Clearwater
Clearwater is located at the heart of Florida's Gulf Coast, just West of Tampa. It is 218 miles northwest of Miami, 91 miles southwest of Orlando and 174 miles from Jacksonville. From Clearwater it is less than a day's drive to all the major cities in Florida, including Key West.
Geographically, the county is small and its population density is the highest in the state.
Some statistics
(Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area includes the counties of Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas)

• Population: 2.6 million
• Clearwater population-110,000
• Median age: 41.8
• Average annual rainfall is 49 inches.
• Average annual temperature is 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In January, the average low is 50.1; in July the average high is 90.4
• 35 miles of beaches

Employment by industry (Pinellas County)

• Construction 5.0%       
• Education & Health Services   19.1%       
• Financial Activities 7.4%
• Information 2.5%        
• Leisure & Hospitality 9.9%    
• Manufacturing      8.6%
• Natural Resources & Mining    0.1%
• Other Services 3.2%    
• Professional & Business Services 21.4%   
• Public administration     4.9% 6.1%
• Trade, Transportation and Utilities 17.8%

Average Annual Wage (2003)

• All Industries $33,129

 Cost of Living as of 2004

• Total  103.74

See comparable Florida statewide CGI’s below:

• Monroe  112.43
• Dade 106.28
• Broward 15.80
• Pinellas 103.74
• Sarasota 102.90
• Palm Beach 102.69
• Collier 100.99
• Hillsborough 100.86
• Seminole 99.48
• Manatee 99.22
• St. Johns 99.18
• Orange 99.04
• Brevard 97.92
• Lee 97.80

(Population Weighted-State Average=100
National comparisons
Cost of living (100 = nationwide average)

• New York, NY       364
• Long Beach, NY    340
• Palo Alto, CA        268
• Menlo Park, CA     265
• Los Altos, CA        261
• Saratoga, CA        261
• Boston, MA          240
• Malibu, CA            233
• San Francisco, CA 217
• Greenwich, CT      215
• Cambridge, MA     211
• Santa Monica, CA 197
• Keystone, CO       194
• San Rafael, CA     192
• Weston, CT          192
• Darien, CT            192
• Wellesley, MA       192
• Fort Lee, NJ         189
• Arlington, VA        184
• Honolulu, HI        184
• Washington, DC   181
• Princeton, NJ        180
• Vail, CO                178
• Chicago, IL           166
• Sunnyvale, CA     164
• San Mateo, CA     163
• Marathon, FL       161
• Ridgewood, NJ      159
• Mystic, CT           159

For a complete list go to http://verticals.yahoo.com/cities/categories/costofliving.html

• Economy and employment outlook
  Clearwater is home to a wide range of Hi-tech industries including computer components, surgical instruments and data communication.
  Clearwater is also home to more than 7,000 small businesses,

Housing information

• The average cost of a typical inland dry house runs about 250K
• The average cost of a typical canal house runs about
• The average cost of a typical open oceanfront House? 2 million lot value and up
• The average cost of a typical inland 2/1 dry condo 175K
• the average cost of a typical canal condo runs 350K and up
• The average cost of a typical open oceanfront condo runs 550K and up
• As of Sept 2005, per an MLS search, the least expensive 2/2 was $137,900 (manufactured home)
• In Clearwater Beach, the least expensive was $649,000

Transportation
Airports

• Tampa International Airport (19 miles to the beach) 
• St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport
• Orlando and Sanford International Airports is 90 minutes away.,
• Miami International Airport-4 hrs away.

See Tampa transportation links.
In conclusion, if you like a fast paced lifestyle and lots of options, this could be just the place.
For more specific information about this area go to the info links at Tampa

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