Way to expensive!!
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12/14/2006
I've lived in St. Pete/Pinellas County my intire life. Currently the cost of living is through the roof. If you have a house that you have to pay flood insurance on, well then forget Christmas for the kids, you will have to use that money for the insurance and then some. The apartment cost is insane also, $850 a month for a 750sq foot 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment, and not luxury, or in a good neighborhood, just a plan cookie cutter apartment complex. It's hard for someone with two full time jobs to live here, and impossible for the single mother trying to make it on her own. To sum this comment up I'd say just take a look at ome of the key point. The crime index for this area is 4 points higher than the national average. The water is that clean, the air is polluted. There's is not much more development to be done, it's already a giant sardine can. It takes you 2 hours or more to drive 20 miles, do to the over population. I do have this one positive thing to say about St. Pete, the downtown area is starting to look awesome, very scenic to say the least. All in all, there are plenty of places in this country that are much cheaper and give you a better quality of life. By the way this site is the best one I've found so far to look for a place to live.
Tim | St. Petersburg, FL