Where to Retire in Florida
Best Places to Retire in Florida
If you are thinking about retiring to Florida, you are likely wondering what are the best places in Florida to live. Well, you’re in the right place! Florida is a huge state with a lot of great retirement options, and while you’ll find plenty of “best place” lists on the internet, we understand that the “best places to retire in Florida” is very subjective. So this website is dedicated to helping you determine where in Florida is the best place for you to retire. Explore this section of our website to discover what each part of Florida has to offer and to search for homes in Florida.
Many people don’t realize what a huge and diverse state Florida is. It takes a whopping 13 hours to drive from Pensacola to Key West. And the climate in Florida is quite different in the north versus the south. In Gainesville, which is in north central Florida, the average low temperature in January is 42F with night-time temperatures dropping below freezing multiple times during the winter. Comparatively, Miami’s average low temperature in January is only 60F and the temperature almost never drops below freezing. If your plan is to buy a second home in Florida to avoid the cold and enjoy swimming weather, you really should stay south of Daytona Beach on the east coast and south of Homosassa on the west coast. And if you don’t like excessive heat and plan to live in Florida year-round then stay away from the middle of the state and cities like Orlando, Leesburg/The Villages, Ocala and Gainesville. These areas don’t get the benefit from the moderating effect provided by the Atlantic. Use the map to the right and the buttons below to explore parts of Florida where you may want to retire.
