Why you'd want to live in Fort Lauderdale

If you love living near the ocean, meeting visitors from around the world, and enjoying international eats on the regular, the relatively high cost of living in Fort Lauderdale may be worth it for you. Fort Lauderdale’s cost of living is 17% higher than the U.S. average, but still significantly lower than other well-connected coastal towns like Palm Beach, San Diego, and Key West. Residents here pay only a little more than the national average for groceries, healthcare, utilities, transportation, and goods and services—rates comparable to Florida cities like Miami. And though houses for sale in Fort Lauderdale have a median home price of $575,500, and local rentals have a median monthly rent of about $2,700—residents can still find plenty of safe, affordable Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods that can fit most budgets. Plus, Florida is one of the states without income tax, which helps residents save money. via extraspace.com