.
@@christopherchi9230 not bad, too bad for me I have to keep my policy somewhat more expensive because of my job requirements.
@@DavidPacJr I’m in Central Florida too.
@@christopherchi9230 nice 👍🏻!
Coming from Ca, I'm pretty sure I will save 💰
If you get a well get solar panels and plant some veggies you would drástically reduce that budget and improve your quality of life
Great video guys, the water prices are the most shocking to me - thats one of the differences between renting an apartment vs a house, in an apartment you don't get the expenses of the sprinkler systems.
@@FloridaWithFive mine is separate and is about $45 per month.
Believe me, the landlord is adding the cost of that sprinkler into your rent increases. You just don’t see it as a separate bill, but you are paying those high water (and trash, and mosquito abatement and waste water treatment)…probably the biggest shock in planning the retirement move to Florida
I agree some things are more expensive in other states than some. I love the reggae music to your intro 🇯🇲 Another thing insurance is pretty good here in GA, I pay $50 for water n gas ⛽ is low. Can you talk about Hoa fees n insurance. Thanks so much this is really helpful.
Yes! We plan on doing those videos in the near future! Thanks so much!
One suggestion is to share TV cable with someone. I only have internet at home, but my sister in law has internet and Direct TV. So I can watch Direct TV as well and we split the bill. We also split Netflix too. Great videos. I’m from Kissimmee. Hope to get back to the beach when I retire. Jim from Georgia
Another MAJOR consideration is salary. Salary levels in Florida are SIGNIFICANTLY lower than many other areas of the US (especially west coast and NE Atlantic metropolitan areas). So make sure you have scouted out the job opportunities BEFORE you decide to move to the Sunshine state (there is the advantage of no Florida state income taxes, you failed to mention, which is a plus). The best way to relocate, is to make your higher metropolitan salaries then relocate to Florida when you retire, like I did. Best of both worlds!
You guys had some great information. Wow I didn’t expect the cost for field trips to cost that much lol. You should of seen how much is it here in ny to rent try two thousand lol that’s why we want to get out of here. Well that’s good to know that the daycare prices are cheaper. For working parents I did want to know how much it was a week in the summer for child care and what do working parents do in the summer when school is out. We do have a reservation here so they do have gas prices as low as Texas. Awesome video guys
Cost of living is now higher than a year ago, sadly. At least if we're speaking of rent, which says a lot. I was looking at Florida costs throuout the past year and noticed a big jump in the Tampa area. I currently live in LA and if cost of living was not that high I would never move out. The weather is always perfect and lots of things to do...but yes, too pricey.
We are in Ohio getting ready to move to Florida in a couple months, thankfully we have family down there that will be helping us with the move and a few other things, super excited but will definitely be a new experience! Here’s our numbers in Ohio for reference, family of 4
Income- ours be about the same here and in Florida
Gas- $1.99 a gallon
Rent- $585 for a 3 bedroom house in town with a dog
Utility- our water/sewer/trash/electric is all together we spend about $250 a month at the most
Groceries- $600 a month, that’s with couponing and store brands
Car Insurance- $140 for 2 vehicles
Internet- spectrum $75
Tv- we don’t have cable, we do Hulu, prime, Netflix, and Disney plus about $44
Phone- we do straight talk and pay $45 per line unlimited
Groomer- our dog (Goldendoodle) gets groomed every 5 weeks $75 before tip
Dog (flea/tick/heart worm prevention) is about $40 a month
Dog food- $30 a month
Thanks for your comparisons!!❤️❤️❤️
That’s unbelievable that your rent is so little! And it sounds like you’re doing a great job minimizing your bills also!
Thanks for stopping by!
Use well water for your sprinklers and you will save a ton on the water bill... that's what I did and it worked out great for me.
My water in Florida is like $10-20 per month, wondering why yours is so high or mine is so low.
