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Palm Coast Gl and Flagler County (population 68,000) is located on the upper east coast of Florida between Daytona Beach and historic St. Augustine. People have definitely discovered this formerly remote corner of Florida. Palm Coast, the only “city” of size in the county, is growing rapidly both east and west of I-95. Real estate options here run mostly to new and newer, but at this time the county’s price index is still well belong the state average.
Occupying 26 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline, Flagler County has unspoiled and uncrowded beaches, pristine lakes and waterways, grasslands and forests, good golf courses, and a lot of parklands. On the oceanside, the little town of Flagler Beach is still off the beaten track, and still charming in its own way. Its ocean pier is a local hangout. There’s a state recreation area called Gamble Rogers a couple miles south of there that harks back to Florida as it used to be, with a fine undeveloped beach and hiking trails. If you’re a kayaker, you can put in there and explore virgin salt marshes and trails.
North along A1A a few miles is one of those secret places you might go back to again and again once you’ve moved here: it’s called Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, known as “The Rocks” for its 1boulder-strewn beach, and it’s part of a plantation that dates back to Spanish Florida. It has a rich mix of coastal scrub, hardwood hammock, marshland, and that unusual beach.
But there’s more. Unexpectedly, in the midst of all this are huge formal ornamental gardens under grand oaks and palms, with roses, bromeliads and fruit trees arranged around koi ponds, bridges, and fountains. It’s a pretty cool place to meditate, take pictures, or just chill.
Flagler's climate ranges from a winter average of 64º F to a summer average of 84º F. That means lots of sweaters in the comfortable but cool winters (263 miles north of Miami!), but also that it’s usually pleasant here in the summers even when other parts of Central Florida get unbearably hot.
Flagler County has both the relaxed quality-of-life benefits of its relative remoteness, and day trip proximity to the big cities. Thus for day trips, all of Orlando/Central Florida's theme parks and major ttractions are just 75 miles away. Metropolitan Jacksonville and its big city nightlife, Arts and health facilities are just 55 miles away. Flagler is about equidistant in driving time (1:45) to the international airports at Orlando or Jacksonville.
Nearest smaller cities to Palm Coast include:
- Beverly Beach, FL (5.3 miles)
- Bunnell, FL (5.4 miles)
- Flagler Beach, FL (8.0 miles)
- Crescent Beach, FL (15.9 miles)
- Ormond-By-The-Sea, FL (17.5 miles)
- Butler Beach, FL (18.3 miles)
- St. Augustine Shores, FL (19.8 miles)
- Ormond Beach, FL (20.2 miles)
For distances between cities go to
http://www3.dot.state.fl.us/mileage/default.asp
Now is definitely the time to think seriously about buying into northeastern Florida, given how rapidly everything is growing and how prices are increasing. In the past two years Flagler and St. Johns counties (St. Johns is St. Augustine) have been among the fastest developing counties in the United States on a per cent of population basis, albeit from small baselines. (Florida recently had 14 of the top 100 counties in the country, by rate of growth.)
- For more information about this area of Florida, go to http://www.flaglerchamber.org/relocate.shtml
- see Daytona general info links on this Website.
- For Real Estate information and related business information, see the Real Estate link on this Website.
- For some comparative stats on Florida’s regions, go to http://eFlorida.com/
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Surrounded by lakes, forests and streams, it is an ideal location for outdoor activities
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Ormond beach is often referred to as the Birthplace of Speed.
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Automobile racing began on the wide, smooth beaches of Ormond Beach in 1903, which led to land-speed records, beach races in nearby Daytona Beach and the founding of NASCAR.
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Once the home of John D. Rockefeller, Ormond Beach quickly earned a reputation as a first-class resort town with an exceptional quality of life, which still continues today.
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The average age in years is 46.
