South Florida - A Great Place to Live
Why would you want to rank South Florida as one of the best places to live in the United States? It's not all hurricanes and thunderstorms; after all its nickname is "The Sunshine State". South Florida is known around the world for its warm-steamy weather in the summer average, temp 80.5 (F), and the state's cool winter, 68.5 (F).It's a boaters dream with over 1,800 miles of coast line tucked between the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The interior boasts over 11,000 miles of rivers, waterways and streamsFore! South Florida also has more golf courses than any other state, a remarkable 1,250 plus courses for you to take a swing at. Doing some simple math, the total square miles (4308) divided by the number of courses, means there is a course for you every 3.5 miles!Would you rather walk barefoot down a beach than be in a boat or out on a golf course? The Sunshine State has over 1,200 miles of sand beaches to squish between your toes. The state also has Siesta Key whose beach was voted as having the "whitest and finest sand in the world" according to the Great International White Sand Beach Challenge sponsored by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.Do you like to ride rides or see the shows? Florida has more attractions than can be listed in this simple writing. In Orlando alone you have Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios then take a 30 minute trip from Orlando to the Atlantic Coast and watch a shuttle launch from the Kennedy Space Center.Like to travel? The state has over 19 major airports with 12 of them offering international flights. Four Florida companies were named part of the top 100 companies to work for by Fortune Magazine.Buy a home, its cities also took in 5 of the top 10 places in BizJournals best places to live and number 2 in Anholts best States index which takes into account people and places to rank each state.Technology, you may not think of it but Florida has 3 of the top ten technology centers according to Forbes magazine - Orlando, Miami and Tampa respectively. It ranks 2nd in the growth of High Tech industries in the US. So what are you waiting for stop shoveling your life away and come become one of 1000 new Floridians that join us every day.