You mentioned high grocery bills and that you are located near Disney. I live in Kissimmee just off 192. Where would you go to avoid the jacked up prices?? I have tried the new Wally World but it is inundated with Disney folks. Publix is crazy priced in Championsgate.
lived in florida 10 years.....left....still miss it sometime....PROS: weather, Churches, beaches, coasts, big cities (Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville) then a few miles down the road nice and rural...Long drives with car to cruise, good restaurants-lots to choose from, great wildlife - gators, manatees, panthers, etc..cool to see, Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World, etc...Daytona 500, car shows, Sports teams, Football, College and Pro Football, Spring Training, Nightlife, no snow, .............CONS: Lower wages, lack of quality healthcare and doctors, southern inefficiency, bad attitudes from southerners and Floridians, Puerto Rican gangs, emphasis on Spanish language and culture, Expensive housing, Hurricanes, insects, bugs, small lizards running around, a feeling of "NO CULTURE", Lots of wealthy, elderly people, and snowbirds that are arrogant, no change of seasons, that state just gets on your nerves after awhile...
I appreciate your comments because my husband and I are thinking of retiring in Fl but after watching this video and reading comments like yours, it makes us want to reconsider to move. Thank you for taking the time to tell the real scoop that so many realtors neglect to tell you.
I have to say, I got quoted for my car insurance in Florida vs here in Louisiana and it’s actually higher in Louisiana. I pay over $250 for 2 vehicles
That’s interesting!
Great video, you guys, and from someone who's been living in FL almost my entire life you are so right with being charged more because you are close to Disney. I probably pay a lot less for everything especially field trips lol
Ohio Cleveland water is about $200 a month and we get charged a monthly fee for how much rain goes into the sewer system
Groceries are high here on North FL coast. I swear I buy like no food - barely any meat, etc and my groceries are running $350+ per month for one person!
YOU LIVE IN WEST CENTRAL?
WHAT IS THE WATER QUALITY?
WHAT IS THE MOLD LEVEL?
Gas where I live in Pennsylvania currently is usually around $3.64, sometimes in the winter it goes down but still close to $3. Rent on the other hand is pretty cheap depending where you are. In the city its usually about $800-$1200, my hometown where I was born, small population of about 5,000 people. You can easily rent a 3-4 bedroom for $600-$700! I have seen 2 bedrooms in the area go for like $350-$500
typical fast food restaurants pay about $8-9/hr and for a good union job without a degree you usually start out anywhere between $11-$13 and work your way up. My step dad cuts down trees for tree service and maks $26/hr but im not sure how that field pays in other areas. Phlebotomists get paid lower though, they get $13/ hr here. In Florida they get $16-$20 depending if they are in one facility or if they travel !
I’m happy that school and daycare are cheaper in Florida. I heard College is cheaper too. Are sports cheaper? Do the schools and parks and recreation have all the sports or do you have to pay for Little League or a soccer club or do they have both options?
Another thing to calculate are the property taxes. My $5000 tax bill in a Victorian historic district with 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths with full basement yard with off street parking and a small goldfish pond will continue to be $5000/ year in a 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath , no basement , no yard, townhouse with 2 parking spaces underneath in Florida (but is in a small town, across the street from the beach).Location, Location, Location….
For us going from Northern NY to SC - Electric - NY - $50 to $150/mth highest in winter (we didn't have AC and we heated with propane); SC - $70 to $175/mth highest in summer (we now heat with natural Gas); Water - NY - was free - we had a well, lol; SC - $65/mth; Rent for a 2 bed apt - NY $1100; SC - $1600; i live near Charleston and it is expensive. Car insurance - $125/mth 2 vehicles full coverage; I will say drivers license was a HUGE difference for us - NY was $200 for 8 years and here in SC was $35. Food we spend about $200 a week in NY and in SC. Thanks for sharing your experience. Always neat to compare! OH and the school thing - a fee?? that is crazy to me. i grew up in VA and lived in NY and have never heard of such a thing. Didn't have it in VA, NY or SC. But in NY we also didn't have to send school supplies. We just had to send our child and they supplied all the binders, crayons and folders and stuff. But taxes were also a lot higher in NY than here in SC.
