COMMENT BY
Anthony from St. Petersburg, FL
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Saint Petersburg, FL
COMMENT
St. Petersburg area remains a great place for acti
Towards the end of my career, I began searching for a good retirement location in the U.S, albeit one that offered a lower cost of living, consistently warmer weather, and close proximity to beautiful beaches. None of that pertains to cool, expensive coastal central and northern California where I used to live!
I wanted all the above but not in an isolated setting. My quest was for a relatively urban and cosmopolitan environment, albeit one with a less frenetic pace of life (and again less expensive!) than much of California. A lot of research and some on-the-ground travel suggested that the Tampa Bay area, and greater St. Petersburg in particular, seemed most nearly to fulfill all these requirements. Eight years after moving into a very pleasant townhome community located between St. Petersburg and Madeira Beach, it still seems like a very sound decision!
St. Petersburg and the remainder of Pinellas County has several hundred varied and well-established over-55 communities of condominiums, townhomes, and villas. They typically offer great amenities and relatively care free living. Unlike most of the newer ones located in more isolated inland areas of Florida, these active senior complexes are generally an integral part of the urban and suburban communities in which they are located.
You can go to my blog at: retirementlivinginstpetersburg@blogspot.com