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Per an MLS search in Oct 2005-the starting point for a 2/2 was, $233,000
Ormond Beach description and assets:
A seaside community, located in the northeastern corner of the East-central region of Florida, separated by the Halifax River on the west, and bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
It is a small community of only 40,000 and offers a great peaceful lifestyle. If you do opt for more choices (shopping-entertainment) then the neighboring communities of historic St. Augustine, Orlando and metropolitan Jacksonville are less than a 1 to 2 hour drive.
For exact distances go to
http://www.ersys.com/usa/12/1253150/distance.htm
The environment:
The subtropical climate feels more tropical in the summer. With an average high temperature of 88 degrees during the summers.
White sand beaches offer sunning and relaxation, water and jet skiing, surfing, scuba diving, fishing and windsurfing.
Just three miles north of Ormond Beach is the scenic Tomoka State Park, which offer fishing, boating, hiking and camping. The park also has walking and biking paths, wooded campsites and guided canoe tours along the Tomoka and Halifax Rivers. In addition to this there are a total opf 16 other parks in the area.
Bulow Creek State Park, Featuring one of the largest stands of Southern Live Oak, can be found just off the Old Dixie Highway.
Business in Ormond Beach
Ormond Beach enjoys a firm place in the expanding commercial and residential market of Daytona Beach Metro. (population 509,545). Business owners here, have a healthy business climate and opportunities to take part in worldwide marketing.
Public Schools
Name: Hinson Middle School
Category: Schools-Public
Address: 1860 N. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32117
386 258-4682
Name: Ormond Beach Elementary PTA
Category: Schools-Public
Address: 100 Corbin Ave., Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386 258-4666
Name: Ormond Beach Middle School
Category: Schools-Public
Address: 151 Domicilio Ave., Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386 258-4667
WebSite: http://www.obms.org
Name: Osceola Elementary School
Category: Schools-Public
Address: 100 Osceola Ave., Ormond Beach, FL 32176
386 258-4669
Name: Pine Trail Elementary School
Category: Schools-Public
Address: 300 Airport Rd., Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386 258-4672
Name: Seabreeze High School
Category: Schools-Public
Address: 2700 N. Oleander Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32118
386 258-4674
WebSite: http://www.seabreezehigh.org
Name: Tomoka Elementary School
Category: Schools-Public
Address: 999 Old Tomoka Rd., Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386 258-4676
Private Schools
Name: Bet Sefer Heritage School
Category: Schools-Private
Address: 55 N. Washington St., Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386 676-0539
Name: Our Lady of Lourdes Church & School
Category: Schools-Private
Address: 1014 N. Halifax Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32118
386 255-0433 Ext:
WebSite: http://www.olld.org
Name: St. Brendan School
Category: Schools-Private
Address: 1000 Ocean Shore Blvd., Ormond Beach,, FL 32176
386 441-1331
Health
Name: Florida Hospital Memorial Division
Category: Hospitals
Address: 875 Sterthaus Ave., Ormond Beach, Fl 32174
386 676-6000
WebSite: http://www.FHMD.com
Name: Florida Hospital-Oceanside
Category: Hospitals
Address: 264 S. Atlantic Ave., Ormond Beach, FL 32176
386 672-4161
WebSite: http://www.FHMD.com
To see a full list of all health facilities go to http://facilitylocator.floridahealthstat.com/
In conclusion Ormond beach is a popular retiree area, so if you are looking foe a small community with options nearby, this could be the place.
For more stats countywide go to the Daytona general info links. For Real Estate information and related businesses see the Real Estate section.
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Daytona is known internationally as the world’s most popular beach and as the worldwide center of NASCAR and the Daytona 500. Daytona however is much more than that. It is a diverse and growing community, with 6 colleges and universities and lots of business, education, health and cultural opportunities. Key transportation links are helping drive current and future growth. Daytona is at the intersection of I-95 and the I-4 corridor which affords rapid access to Orlando and Tampa Bay southwest across Florida, and has its own international airport connecting to the world through Orlando International Airport.