Florida With Five its definitely something people should think of. Here in SC we have our County house tax plus HOA plus another fee to maintain the flowers along the main road. The small fee is $75 a year but it’s another added expense that you have to think about. Plus the termite bond we have to keep which is $300 a year. The house tax in NY was $2500/yr for $120k house with 2 acres of land. Down here in SC have $300k with not even 0.25acre for $1500. I have noticed FL house taxes are like NY plus the added HOA fee. I also recently found another realtor youtuber down in Tampa that has mentioned another fee that is for infrastructure. Which is making me think SC may be the better deal with the cheaper taxes and I can visit FL. I’m only 3 hours from Jacksonville.
I’m in Cali thinking about moving to Wisconsin. I was debating Florida as well and this is an eye opener. Prices in Cali are accurate but as far as rent it really depends to where you live.
The excise car taxes alone that we have to pay in Rhode Island make Florida so worth moving to. If you don’t know what it is these are taxes that you get billed for every quarter depending on the year of your car it could be like $350 per quarter.
I live in Washington right near Portland Oregon. It’s expensive here. Gas is like California prices. Rent a little cheaper then California not much. It’s cold and rainy like most the time. I want to move to Florida. I’m a nurse and brand new nurses make 80,000+ a year here so that’s a lot less in Florida. So much to think about 🧐.
I live in WA as well(30 mins from settle) and I’m moving to FL in April 2020! I can’t wait to go. I’d say just do it 🙂
This is great information, are you able to pay most of your bills online?
Florida With Five good to know! ☺️
Love your videos. You guys are great.
Can you talk about different areas in Florida like Tampa???
Seeing those gas prices 2 years ago are making me cry. 😪
Wow I can't believe the cost of water! We live on Long Island and we pay literally $65 every 3 months and have 9 people living in our home currently. I'm curious to know if all the houses have electric heat or do some also use gas or propane? How often do you even use your heat a year?
I’m in NE FL but have also lived in Tampa. Electric for heat (heat pumps which are very efficient here). I ran my heat a good bit this year as it’s been one of the coldest winters since I moved here 20 years ago. How much you need heat will depend on what part of FL. What they said about needing heat and a/c on same day can be true. I have propane for hot water, cooktop, fireplace which is quite pricey. IOther places nearby have natural gas for those items and I had natural gas for those in Tampa but still electric for heat. I call water here liquid gold. I can keep mine around $50 -$60 a month for one person if I don’t run sprinkler. Run the sprinkler twice a week and it jumps to $150. You have to train your grass not to need supplemental water - the more you water it, the shallower the roots and the more you have to water it. I only run mine if the grass is looking dry.
I'm in nyc and its expensive out here. I cant wait to leave to Florida.
On god!!
Oh God what!!
I’m in Boston, same here. I pay 2200 for 1bd apartment
@@Aline-Hans Yes I'm so looking forward To Leaving this PLACE IN 2022. 🙏🙏
@@munecalinda28 Do you have a job lined up? How much have you have saved up?
Looking to move to Orlando. Im just worried about sink holes/ insurance. Can you help with that?
This is an excellent video. Going to comment on FB page.
New York City two bed can eawcoat over $3,000 depending where in NYC
You all should talk making fun of a Boston accent. You all have cheesehead accents. LOL!
Iam moving to Jacksonville Florida in two months. I live in Sacramento ca and they just want up on the gas and a gas taxs. Gas here i $4.50 and in Los Angeles its $5 i have a one bedroom and I pay 1150 a month for 625 sqf. Smh I can wait i will be living with my best friend for a min until I get a job. But iam so over the high cost of things.
Great info guys!
