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Active Retirement Communities

 State:     Florida

City:       Palm Harbor

Palm Harbor is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 59,248.

Palm Harbor is roughly 45 minutes from downtown St. Petersburg and Tampa. It is a largely residential community with several concentrations of commerce. Notably, downtown Palm Harbor, north of Tampa Rd. between Alternate Hwy. 19 and Omaha St., hosts many small shops and eateries along with a handful of historic buildings.   U.S. Hwy. 19, a mile or two east of downtown, offers access to higher concentrations of commerce, with the usual array of national chain restaurants and retailers. One entrance to Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, a nationally-regarded golf course, is found on U.S. 19.

Pinellas is the most densely populated county in Florida. Palm Harbor, originally called Sutherland was the first or one of the first platted communities in Florida in 1888.

Palm Harbor was originally called Sutherland, a shortening of Southern Land and Development Company, the group that originally platted the community as Sutherland, Hillsborough County in 1888. The name was changed to Palm Harbor in 1925.

Income & Housing Costs Numbers:

Estimated median household income in 2008: $56,151 (it was $45,404 in 2000)

Palm Harbor:	$56,151
Florida:	$47,778

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $32,826

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $258,842 (it was $113,800 in 2000)

Palm Harbor:	$258,842
Florida:	$218,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $302,758; Detached houses: $363,757; Townhouses or other attached units: $188,477; In 2-unit structures: $127,461; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $180,790; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $140,026; Mobile homes: $44,541; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $14,598

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Palm Harbor: 97.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
 
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For the above information and photos, click this link:

http://www.city-data.com/city/Palm-Harbor-Florida.html

Total Tax Burden--Data for Calculation

http://www.retirementliving.com/RLstate1.html#FLORIDA

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