Talk to me about Tampa, FL?
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Anonymous
OK, come buy some property here! |
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| Some lovely spots on the Space Coast too, as long as you're in close proximity to the water--the ocean is much more fun than on the west side, there are great jobs, it's much less crowded, private schools are very affordable, and, since the state will be defunding the entire public school system soon anyway, if you're moving to FL you should probably just bet on it |
Anonymous
It also cracks me up when people from the DC area pretend that the schools in the DMV are uniformly excellent. There are “great” and “bad” schools everywhere, and those rankings mostly have to do with the SES of the students. The City of Alexandria and most of DC would like a word…. |
Anonymous
The humidity is all year around though down there it never ends right? It's like DC summers 24/7 365. |
Anonymous
More like 9–10 months out of the year. Jan and Feb are nice, but, yeah. If you hate warm to hot humid weather, you’ll have a bad time. |
Anonymous
Not at all! We actually have four seasons. Winters are surprisingly cool. Fall and spring are beautiful. And right now, we've just had a storm here, and I had to put on a sweatshirt because it's gotten chilly. Summer mornings in Tampa Bay are better than summer mornings in DC, and so are the evenings. Don't get me wrong - summers here are long, hot, and terrible. But they are not interminable. |
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I'm from Tampa and moved back pre-covid after 10 years in DC. Learning my lesson after renting, I bought in area that did not vote for Trump. South Tampa in the Plant school district and NE St Pete are really nice, but you need to choose magnet schools or private in St Pete. The cost of housing in these areas is no longer cheaper than DC post-covid. However, Florida universities are cheap and they offer a great in-state scholarship. Most of DMV is a bubble of highly educated and hard working people. You can find that in any metro area, you may just have to seek it out a little more.
July to September is horrible for heat unless you are in water in Florida. If it's not raining the summer evenings are cooler. I would compare it to snowy winters where you're going to stay in more if you're not doing winter sports. The best season here is winter. Perfect scenario would be to leave for the summers as a snow bird, but not possible in my situation now. I miss some people in my old DC area neighborhood, but not the area itself. |
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| Nice areas of tampa are much more expensive than dmv overall. |
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| Watch out for drug addicts |
Anonymous
Not true. Here's a tip: Don't believe every stupid thing you read on DCUM. |
Anonymous
Thank you for this it's helpful. What temps are we talking? |
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I'm a different poster who lives about an hour from Tampa. The high today is supposed to be 87. It's been between 90 and 93 all week. It is very humid so I'm sure the heat index is much higher. We aren't having the heat wave that is affecting much of the country. It's actually been a fairly cool summer so far, but it's only July. August, September, October, and November are still really hot. It usually starts to cool off in late November. We were still in our pool in December and January without using the heat last year. Summer in Florida mean hot days and afternoon/evening storms. It cools off right before it storms and it feels so glorious outside. The storms don't typically last long in any one area. After the storm, it's gross. It's hot and even more humid. Yesterday, we had really intense storms in my area. Lots of heavy rain and wind, and we had a tree hit by lightening. Last winter was COLD in this area. We had temperatures down in the 20s. Not typical, but not unheard of. Most winter days are cool, but not cold. It's really pleasant here in December, January, February, and March. |
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Different poster. Temps vary by time of day like most places, and it varies based on what you’re used to. Also depends on the part of Florida. Tampa is a lot warmer than northern Florida.
So little league games in January and February might find me in my winter coat and hat at night shivering outside, but daytime was just jeans and T-shirt. In general, I would say winter is jeans and tshirts. Jacket or hoodie for morning and night. Possibly a car heater. Spring and fall- can be shorts/jeans and tees. Summer shorts and tanks. Some super hot days but plenty of AC everywhere. I found VA/DCs summer way hotter and muggier when I lived there. Here you get more of a break every evening and morning, and a little breezier. (We’re not too far from the coast). Simpler wardrobe. I rarely wear sweaters or jackets. But the teens at my kids schools wear hoodies no matter what the temp 🤷♀️ Hoodies and shorts. |
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My ILs are trying to sell their place in a Tampa suburb, and it's been sitting. I don't know the market, so maybe they overpriced it, but they're working with an agent. I like it there, it's a nice enough city and the Clearwater/St Pete beaches are great (although a bit of a drive if you live in Tampa proper). However, at least in my ILs' neighborhood, it's all Trumpers. Personally I couldn't handle it. They seem nice enough but a couple of beers at the cookout and all of a sudden they're spewing conspiracy theories |