No I live 15/20 minutes from the beach. But wages here are some of the lowest in the country. Everything is so expensive down here now, like food, utilities and car insurance. My dad just came down from RI and was shocked by the price of food here.

I left RI and moved to south Florida and a one bedroom here is what that 4 bedroom townhouse is and then some. On top of that, wages here are no where near comparable.