Tampa area guys. I might be moving to Florida for a job opportunity. What are some nice safe areas to live within 30 to 45 minutes of Tampa? Preferably more inland. Thanks.
Possibly Moving to Florida Tampa Area
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Well, you could checkout Wesley Chapel which is north-east of Tampa. It's mostly highway but can get congested during rush hour (like anywhere else in Tampa really). I haven't lived there but it seems like the kind of place I'd like to live in and away from fast life.
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Why more inland?
Concerned about hurricances and the resulting flooding mostly.
Keep the suggestions coming, I'm willing to check out all possibilities.
Thanks
Check out Lutz in the north part of Hillsborough county. Very quiet and rural with a lot of subdivisions. Also Land O' Lakes next to Lutz and Wesley Chapel just to the east of LOL in Pasco county. Wesley Chapel and New Tampa are nice but traffic on I-75 and Bruce B. Downs Blvd. is pretty bad. A little to the west, you'll find Odessa and Keystone which are also rural with a few subdivisions and very quiet and not as many cars. If you want to go more inland, check out Polk co. and the Lakeland area.
Eh it's not that big of a difference in 20 miles or so. Any more and you're looking at a long drive time.
Thanks man appreciate the info!
I reside in Trinity/NPR area. (east of New Port Richey)
My commute to my office here, is about 50 minutes each way.
I am a fan of my area, it is nice and quiet, and the people are great.
If I move, which my wife and I have discussed (due to wanting more land / storage / toys)....I will likely end up in the Odessa area on a lake, or further up North off I75 in the San Antonio area.
LOL, Wesley Chapel, Lutz, Odessa, Upper New Tampa - definitely, IMO, the best places to reside in the TB Area...if commuting to Tampa for work.
My commute to my office here, is about 50 minutes each way.
I am a fan of my area, it is nice and quiet, and the people are great.
If I move, which my wife and I have discussed (due to wanting more land / storage / toys)....I will likely end up in the Odessa area on a lake, or further up North off I75 in the San Antonio area.
LOL, Wesley Chapel, Lutz, Odessa, Upper New Tampa - definitely, IMO, the best places to reside in the TB Area...if commuting to Tampa for work.
Good info. The family and I are also looking at the possibility of moving down to Tampa mid this year, although we would be in South Tampa closer to the airport and Hospital. It would be great to hear thoughts from those who live in and around Tampa how they like the place in general.
^ My wife and I are from Dallas Texas.
It took us a solid 5-6 years to start liking it here. Although we believe it would be a better place to raise our kids, in Texas, we really like this area now. It takes a while, but it will grow on you. You have to really grab ahold of the "pros"....to look past the cons, which there are many of, in our opinions.
It took us a solid 5-6 years to start liking it here. Although we believe it would be a better place to raise our kids, in Texas, we really like this area now. It takes a while, but it will grow on you. You have to really grab ahold of the "pros"....to look past the cons, which there are many of, in our opinions.
im a fan of pinellas county. close to the beach and you can get to tampa fairly quickly.
I lived in Pinellas co. for 4 yrs. and wouldn't live there again. Home owners insurance is way higher in Pinellas than it's in Hillsborough co. mostly because it's closer to the water (hurricanes). Also the new higher cost mandatory flood insurance is going to bankrupt a lot of people over there too because of the possibility of flooding in a lot of areas of Pinellas co. Also there are fewer fast moving roads so it takes longer to get from point A to point B with a lot of traffic and stop and go, not to forget the snowbirds crowding the roads too.
I live in Michigan but I'm in Florida for 5 months... I'm living in odessa / land O lakes area, 54 and the TOLL rd 589.. The traffic is horrible, it puts me into a bad mood daily. There's toll roads everywhere that cost 3-7 bucks every time I go to Tampa and back, which is pretty close, 20 miles??? I can say I have seen more auto accidents in a week here than I have in a YEAR in Detroit area, that's NO joke. People drive 75 in 50 mph zones everywhere and rear end accidents EVERYWHERE..... I promise you the traffic is something to consider...... I lived in California for 30 years and Detroit area for 15, I can't remember being so mad driving.......... The area is very nice, its actually pretty quiet. The beaches are beautiful, the sunsets are UNREAL. If you like to eat out, there's GREAT food everywhere. There's plenty of drag strips here if your into that? Bradenton motorsports seemed great. There's showtime drag strip pretty much rite in Tampa 1/8 mile track, seemed to suck but lots of people there, I could be wrong. Tampa fl seems a lot like California to me, lots of people, lots of immigrants, fast paced concrete jungle. Maybe I'm just a Michigan hillbilly.......
Thanks for all the info guys, greatly narrows down my search.
Been here 10 years and don't agree at all. No different than any other place.
I recently moved here. Live in St Pete, but work in Citrus Park area. Citrus Park is nice and inland. In the middle of everything too.
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