I’ve lived in Florida for the past 10 years and was stationed in Pensacola three times. I love the small town atmosphere right here in Saint Augustine (our nation’s oldest city). Living on an barrier island makes the summers cooler and the winters warmer. The cost of living here is responsible and most attractions are well within a two hour drive. Oh, and we have live music nightly downtown as well as an amphitheater for concerts for well known bands (Boston played last night) Plus, this area is the least likely to take a direct hit from a hurricane (knock on wood). Its about 4 hours to the Keys. As much as I would love to live down there, the cost of housing down there is outrageous, as is practically everything else. To top it off, the Keys get skimmed by hurricanes almost every year by the storms going into the Gulfvof Mexico.