Top 20 Reasons to Move to Southwest Florida

20 Reasons to move to Southwest Florida, though you may need only one! The Sunshine State certainly does a good job living up to its name.

With beautiful weather, green grasses, tropical gardens, blue skies, and sparkling blue green water, it's a wonderful place to call home! We've listed some of our favorite reasons to move to Florida for your consideration.

Move to Southwest Florida

Our Top 20 Reasons

1. We're surrounded by water! Well, almost. With the Gulf on one side, the Keys, and the Atlantic on the other side, you're within easy reach of a beach from most any place in the state. On the Gulf side, in Boca Grande, we're an island off of a peninsula. That's a LOT of water!
2. Southwest Florida enjoys warm and pleasant weather from the fall through the spring! The summer gets fairly hot and humid, but again, there's plenty of water to cool you off.
3. Annual avg. temp of 72°F
4. Palm trees blowing in the breeze.
5. Incredible neighborhoods and active communities, like Boca Grande's island community.
6. Year-round outdoor activity, like biking, walking, gardening. Year-round swimming, boating, and other water sports.
7. Southwest Florida is a great place to enjoy day trips. Drive a few hours most any direction (see number one) and you'll find parks, galleries, outdoor adventures, unique small towns, wildlife, historical landmarks . . .
8. World-class fishing. Boca Grande is the Tarpon Capital of the World!
9. Promotes a wellness lifestyle - the enjoyable outdoor weather leaves little excuse but to get outside and be active.
10. Golfing. Lots and lots of golfing. Florida has an estimated 1500 golf courses available.
11. Home to some of the world's most beautiful beaches! Southwest Florida (and the Gulf coast) boasts some of the best beaches in North America. Florida Beaches were awarded more top 10 spots than any other state including Hawaii.
12. It's the Sunshine State. Sunshine makes people happy, just ask John Denver. 
13. Outstanding statewide system of trails, Florida was named the Best Trails State in America, via the biennial National Trails Award.
14. Arts and Culture - Gallery walks and a variety of fine art and music festivals along with a host of museums and art galleries which dot the coastline. Southwest Florida is home to two professional symphonies, a resident ballet company and an Opera House.
15. Unique birding opportunities. Many species migrate to the warm weather and protection provided by Florida. World famous birding enjoyed along the Florida Birding Trail.
16. NO STATE INCOME TAX.
17. Top of the line medical care - because doctors love southwest Florida too (see number 10).
18. Seafood.
19. We have dolphin.
20. Outstanding sunsets!

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