Centrally located about an hour’s drive from Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Gainesville, Ocala, Melbourne, and Orlando, Daytona also offers its residents close proximity to professional sports such as the NFL and NBA. In addition there are also world class attractions and outdoor recreational opportunities of all types.
For distances between cities go to
http://www3.dot.state.fl.us/mileage/default.asp
Daytona is surrounded by water with over 47 miles of Beaches to the east and the St Johns river to the west. The beaches are really wide, and stretch from Ponce de Leon inlet and picturesque lighthouse at funky Port Orange in the south (with New Smyrna Beach and eventually the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral beyond), to the residential towns of Ormond Beach and Flagler Beach in the north.
To Dayton’s west you will find a unique part of old central Florida: the land of springs, lakes, rivers, and forests. Posted along Route 40 are signs to remind you that this is black bear country too. In the 19th century the old steamboat lines were strung along the St. Johns river basin and streams with intriguing names like Oklawaha, and some of the old river towns are still there. In fact, some of the most interesting old backroads of a still-existing Florida that most tourists and many residents don’t even know about begin right at Daytona’s back door.
And finally, Daytona is a thoroughly affordable area to relocate to, invest in, or vacation at. Check out the REal Estate section under agents and be sure to see the cost of living index for the area.
General Information.
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Located in the east coast portion of Central Florida, 251 miles north of Miami, 54 miles northeast of Orlando and 89 miles southeast of Jacksonville.
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2025 square miles
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Average summer Temperature 81°F
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Average winter temperature is 61
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Average Annual Precipitation 48 in
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Average Rain Days 115
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Population projection 2005 -450,000 Volusia County
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Daytona beach population-65,000
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Average home cost-June 2005-$208,000
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Cost of Living-almost 95.53-40th in the state
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Median age-43 for Volusia county
Major Employment By Industry in order of numbers
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Retail
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Health care and Social Services
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Accommodation and food services
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Educational services
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Construction
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Manufacturing
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Public administration
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Management
In conclusion, if you like beautiful sunrises, lots of sun and like the outdoors Daytona could be just the ticket. In addition having Orlando only an hour away will really come in handy when everyone comes to visit. See google map at the upper right.
As a fellow agent-i get about a zillion emails promising me fame and fortune if i just sign here.
Florida Real Estate Network is not about that.
The idea for this Florida Relocation site started out in 2005--
As an agent in the Keys and also having moved many times while working for CBS, I knew that "everyone who relocates to an area wants information about the area"
Not just listings and mortgage calculators but real information that would help give them an idea of what it would be like to live there.
For example if you were retired you'd want to know about transportation and health-medical and cost of living.
Anyway--if you type in the search term in google or yahoo Florida real estate which gets over 6 million results-you'll see the www.flarren.com is on the front page-
It does fluctuate between 1st page and middle of the 2nd page.
If you enter the search term relocating to Florida--you'll find www.flarren.com on the front page of both Google and Yahoo.
To sum it up www.flarren.com has the most amount of information regarding relocating to Florida of any site out there.
PS--Site Stats (source visistat.com)
On average 7000 to 10,000 people a month access the site
People looking at the site came from:
USA 74%
Canada 11%
UK 6.18%
The Average visitor spent 3 minutes on the site.
24.8% were return visitors
75.2% new visitors
The most looked at areas in order were as follows:
- Tampa
- Orlando
- Sarasota
- Ft Meyers
- Fl Keys
- Ft Lauderdale
- West palm Beach
- Naples
- Melbourne
- Pensacola
- jacksonville
- Daytona
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Cocoa Beach
Cocoa Florida is really two areas, a beach town and a mainland town separated by yet a third town. And geographic terminology can be somewhat confusing too. Let’s try to sort it out for you!Cocoa Beach is a town on the barrier island located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Banana River Lagoon on Florida's Central East Coast, just south of Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center.
