Dade City Is at the Nexus of Florida’s Two Most Beautiful Coasts
The decision to retire to Florida is easy, but deciding where in Florida to retire is not so simple. Miami is often the first place people think of when they think of retiring in Florida. Miami is now beyond the budget of many and not the lifestyle you may envision.. Given that the Miami sprawl has expanded to cover Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, that still leaves 64 other Florida counties that you might choose. To make it easier for you, Florida’s tourism industry has bestowed picturesque names on 12 sections of Florida’s coastline, so that you can narrow down your choice of which part of the Atlantic Coast or Gulf Coast you want to live close to before choosing an individual county or city. For example, the southeastern part of Florida that includes the Miami metropolitan area is the Gold Coast, while the St. Augustine and Jacksonville area in northeast Florida is the First Coast, and the western part of the Florida panhandle, including such popular vacation spots as Destin and Panama City, is the Emerald Coast. A Dade City estate planning lawyer can help you if you have your eyes on a retirement destination on Florida’s Sun Coast or Nature Coast.
If You Want Just Enough Sun-Soaked, Action-Packed Fun, Head South to the Sun Coast
The Moving to Florida Guide website includes Pasco County as part of the Nature Coast, but Wikipedia counts its county seat, Dade City, as part of the Tampa Bay area, describing it as a bedroom community for people who work in Tampa. The Sun Coast extends from Tampa and Clearwater in the north to Sarasota in the south and also includes cities such as Dunedin, Bradenton, and St. Petersburg. It is not as crowded with young people and tourists as Miami or Orlando, but it is a major metropolitan area and a popular vacation spot. The Sun Coast takes its name from the fact that it has even more days of sunny weather per year than the rest of Florida. If you retire to Dade City, you are not too close to the center of the action, but you are also not too far away.
If You Want Serenity, Head North to the Nature Coast
Pasco County, which includes all 3.4 square miles of Dade City, plus plenty of natural landscapes, is part of the Nature Coast. The Nature Coast covers the largest section of Florida’s coastline, and includes Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Levy, Dixie, Taylor, Jefferson, and Wakulla Counties. These counties include rivers and lakes, which are great for boating and fishing, but not for swimming, due to the large alligator population. If you want to swim or snorkel, venture into the Gulf of Mexico, which the Nature Coast overlooks. Since it is less urban than the Sun Coast, its housing prices are also more affordable.
Contact a Florida Estate Planning Attorney About Preparing for Retirement in Florida
A probate attorney can help you establish Florida as your legal domicile for retirement. Contact The Law Office of Laurie R. Chane in Dade City, Florida to discuss your case.
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