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Residents of the Tampa Bay community experience a wide variety of lifestyle benefits that exceed the known advantages of life in a tropical landscape; a year-round warm climate, close proximity to the beach and an energetic yet laid-back atmosphere giving the ambiance of being on a permanent vacation. In 2008, Tampa was ranked the fifth best outdoor city by Forbes. Yet beyond all that, Tampa Bay offers a wealth of cultural and economical opportunities that make the area such a popular place to live as well as visit.

Tampa is home to a variety of performance halls and theaters, including the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa Theater, and The Florida Orchestra. The ever-expanding cultural arts district in Downtown Tampa, for example, nurtures and illustrates the talents of local artists and musicians, especially with the help of the Patel Conservatory, a new institution for performers and artists of all kinds. The Tampa area is home to a number of museums that cover a wide array of subjects and studies. Perhaps the most well known of these is the Museum of Science and Industry. It is home to one of the 250 IMAX dome theaters in the world, the only one in Florida. It also houses Tampa's planetarium.

Tampa has a number of sports teams, such as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL, the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL, and the Tampa Bay Rays in Major League Baseball. Tampa is also home to a number of attractions and theme parks, including Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Adventure Island, Lowry Park Zoo, and The Florida Aquarium. Located an hour’s drive away are a number of large attractions such as the Walt Disney World Resort®, EPCOT Center, MGM Studios, Universal Studios, and Sea World. Current popular nightlife districts include Channelside, Ybor City, SoHo, International Plaza and Bay Street, and the Seminole Hard Rock. And just a short drive across picturesque Tampa Bay, home to pristine white sand beaches, clear gulf waters, warm sunshine, and plenty of hospitality, is world famous Clearwater Beach.

Tampa is a part of the metropolitan area most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay Area. For U.S. Census purposes, Tampa is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Florida MSA. The four-county area is composed of roughly 2.7 million residents, making it the second largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the state, and the fourth largest in the Southeastern United States behind Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Miami. It is an understatement to say the employment rate and industry potential in the area are excellent. Tampa Bay is a major contributor to the reason why Florida was ranked 16th in the nation for start-up business opportunities.

With the largest performing arts center in the United States, the number one zoo in the country for kids, the largest science museum in the South, pristine beaches, all of its sports, entertainment, and attractions, knowing Tampa Bay has all these things and more to offer makes you wonder, “What’s the catch?” The natural assumption is that there is a high cost of living, but Tampa features a lower cost of living than many other Southern metropolitan areas, including Orlando, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Miami. This region generates enough capital from tourism, retail and other popular local industries that young families, single professionals, students and senior citizens alike can afford to happily coexist in the lovely communities of Tampa Bay. There isn’t even any state income tax here, and property taxes are also known to be low. So if you’re looking to live in an area replete with gorgeous sunsets, miles of shoreline, plenty of fishing and easy access to all that the Tampa Bay has to offer, then Northdale is an ideal place for you to find your dream home.

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