The city of Cocoa is on the western (mainland) side of the Indian River. Merritt Island, a long pointed piece of land and town parsing inland bay or lagoon waters into the Indian (Westside) and Banana (Eastside) “rivers” separates Cocoa from Cocoa Beach. Got that?
Cocoa Beach
This beach town has made it to the radar screen of most Americans with any knowledge of Florida. Like many of the towns in the area, it was more or less a service town for NASA and a nearby air force base, but has now really found its identity as Orlando’s beach, a popular resort town, and a main center of Space Coast night life.
Just six miles long and mostly less than one mile wide, Cocoa Beach is really an adventure in diversity. You can swim, surf, cruise out to sea on a gambling boat, catch a cruise to the Bahamas, enjoy the 800’ long Cocoa Beach Pier, choose fine dining or a beach joint, listen to music, find an art gallery or fly a kite. The place is laid back.
Other options here range from watching a space launch from the beach with hundreds if not thousands of folks from all over the world, to the intensely personal solitude of watching/photographing marine and bird life in their natural habitats. And then there’s good golf, boating, and fishing too.
When thinking about real Estate here, it helps to remember that Cocoa Beach is both a residential community and a tourist destination. The base population is just over 13.000 but it grows to as high as 30,000 during the tourist high season (January through March) and on many weekends.
The City of Cocoa
Located west of Merritt Island, this small multicultural city has a population of just over 17,000 and fronts 4 miles of the Indian River. The city was long a bedroom community for various NASA facilities and Patrick Air Force Base, but it’s in the process of reinventing itself. It’s still that, but it’s also a destination, a great place to live, and you can even commute to Orlando if you want to live here and work there. It’s got its own great shopping and other good shopping varieties at nearby Viera on the mainland side or Cocoa Beach or Merritt Island.
Recreational opportunities abound too: They include boating, fresh water fishing on the nearby St. Johns River and salt water fishing in the Indian River and the Atlantic Ocean, golf, and minor league and major league baseball spring training. Because of its mainland location, Cocoa also has great access to Canaveral National Seashore (north of the Cape), to the NASA space complex at Cape Canaveral, and to nearby wilderness areas.
Cocoa has a unique downtown historic area which is referred to as Cocoa Village. Over 60 restaurants, art galleries, clubs, theater and unique shops in a great atmosphere make this an enjoyable place to spend a day or an evening for residents as well as tourists. Most weekends in Cocoa Village there are street celebrations, art exhibits, parties and fund-raisers.
All this and Orlando is a straight shot (about 45 minutes) on the Beeline expressway-highway 528. This proximity means that you have easy access to the smorgasbord of entertainment that a major metropolitan center can offer, including concerts, dining, sports, and other entertainment activities. Orlando’s major international airport is only about 30 minutes away; Melbourne’s, easier to use because it’s smaller, is about the same distance.
Cocoa really lets you have your cake and eat it too. World famous beaches, fishing, entertainment and shopping are right here or nearby. You can work locally, or easily commute to Melbourne or Orlando. This plus a quality lifestyle in a small town atmosphere makes Cocoa a stand out community. To top it all off, real Estate here still offers a good range of options and prices.
For more stats countywide (Brevard) go to the Melbourne general info links.
For Real Estate information and related businesses see the Real Estate section.“Think about the possibilities of living in an area where most people go for vacation.”
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Melbourne
Historically, the place that gives this entire area its “name” is Melbourne, the oldest and best-known community on what Floridians call the “Space Coast”. Melbourne is right in the center of a long north-south corridor – coastal Brevard County – that is sandwiched between the St. Johns River Basin to the West and the Atlantic Ocean. It stretches from Palm Bay and other smaller communities in the south through Melbourne, West Melbourne, and Melbourne Village in central Brevard to Viera, Cocoa and Titusville in the north.
And it includes a half dozen beach communities on one long, fabulous barrier island stretching from Sebastian Inlet to Cape Canaveral. This “greater Melbourne” is one of the most rapidly growing residential areas in Florida, and it currently boasts the fifth most rapidly appreciating home property values in the entire United States [USA Today, Sept 2, 2005]!
