We thought about trading Oregon life for Florida, so we spent a couple weeks of February based in Venice Beach. Really liked going the gulf and not emerging covered in goosebumps. Really liked the fish meals, and I'm not a big seafood fan. Thought finding fossilized shark teeth was neat. Attracted by the lack of state tax. People are pretty much people, even the New Jersey transplants that seemed prevalent. HATED the flat landscape and the smell of rot/old steeping grey water that seemed common.
We bounce between Oregon and SoCal, La Quinta. Too darn hot here in summer and the taxes are high - but wearing a T-shirt for a walk in the winter sunshine and living in a bowl of mountains is pretty great. Oregon is lacking in a visible sun during the winter and spring and also has high taxes - but the hills and glorious greenery and fir forests in the summer and fall are wonderful. Keep looking for a perfect single place that has few people but plenty of stores and medical care, great weather year round, vistas that impress, and cheap taxes. Haven't found that yet.