With over 2,900 sunlight hours a year and one of the best beaches in the United States, Clearwater, FL is pretty close to paradise. Throw in an unemployment rate 2 percentage points below the US average and low taxes, and no wonder the population has grown almost 10% since the last census.
If you’re looking to join the 108,000 people making up this great Gulfside community, you’ll be competing in a hot property market. The average monthly rent is almost $1,000 and the median house price is over $367K. And with the average house on the market for only 8 days, it may take you a while to find your beachside digs.
If those housing stats have you worried about where you’ll keep your stuff, you’ll be happy to know that there are plenty of options for affordable self-storage in the Tampa Bay area in general and in Clearwater proper. Whether you need a short-term solution while buying a home or have some hefty paper records you need to store long-term, you’ll find places from Tarpon Springs in the north to the airport in the south. Don’t let storage issues hold you back from your new home on the beach!