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| What Fernandina Beach is like for active adults |
Amelia Island is a 13.5 mile long barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean and the northernmost point of eastern Florida. While Amelia Island Plantation is a private community and resort, Fernandina Beach is the biggest town on the island. Fernandina Beach has a charming downtown with an artsy feel and many quiet neighborhoods featuring Victorian homes. While Fernandina Beach is old Florida, the Amelia Island Plantation is new Florida at its best. With at least 5 world class golf courses, million dollar homes and condos, and cutesy shops - the Plantation and Fernandina Beach offer perfect contrast to make retirement life interesting here. Another community on the island is American Beach, a historic district founded in 1935 to give blacks access to the beach in the then segregated South.
Amelia Island Plantation has luxury hotels (a Ritz-Carlton), condos, and beautiful private homes. You can live on the water (if you can afford it), beside a golf course, or have a home set in the live oak-studded dunes just off the beach. The public beaches and nature preserves to the south are some of the finest in the world. It can occasionally get chilly in the winter, but usually warms up during the day.
Home prices vary depending on location - in the Plantation will generally be much more expensive than in Fernandina. Prices on the Plantation start at over $500,000 and go to almost $5 million. The average price in early 2009 in Fernandina was about $335,000 according to the Nassau County Board of Realtors, down quite a bit from 2006. There were 430 homes and 304 condos on the market in March, 2009. |
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| What is special about this retirement community |
| Fernandina Beach is an old coastal town on the way back up. It's downtown is charming with many interesting shops, restaurants - a 50 block area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Nearby Amelia Island Plantation has all the luxury and amenities to complement Fernandina. Some people have likened Amelia Plantation to summer camp for rich adults. Isle of 8 Flags Shrimp Festival |
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| What is not special about this retirement community |
| While Fernandina can be a bit funky, Amelia can strike some people as being stuffy. If you are not well off, you won't be able to live in Amelia. If your plans are to find a warm place for January and February, this is not your best solution. It will occasionally get too chilly for golf and other activities. |
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| What kinds of people like retiring here |
| Fernandina Beach attracts people who like restored small towns. Amelia attracts wealthier people who are looking for a vacation home or active adult community. |
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| Physical environment |
| Fernandina Beach is the northernmost community in eastern Florida. It is located on a 13.5 mile barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Jacksonville. |
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| Cultural environment |
| You won't move to Fernandina or Amelia for culture. Fernandina has a nice bookstore and many interesting restaurants. Jacksonville, about 45 minutes to 1 hour away, will be your cultural outlet. |
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| Medical facilities |
| Baptist Medical Center is on the island. Jacksonville is the closest big city with larger hospitals. |
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| Transportation |
| Jacksonville International Airport is the nearest airport, about 40 minutes away. There is a general aviation field in Fernandina with runways of 5,000 to 5,300 feet. |
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Facts about FERNANDINA BEACH
- State: FL
- Environment: Coastal,Small Town,
- City Population: 10,000-25,000
- Median age of Population: 25-44
- Avg Jan Temperature: 41-60
- Median HH Income: 41,001-60,000
- Average Home Price (MLS): $100,000-$200,000
- Annual Property Tax on a $200,000 house: 2000-4000
- Total Crime Index: 101-110 (slightly above average)
- Cost of Living Index: 101-110 (slightly above average)
- Culture Index: 81-90 (low)
- State Sales Tax: Yes
- State Income Tax: No
- Name of the Guide: jb
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1. Overall Retirement Ratings
1. Rating: 3.7/5 ( 3 votes cast)
2. Expense:
Inexpensive to Luxury
2. Rating: 3.0/5 ( 2 votes cast)
3. Taxes:
Inexpensive to Expensive
3. Rating: 3.0/5 ( 2 votes cast)
4. Culture:
None to Cosmopolitan
4. Rating: 3.0/5 ( 2 votes cast)
5.Recreation:
None to Summer camp
5. Rating: 5.0/5 ( 2 votes cast)
6. Transportation:
Boondocks to World Hub
6. Rating: 3.5/5 ( 2 votes cast)
7. Security:
Dangerous to Ft. Knox
7. Rating: 4.0/5 ( 2 votes cast)
8. Medical Facilities:
None to Excellent
8. Rating: 3.0/5 ( 2 votes cast)
9. Political Situation:
Conservative to Liberal
9. Rating: 2.7/5 ( 3 votes cast)
10. Environmental:
Oblivious to Ultra-Green
10. Rating: 4.0/5 ( 2 votes cast)
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