Florida TFRers (especially former New Yorkers) question re: St Pete/Tampa area

[FrankNYC]

State tax will no longer be an issue since I’ll be drawing a pension that’s state-tax exempt.
Property taxes, however is still pretty hefty compared to Florida. One area where we would save would be on cars/transportation. We walk everywhere in NYC, so no need for a car, really. We had one nice car in the past—a Range Rover—but we traded it in for a RAV4. It’s hard to drive anything nice in the City. Your car will get dinged and bumped.

[Ferdelious]

Tampa's food scene is up coming and the downtown is undergoing a massive overhaul spearheaded by the Lightning's owner Jefferey Vinik. Downtown St Pete is also making great changes to it's food scene and amenities. That said, the food quality is not on the same level of what you will find in NYC. Ingredients are just better in NYC because of higher demand.

Weather is a different story, if you don't like humidity it will be tough. But you'll never have to worry about being cold, ever.

I love Tampa, grew up here and will probably die here. Cost of living if fairly low and real estate is affordable. We always have some of the highest rated beaches in the country.