Compared to PA and MD it is cheaper. Also I moved from Maryland to Pennsylvania and in PA and dallastown you get a school tags and mine is almost $9000 a year even though the houses were cheaper they get you everywhere else in Pennsylvania
Groceries are weird here. Some things are cheaper and some things are more than NYC..Queens. Spectrum costs more in Florida...but no state tax and my HOA is very low. Electric isn't bad but I conserve.
I really loved your video
i spend a lot on food because i eat organically, so hopefully i can homestead. :) car insurance seem to be high everywhere though. i stream so no cable. :) great info.
The ONLY time ⏲️ I've EVER heard of school FEES were from my friends who are from countries in Africa...I never knew school FEES were being charged in ANY state here in America 🇺🇸...That's INSANE!!!...#GiveMeJESUS
We have fees. Matter of fact, there was a proposal about taxing in the district you live in. It went through twice and never won the votes of the people. When I was a child and lived in Fl, my mom never had to buy school supplies. Walked in the door, they gave us a backpack and the items we needed. In Al, it is so different. We have 4 kids in public school. That's about 1k, or close to, with all 4 kids plus all the fees. Some classes cost $40 each semester. (Jessica Hawkins)
I want to move to Florida from Chicago area I’m getting sick of livening here in Illinois lol the taxes the politics all there bs. I want to move to the west coast area it just sucks for my job I think it’s like a $12 dollar an hour pay cut minimum if I’m lucky but then again property taxes are cheaper for an average home and I don’t think state taxes come out of your checks. At least there’s now snow we’ll most of the time 😎
You guys forgot home insurance costs in florida
Your intro is friggin DOPE!!!!!💖💖
Thanks so much! We love to hear that!
Can you please share how much money I need to make an hour to live in Florida.
There's a realtor that I've been following and he breaks it all down in one if his videos. His channel is Living in Tampa FL
In New York the deductible for car insurance is 500 why so high in Florida??
You can make your deductible whatever you want…it just changes how much you pay.
@@FloridaWithFive ohhhh ok gotcha
One fourth of the drivers in Florida do not have insurance. An attorney in Florida told me this. I’m sure this number will climb as so many are moving to the state.
@@nf2885 ohhh ok thanks you
Hope you guys make a lot of money...don't know how u do it with 5 kids and one on the way.
paying 100 a month for water in a apartment rediculous
Coming From NY Wisconsin and Florida is a Godsend😆
You’ve got that right!
I’m planning on moving in may but I’ll be getting a two bed I’m moving with 12000 it that to little ?
You should be fine with that amount!
Where did you guys move from & what area of Florida did you move to?
We are from Wisconsin, just south of Green Bay. We settled in Davenport, in Central Florida.
Palm Beach county is even more expensive than around the Orlando area.
Soon im gonna enjoy my retirement, so its nice to know the prices if I buy me a residence in Florida, and nice to know how much money I need to transfer from europe to cover around 20 half years :-)
There is water everywhere in Florida . You would think it would not be so expensive.
Which area do you live at in Orlando?
We are in Davenport, about 30 min south of Orlando.
@@FloridaWithFive thanks.. i was wondering if you can make a video about tech jobs in different cities in Florida.. i meant like the software or IT sector.. i’m considering moving but unable to make out which cities in florida have better concentration of tech jobs ..
Florida expenses slightly higher than other states but much lower than CA, NY, from what I've heard even TX. The main thing you have to keep in mind when talking expenses is that FL has NO STATE INCOME TAX!! And that is huge. I was getting buried in NC state income tax so good riddance to that...and the ice storms! lol
@@FloridaWithFive I'm jealous! All those dependents! lol
im starting to think that florida sucks these prices are the same as ny and with very low wages
How about sinkhole?
For two months in woodland Washington last September August we paid 680 😂 lol so I'm sold haha
Are utilities sorry. Water sewer garbage. Family of 5 also lol.
