My Aunt & Uncle were looking to retire in Florida, full time. They drove all over, everything was so expensive, even Pensacola! Then they drove a few hours away into coastal Alabama: same beautiful houses (in a small town ofc) at half the prices. They got a place 5 blocks from the ocean, high & dry, living happily ever after now! 🙂 Yeah they got hit by a hurricane a while back, they said it made the beach 20' closer to their house! 😅 Trivial damage otherwise.