Yet Melbourne itself is reminiscent of an older not so built up Florida.
The main streets are wide and the city is well maintained. It has Arts, Fine Dining Health and Educational facilities that compare with the best Florida’s larger cities offer. It’s just an hour from Orlando and three hours from Miami.
The location makes anywhere in the state very accessible. Even remote Key West is just a 5 or 6 hour drive. As to Outdoor and recreational opportunities, in my opinion it’s one of the best places in Florida. The beaches are not jammed, there is plenty of access and it’s not wall to wall development.
When you approach the Ocean over the high bridge across the Indian River (the Intra-Coastal Waterway or ICW), your view is sweeping. It is not blocked by condos and hotels, thanks to strict zoning laws enacted well before the current rapid growth and development. For one thing, there are 3- and 4-story height limits, unlike what you find throughout much of South Florida.
For another, there is lots of easy to find, easy to use “forever” beach access. Before development there was conservation, and Melbourne and its beachside communities have some of the nicest public beaches in all of Florida
Melbourne also has a great Old-Town, downtown area with specialty shops, antique stores, theaters, restaurants and more. There are dining places overlooking both the Indian River Lagoon (the IntraCoastal) and the Ocean. Another Old Town section, Eau Gallie, features art galleries and the county art museum.
In a recent study, with a major space employer in Melbourne, the employees had this to say.
Melbourne is a safe place to live
It has great weather and lots of sun
It’s easy to travel and get to work and there are good job opportunities..
There is a wide variety of recreational facilities.
It’s easy to get involved in the community.
It’s a great place for creative people.
Three out of four would recommend a friend or family member to relocate to Melbourne.
Melbourne has the amenities that a larger town would have yet it has a small town atmosphere.
I call it user friendly.
All that and the Real Estate is a good deal. As of this writing (summer 2005) single-family homes, minutes from the beaches can be had from 200,000 up.
Melbourne, and its landside communities of West Melbourne and Melbourne Village, plus its beachside communities of Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, and Floridana (going south), or Indian Harbor Beach and Satellite Beach (going north) is simply a great place to live. Ditto for the greater Melbourne area from Sebastian Inlet to Cape Canaveral. What a great place to relocate or retire to.
Check out the dropdown menus to the left for more information. Better yet, come down and take a look for yourself! See the google map to the upper right.
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Miles of oceanfront and Gulf front access await you in the Keys.
Recreational opportunities in the outdoors are the most important assets of the Keys.
The fishing and boating here is incredible-both in the Ocean and the back-country (the Gulf). There is something to catch year round and our weather lets you do it. If you like the water, this is the place
Recreational Opportunities:
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Fishing-saltwater, freshwater-Ocean, lakes and the Everglades
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Boating-Ocean, Gulf or Bay
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Diving
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Hiking
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Tennis
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Bike riding
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Birding
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Photography and Wildlife watching
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Kayaking—canoes-there are good rental locations and lots of places to launch.
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Air boating into the Everglades
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Windsurfing the flats
Other places to visit.
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Audubon House- original Audubon engravings (not Audubon's residence)
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Conch Tour Train-
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Curry Mansion Inn - 305 294-5349 511 Caroline Street, Key West FL 33040
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Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum - 305 294-1136, 907 Whitehead St., Key West FL
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Flagler's Station Historeum®-901 Caroline St., 1-305-295-3562.
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Haitian Art Co. - 305 296-8932, 600 Francis St., Key West FL 33040
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Heritage House Museum - 305 296-3573, 410 Caroline Street, Key West FL 33040
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Historic Seaport at Key West Bight.
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Key West Aquarium - 1 Whitehead St., Mallory Market
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Key West East Martello Museum - 305 296-3913, 3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd.
