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Big Pine Key, FL vs Stuart, FL

#2 Hurricane Hotspots

#55 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#100 Best Green Cities

#163 2005 Best Places to Live

I'd lived in Florida (Orlando) most of my life, and thought we had considered all the pros/cons when we chose to semi-retire in remote, rural Big Pine Key, in the  More

After many years of globe trodding, I came upon Stuart out of sheer luck. I was offered a job at one of the local public schools, and I spent three wonderful years  More

.... our horrendous experience owning a home in this area is not based on a "small" or "isolated" incident. Our family has been involved with SE Florida since the mid  More

Think twice before you buy a vacation or winter home in this area of Florida, really, think twice. The realtors are astonishingly lawless, predatory, and truly  More