2 bedroom apartment in Boston now is $2,200 😭😭
I would never live in Florida year round. Only half the year. Cocoa Beach.
Cost of living and income Texas wins by far! $1200 for 2 bedroom? Where????? A decent 1 bedroom, small apartment is at least $1200-$1400, 2 bedroom maybe $1600-$1800. I looked all over Florida....
Let me just give you guys an update on rents TODAY. 2022. I have to move because my landlord who lives up north decided he wasn't going to renew my lease because rents here have increased anywhere from 30%-50% in the past few months and it's only going to get worse before it gets better. So NOW he's going to remodel it and then probably rent it out for over double what I'm paying. Offered to buy it because its cheaper to own than rent anymore , and he refused. He's going to ride that money train. The prick wouldn't even extend my lease for one more month so I could find a place and move 7years of stuff out by myself!! A same size unit as the one I live in (for the time being), that needed a total remodel, and I mean a complete gut job, just sold for $270,000!!! Over a quarter of a million dollars and not FIVE years ago was valued under $95,000 (or even less because of gut job needed). Trust me even with a remodel, not worth a quarter of a mil. Another unit same size as mine (2br/2ba), is now renting for $2200.00 a month!! My rent right now is at $1000.00. So they are now charging over double rent in just less than a year since the market has gotten out of control. This is now basically the going rate for a 2br. I just saw a ROOM for rent going for over a thousand dollars....for a ROOM!! Basically price gouging buyers and renters to death. This ain't NY, yet NY rents are now here.,
Anyway, sadly I must leave my home of 30 years in beautiful Pinellas County and move up north to Tallahassee, where at least you can still by property for under a 100k. I am not happy about it, but I have no choice, I live alone and am past the age for roommates. And this lovely couple are right, THE BILLS, my water as a single person is $95-110 a month and I am VERY , VERY conservative with water. God forbid I wash my car or water my plants!! Electric in the summer here just for me is around $190-215 per month. But I can't take the heat and humidity so those are the months I splurge and keep it at 70 degrees or get very irritated by the heat. Gas went up, food when you can find it has almost doubled in some places as well. And traffic is insane here because they STILL have not implemented any viable or reasonable alternative modes of transportation to travel, such as trains, or the monorail that we voted on to go between Tampa and Orlando like 15 yrs a go now!!
So sorry to vent, I'm just very sad to leave all of my friends, all the places I go, the walks by the water, Busch Gardens, Universal, Buc's games, IKEA, and so much more. I will have no friends up in Tally and it will be very hard for me. I cry everyday because I will miss my home so very much. So PLEASE, before you make the decision to move to our wonderful state, Do Your Homework and know the reality of what it's going to cost you. So many are moving down here only to find lack of housing, lack of programs for children with disabilities, and just ultimately being disillusioned when they discover it's financially more than they bargained for.
It's still an amazing place to live, but if you didn't get in the game earlier and you don't have millions, well, it is still a very nice place to visit.
BTW, shout out to FWF, I went tubing down the Apple River in WI years ago and it was a blast! Great time and met some very nice people who welcomed me and some of my MN friends like we were family! WI people are some of the friendliest people I have ever met!! I'm glad you have been able to make a home here in FL. You are in a very entertaining city that's for sure!! So much to do there! Best of luck to you and your family!
We live about an hour north of Tampa. Our water bill for family of 6 is about $90 a month. I can’t believe yours is so high! We aren’t allowed to water our grass everyday though. Only 2 days a week. Interesting how things are handled in different parts of Florida.
Are you in Pasco?
I always thought that it was weird Florida taxes their food too. In Ohio we don’t do that
Most food in FL is not taxed. Only junk I think. Only thing on my last receipt with tax was cat treats
You can get the Palmetto Bugs to split the rent with you, if you ask nicely. FL is infested with large bugs
and snakes that come up your drains.
In North Carolina school is free