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Key West Lighthouse Museum - 305 294-0012, 938 Whitehead Street
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Key West Museum of Art & History - 305 295-6616
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Custom House - 281 Front Street, Key West FL 33040
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Key West Shipwreck Historeum - 305 292-8990, 1 Whitehead Street
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Little White House Museum - 305 294-9911
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Wrecker's Museum - 322 Duval St., 294-9502. Built in 1829. This is Key West's oldest house.
Pro Sports
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A 2-3 hour drive to Miami:
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Florida Marlins
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2269 Dan Marino Blvd, Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL 33056 · 305-626-7400
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Miami Dolphins
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2269 Dan Marino Blvd, Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL 33056 · 305-620-2578
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Miami Heat
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601 Biscayne Blvd, American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL 33132-1801 · 786-777-432
The cost of living index is based on the composite price of groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, health care, clothing and entertainment.
Florida Keys and Monroe County Cost of Living
The cost of living index is based on the composite price of groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, health care, clothing and entertainment.
Cost of living indexes will generally be higher in areas that offer access to beaches, culture, arts and recreation. In addition areas, that offer a wider variety of services such as health and education will run higher due to higher wages, and increased quality of living.
Cost of living indexing explanation
A figure of 100 points is used as an average both for the USA and Florida. For example:
Boise Idaho is ranked at a 99
Boston Mass is rated at 127.60
San Francisco at 187.23
• Statewide, Florida cities come in from a low of 90 and up.
• One way to compare Florida areas to salary requirements
For example-If you were relocating from Portland Oregon (whose rate 1s 94.0) to Orlando, and you currently make $50,000 per year, the formula is as follows
Take the destination index, in this case Orlando-94.0 and divide by Portland’s index-120, then multiply by a salary of $50,000. This will give you a figure of $39,166 which would be required to make in Orlando to have the same quality of life.
See comparable Florida statewide
* Re cost of living--in some areas Real Estate has went up dramatically however costs that factor in such as food, transportation, rents etc have not increased at the same rate-so in some areas, even though housing is expensive, the overall rating may still be low
2007 stats per Sperlings best Places http://www.bestplaces.net/
Boca Raton-154.74
Bradenton-114
Cape Coral-Ft Myers-108.0
Ft Lauderdale-132.0
Fort Walton-Destin-120
Jacksonville metro-94.0
Big Pine Key fl-132.46
Key Largo-146.0
Key West-168.0
Marathon fl-162.06
Miami metro-138.0
Melbourne-92.72
Naples Fl-250.59
Orlando metro-94.0
Palm Bay-84.56
Palm Coast-Flagler-125.01
Panama City-86.35
Pensacola metro-82.0
Sarasota-108.75
Tampa 94.60
St Pete-Clearwater-91.58
Vero-Beach Indian River-122.87
West Palm Beach metro-112.05
(Population Weighted-State Average=100
See national comparisons
Cost of living (100 = nationwide average)
* New York, NY -164.50
* Long Beach, CA -135.71
* Palo Alto, CA -234.42
* Boston, MA -127.60
* Malibu, CA -492.80
* San Francisco, -187.23
* Greenwich, CT 215
* Chicago, IL -126.45
* Dallas Tx -92,94
* Atlanta Ga -112.21
For more information about cost of living go to either
Sperlings best Places http://www.bestplaces.net/
or Accra's site at http://www.coli.org
The median 2007 home cost in Key West is $899,000.
Home appreciation the last year has been -4.26 percent.
• Beach front condos, from $650,000 to 2 million
• Inland homes from $500,000 up
• Inland condos start at $400,000
For Utility charges
Water
• The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority provides water for the entire Keys:
• Tavernier.....305 852-8068
• Marathon.....305 743-5409
• Lower Keys.....305 296-2454
For Electric
• The Florida Keys Electric Cooperative
• provides power for the upper Keys:
• Tavernier.....305 852-2431
• Marathon, 3421 O/S Hwy.....305 743-5344
• Key West City Electric
• provides power for the Lower Keys
• 1001 James St, Key West.....305 294-5272
Gas.
