My Tampa nephew calls that L.A. As in Lower Alabama ;-)
We do too, but more than that, we have the most conservative part of Florida, least amount of touristas [for now] and the sugar white sandy beaches are the best in the state! The Atlantic beaches have yucky brown sand.
Lower cost of living, lower crime, higher educated people and the weather is beautiful most of the year...........
As a panhandle Floridian, I’ve always regarded Tampa as the Baltimore of the south.