11 Best Places to Retire in Florida

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5. Suwannee

Score: 18

Cost of living: 83.3

Median home cost: $76.700

Millage rate: 17.65

Home to over 42,000 people, Suwannee County is a beautiful location for those looking to move to Florida. The median age of its residence is 42.2 years, so many other retirees have chosen it as their home.

Finding a home in Suwannee County shouldn’t be too difficult, with the median prices reaching $76,700, a lot better than in many other areas across Florida. If you’re interested in traveling a lot, you should know the county has an airport which is just a couple miles off Live Oak. It won’t take you abroad, but it will at least provide access to other areas in the United States. You should also be happy to hear Suwannee is no longer a dry county since 2011 when the sale of alcoholic beverages once again became legal.

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