Quote:My wife and I have grown tired of the frozen tundra that is Denver, and are looking to move back south. One of the places that's caught my eye is Tampa. I grew up in Jacksonville, but only made it down there once. For those of you with lots of experience with Tampa/St. Pete, what are your thoughts on the place? Good place to live? Much to do? Any insights on the job and real estate markets down there? Most importantly, are there any wide open spaces within commuting distance of town?


Thanks in advance.

Tampa is great. Its a quickly growing city. In terms of job opportunity its very high. Cost of living, compared to upstate NY is much much lower. Idk how it compares to Denver.


There is a lot of fun stuff to do. Obviously sports are big there, the beach is close by, people are pretty played back too.


I've been trying to get over there but to be closer to my job I've been in Orlando. Moving to lakeland in two weeks.


But everyone I'm between that I've met from lakeland say they prefer to go tp Tampa as opposed to Orlando. (Mainly to avoid the traffic and tourists.)


Even still, in Tampa you've got Busch gardens and you really aren't that far from the other amusement parks in Orlando either.

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