Where would you live in Florida?

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

if you were working remotely for the rest of your life and commute was out of the way for good. Where in Florida would you move to be close to caves and ocean and living somewhere cheap, since proximity to city carries no meaning anymore.

Any particular area?

 

[tbone1004]

honestly it would be in High Springsy ish area. You can still get reasonably high speed internet, close access to Gainesville for big stores and what not, reasonable access to Tampa/Orlando/Jax airports, not a terrible drive to Pensacola or FLL for ocean diving, and you're in the heart of cave country with land worth about $0.42/acre

 

[michael-fisch]

honestly it would be in High Springsy ish area. You can still get reasonably high speed internet, close access to Gainesville for big stores and what not, reasonable access to Tampa/Orlando/Jax airports, not a terrible drive to Pensacola or FLL for ocean diving, and you're in the heart of cave country with land worth about $0.42/acre

I live in Lake City, but if I could buy 5000 acres in High Springs at $0.42 an acre, I would snap it up, even though Alachua County property taxes are much higher than in Columbia County.
Michael

 

[michael-fisch]

Not sure property in Gilchrist County is worth $0.42 an acre.

Michael

 

[Catito]

if you were working remotely for the rest of your life and commute was out of the way for good. Where in Florida would you move to be close to caves and ocean and living somewhere cheap, since proximity to city carries no meaning anymore.

Any particular area?

Delray Beach...Boynton Beach. I lived in cave country for years...yawn

 

[deeper thoughts]

To me there is no better place than here in the keys

 

[Barnaby'sDad]

Literally anywhere in Florida would be a step up from our hood @CAPTAIN SINBAD .

 

[100days-a-year]

Jax area.
Good diving here.
2 hours to Cave country
4 hours to Panhandle
4 hours to Tampa
4 hours to S Fl
8 hours to Keys
2 hours to Savannah
4 hours to Charleston
6 hours to Murrells inlet or Little River
2 hours to MickeyTown
Cost of living is far better than S. Florida
Less chance of becoming a dinner item than Central Fl

 

[Divin'Papaw]

I love the way those who live in Florida are voting for where they are currently located! LOL

Not surprising though. Most people in FL migrated in and therefore live where they've chosen to live. Some it's due to their job location but for many their location is an intentional decision.

The challenge is that the best ocean diving is not close to the best cave diving. If you split the difference you're too far away from both IMO. You need to decide which is more important to you (caves or ocean) and live close to that. Then do short trips for the other type of diving.

You've also mentioned living where it's cheap. Relative to what? Just about everywhere in FL is cheaper than NYC or DC or Chicago or San Francisco or Seattle or LA. But if you're comparing it to the rural areas of the US that's a different story. What's your baseline?

 

[Kimela]

My dad lives in Palm Coast - it's a nice little area. The coastline north and south of there is very pretty and not congested. But do you want cold or warm water diving? Reef or wreck or what? You'll have to go down to Miami and the Keys for warm water diving in the summer/fall. Florida has beautiful beaches, but not in the Keys (not much anyway). We have friends who have a home on the west coast and love it - but I don't know about diving there.