Will You Like Living In Tampa Florida - Entire Area Explained

Our clients move here from all over the world, so we hear a lot of opinions about the Tampa Florida market. These are some of the confusing things that we explain over and over again.

If living in Tampa Florida is an option that you are considering, you are in the right place! We love this town and love to explore the entire Tampa Area so we can share it with you! We will showcase everything from Tampa to St Petersburg, Clearwater to Wesley Chapel, and everything in between.

We work with clients from all over the world that are moving here, and we ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! Reach out to us any day, night, or weekend! We would love a chance to help you call the Tampa Florida area home.

Sam Caudle
Real Estate Advisor
eXp Realty
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00:00 Introduction
00:32 About Tampa area
02:02 Tampa vs. St. Pete
03:02 Pasco County
04:01 Beaches
04:53 Condo Fees
06:48 Suburbs

[AmericanConstellation]

I was born here in 1958. I've seen this area really grow. When I was in high school, we'd party and sleep on Sand Key Beach. We'd hang out on Clearwater Beach in the parking lot drinking and throwing Frisbee all night. I've always had a boat and I still do. I only go to Clearwater Beach to eat at Frenchy's. When I want to go to the beach, I take my boat out of Clearwater Pass, hang a right and go by Clearwater Beach and I head on up Caladesi, Honeymoon, Three Rooker and Anclote Key. Those beaches are clear of people and the beaches are beautiful.

[randalllevy]

I think those people don't understand metro areas. St. Petersburg would be considered a suburb of Tampa, but also a primary city in the metro area. It would be like Overland Park is to Kansas City.

[AmericanConstellation]

Messed up is Malfunction Junction. I live close to Clearwater Beach. Right now it's crazy out here. I was born here.

[fwins]

Having moved here to St Petersburg 3 years ago from Miami, I would say Tampa is completely different from St Petersburg

[eugeneosegovic]

I lived in Tampa for thirty years. Here is my summary of its good and bad points.

Good points. Mild, dry, and sunny winter weather. Relatively low cost of living. Lots of water sports (fishing, swimming, boating). Tropical ambience. Excellent airport. Professional sports teams. Tampa is likely a good relocation candidate if you are retired, own a business, or are financially wealthy, you don't like wintry conditions, such as driving on black ice or shoveling snow, you have conservative values, you need or want to stretch your dollars, or you love being near the water.

Bad points. Poor working conditions, especially for hourly workers. Miserable heat and humidity in summer, plus risk of hurricanes and lightning strikes. Lots of insects. Congested, occasionally dangerous automobile traffic. High crime rate in many areas. Poor customer service at many businesses. Tampa is likely a bad relocation candidate if you will be working for someone else, you prefer cooler conditions or seasonal weather changes, you want to live in a low crime area, you have liberal or progressive values, or you prefer to live around a highly educated population.

[edwinwheatley]

If considering moving to the greater Tampa area look in Hernando county. It’s only a 45 minute drive on the Veterans expressway to Tampa international airport, taxes are far cheaper, houses are almost half the price, and the crime rate is far lower. It is the suburbs( Springhill ) and can have a small town feel ( Brooksville) but a house that goes from 500-750k in Tampa goes for 350-500k in Hernando county. If you’re a Republican looking for school systems and people who share your same values then Hernando county is for you.

[tjl]

Sam do you have to be wealthy to live in the Tampa bay area? And are the people there generally nice? Or backwards?

[ShinobiDreads]

Clearest of the water beach is actually my favorite beach of all i have been.. I ain't

[jeffhermann]

Gonna cost you 4k a month roughly to live in Tampa between car utilities food and apartment

[scottmacaluso]

Lived here all my life and Pasco use to be beautiful!!! It was the country for us that lived in Tampa. It’s ruined now. To many people moving here

[sherrydw]

It's extremely overcrowded. Traffic is horrible. Don't move here.