LOVE IT HERE
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1/23/2016
North Port may be the lat affordable coastal town in Florida. Great fishing, great beaches, great restaurants and good neighbors.
We moved here two years ago from the East Coast. It is much more friendly and safer. The people here speak English too. This is more of a mix of Midwest people and blue collar people. Not the snobs and rude people we found on the East Coast after living there for over 20 years.
We have a great Farmers markets here and 15 minutes up the road in Venice. You can find a festival or other free activity about every weekend within 30 minutes.
We live here October through May and the weather is perfect. We live in Western North Carolina June through September so we miss the hot season. Both our neighbors live here year around. They work in the area and one has children in the local schools. They love it here too.
Cost of living is much lower here than the East Coast. It cost us over $200 per month for lawn care over there. Here we have our grass mowed three times a month for $50
We can catch a mess of fish anytime we want. You can fresh water fish on the Myakka River or Saltwater fish in Charlotte Harbor from our canal home. I have caught many Snook and Large Mouth bass from the same place then go half a mile toward the Harbor and catch Redfish, trout and even grouper.
Real Estate is going up some but you can still find a nice home on a saltwater canal for under $250,000
Gary | Port Charlotte, FL