Born there 1935, 1960 Ft. Laud. , 2000 moved 250 miles North. thinking of moving another 200.
It was a nice sleepy town until after WW2. During the war it was a military center, all branches of service.
The boom came when ex GIs moved down.
Check out Fort Dallas!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Dallas
Might want to try the state of Washington great except Seattle