Best paying areas of FLorida

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Last similar topic was in 2008 so I wanted to start a newer, updated one as things have changed drastically in the last 6 years.

We are looking to move around spring hill/ tampa area ( open to better suggestions). I'm familiar with tampa hospital pay rate ( 30/hr for 6 yr RN experience) and I've heard that Baptist is a great little hospital to work for ( my hospital in virginia paid them 1 million to come and give us pep talk on customer service last year. money that could have been put into more staff which would result in less stressed out staff, but that's another topic).

we are looking for an area that is safe, good schools, cheap housing. Im from NYC originally but lived in VA for the last 3 years, so my pay is already pocket lint. We're just looking to be able to afford a home on said pocket change and florida seems to have the cheapest real estate.

any input is welcomed.

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I cannot tell you about the pay in Florida, however I can tell you about Spring Hill. Like you, I moved down from NYC after retiring from FDNY EMS last June and the real estate is definitely inexpensive, we were able to buy a house outright which is nice and the area is quiet; approximately 1 hour from Tampa. However the zone public schools are not so good and the better schools use a lottery system for admission. For this reason we pay for private school. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

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I cannot tell you about the pay in Florida, however I can tell you about Spring Hill. Like you, I moved down from NYC after retiring from FDNY EMS last June and the real estate is definitely inexpensive, we were able to buy a house outright which is nice and the area is quiet; approximately 1 hour from Tampa. However the zone public schools are not so good and the better schools use a lottery system for admission. For this reason we pay for private school. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Thank you so much for your reply. We are so pleased with the incredibly low prices that I keep looking for a negative. I saw the schools are pretty low in the rating. And areas like trinity, new port Richey and wesley chapel have far better schools, but more expensive housing.

Are private schools expensive? Regional bayonet is the closest hospital, do you know if they have a bad reputation?

I'm ok with learning things with time, and I dint mind changing hospitals after a few years if I don't like them, I just don't want to move into a dangerous area.

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Also, do you have any knowledge about the differences between hernando and Pasco counties? Is Pasco considered better?

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Hi, the closer you get to Tampa the more expensive the housing gets is pretty much how it works. As far as the schools go, there is one called Challenger and it goes from K-8 grade and the only way to get your child in there is either to enter the lottery or have a child with an IQ of at least 125. As far as high schools, there are 2 that are really good but if you do not live in their zone, you would have to drive your child to school. My children go to Notre Dame catholic school and it runs $900 a month, however it only goes to 8th grade.

There are 3 hospitals in the Spring Hill / Brooksville area, I do not know what they pay, but Oakhill hospital is favored by the locals and the nursing staff claim they are treated well. The hospitals here are nothing like the the ones in NYC, they are pretty calm, although the staff claim that it is hectic if 2/3 of the ER beds are full.

I live near the Hernando / Pasco border and the one thing I noticed it that there are many more bars in Pasco than in Hernando county. But honestly, I wanted to move closer to Tampa but could not afford the same style house with all the amenities I have unless I took out a mortgage.

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Thank you so much for all of your input, it's really helpful.

We'll be going there in 3 weeks as soon as school gets out to look at houses.

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Good luck on your endevours, just watch out for sink hole homes, they are common in the Tampa area.

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