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Originally Posted by Mlogan22@tampabay.rr.com
Hello Everyone, I have lived in Florida all of my life and would like to get a place up north to escape the heat from the Florida Summers. I live in The Villages and would love a Villages up north.
My question to you all is, " Does anyone know of an active retirement community up north?" I have searched hours on the Web and have come up empty handed."
My only criteria is some place cooler. Thank you
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I'd be cautious if I were you (I'm a native northerner), the big cities can be as hot as central Florida. "Urban heat island effects in New York, which occur because buildings absorb and hold more heat than forests or waterways“.* The ocean water is stunningly colder if you are a swimmer or a sailor, but unless you are parked right on the water, it can be hot & humid & further, many houses do not have central A/C. Additionally, summer 2023 in the northeast US was hot, & amazingly rainy, & whether you were in a retirement community or not, it was way better (weatherwise) to be in central Florida (if you had an A/C house). Also, if you are a Villager, the bugs in the north may be able to astonish you. I will rely on some of my midwestern colleages to report on the heat, humidity, & bugs of the north. Maybe Greenland should be considered.
*NYT 7-28-2023