Longboat Key ranked fifth top place to retire on Florida's Gulf Coast


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Longboat Key was ranked fifth on a list of top places to retire on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The list was compiled by travel website and newsletter, The Travel. 

Longboat Key’s attractive factors include beaches, outdoor recreation and green spaces, like Bayfront Park and Joan M. Durante Park, according to The Travel. 

Outdoor recreation like fishing, boating and golf are among the draws for retirees, the website says. 

The website also states that 70.19% of the population are seniors, and the cost of living is 5.3% higher than the U.S. average. 

Sarasota also made the list, coming in at sixth. At the top of the list was Panama City Beach.

 

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Carter Weinhofer

Carter Weinhofer is the Longboat Key news reporter for the Observer. Originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, he moved to St. Petersburg to attend Eckerd College until graduating in 2023. During his entire undergraduate career, he worked at the student newspaper, The Current, holding positions from science reporter to editor-in-chief.

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