Propane is available from local dealers
Telephone Companies:
• Bell South
• Residential Services.....305 780-2500
• Business Services.....305 780-2800
Boca Raton Boca Raton is Palm Beach County's southernmost city. It is located 17 miles north of Ft Lauderdale, 215 miles south of Daytona Beach, 192 miles south of Orlando and 42 miles north of Miami, on the Atlantic. The City is growing rapidly. Its open-air shopping and dining districts, combined with a strong arts scene plus sports activities ranging from boating to tennis have helped establish it as a stylish area. In addition to those amenities, it enjoys a strong business community. In fact in 2004 it was voted the number 4 best place in the country for working, per the Job search site at http://jobsearch.about.com/od/jobsbystate/a/bestcities.htm Some statistics 5 miles of coastline Population is approximately 75,000 within city limits Approximately 125,000 in the unincorporated area Total Area: 27.14 square miles within the city limits. Slightly over five miles at widest point. Average Annual Temperature: 74.7 degrees; low: 66.6 degrees, high: 82.9 degrees Average Annual Rainfall: 60.75 inches Average Household income: $62,594 Median Household Income: $62,800 Median Age: 42.9 3 colleges in Boca Raton 2 major hospitals 31 parks 36 Golf courses It has a Museum of Art and it’s own orchestra (Boca Pops) As of Sept 2005, per an MLS search the least expensive 2/2 was $310,000 A good site to get more information is the Boca City site at http://www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us/ The cost of living here is approximately that of Palm Beach-ranging towards 110 However on comparison with other parts of the country it is still a deal. http://www.eflorida.com See comparable Florida statewide CGI’s below: Monroe 112.43 Dade 106.28 Broward 15.80 Pinellas 103.74 Sarasota 102.90 Palm Beach 102.69 Collier 100.99 Hillsborough 100.86 Seminole 99.48 Manatee 99.22 St. Johns 99.18 Orange 99.04 Brevard 97.92 Lee 97.80 (Population Weighted-State Average=100 See national comparisons Cost of living (100 = nationwide average) New York, NY 364 Long Beach, NY 340 Palo Alto, CA 268 Menlo Park, CA 265 Los Altos, CA 261 Saratoga, CA 261 Boston, MA 240 Malibu, CA 233 San Francisco, CA 217 Greenwich, CT 215 Cambridge, MA 211 Santa Monica, CA 197 Keystone, CO 194 San Rafael, CA 192 Weston, CT 192 Darien, CT 192 Wellesley, MA 192 Fort Lee, NJ 189 Arlington, VA 184 Honolulu, HI 184 Washington, DC 181 Princeton, NJ 180 Vail, CO 178 Chicago, IL 166 Sunnyvale, CA 164 San Mateo, CA 163 Marathon, FL 161 Ridgewood, NJ 159 Mystic, CT 159 Key West, FL 149 For a complete list go to http://verticals.yahoo.com/cities/categories/costofliving.html Transportation-The same roads 195 and the Florida turnpike connect Boca north and south. Airports Palm Beach International Airport, the primary commercial passenger serve airport in the northern portion of South Florida's metropolitan area, is just 25 miles north of Boca Raton and serves more than 5.8 million passengers. Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, Just 20 miles south. Miami International, 47 miles south of Boca Raton, Trains AMTRAK 561/USA-RAIL, 800-872-7245 Metrorail 305/770-3131 Tri-Rail 800/TRI-RAIL In conclusion, this area tends to be expensive. But in return it has all the amenities of a suburban life style yet you’re close to Miami and Ft Lauderdale and all they have to offer. .©2006. Florida Real Estate Network Inc. All Rights Reserved <script type="text/javascript" Site created and managed by http://www.agenteasysite.com src="http://widgets.technorati.com/t.js"> </script> View technorati.com
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