I have friends who lived in Mesa, AZ for many years in a 5,000 sq. ft. house on several acres. Their cooling bills several years ago ran about $1,500 some months. When they both retired a couple of years ago they sold the big house and acquired a 1,200 sq. ft. semi-detached condominium in a 55 and over community in Mesa in which they live during the cooler half the year. They bought a home up in Idaho for spring to fall. They did this solely to escape the incredible summer heat in the Phoenix area.
Over the years I have gotten to know several native Central Floridians. Those who have had the means usually had summer retreats in cooler parts they used during the sweltering humid Florida summers.
It seems to me that if one can afford it become a 'splitter' to get the best of both worlds.
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