There are a lot of snow birders in South Texas, and the lot fees are less than a lot of places. Some places are more humid that others. Further South (like McAllen, etc., is a drier climate). Since you are "social" (as I am too), Bay City, TX has a great quilt guild along with various "bees" you can get in, plus retreats, etc. so you might want to look at that. It is a town of about 20k people. Houston is 80 miles one direction and Corpus Christi 130 miles the other way. Bay City is about 18-20 miles from the Gulf of Mexico where there's a great beach, fishing, etc. You can get wonderful seafood and Mexican Food in that area. Plus, no state taxes...