We are north east of Tampa,
nice area, not so busy, yet close enough to go to Orlando which is about an hour, then to Tampa 20 minutes..we are about 45 minutes to Clearwater....so we get all the pluses without the traffic....summer is terrible with the heat in the 90's and 100 % humity...BUT people live here in the summer, going from air conditioner to car with air..Just as up north lives in the winter, going from a heated house to a heated car...
so really it is which ever way you look at it..hope this made sense...lol