Well, if you only want a 30 minute commute, you need to live pretty close to your job, arrange your hours to avoid rush hour, or figure out a route where you can avoid I-4. If you have to get on I-4 for any length of your commute, you could get stacked up in traffic. But north of Orlando is definitely better than south or central Orlando, so you should be okay.
We’re having a property tax and insurance crisis right now, so when you figure the cost of living, even though we don’t have a state income tax, make sure you take that into consideration. When you move into a property, your taxes could be significantly higher than the taxes of the previous owner because the house will be reassessed. Just be aware of those things.
That’s good advice, probably not something a realtor will be eager to tell me about. We’re in Glen Mills PA right now and I’m paying about $10K a year in property taxes for a 3400’ sq foot house, so I suppose everything is relative. I would guess that I will probably find the taxes lower than what I am paying, but it is good to know what the overall trends will be going forward.