There are lots of places that are out of rat race and not so congested, so stay away from Ocala and Gainesville and N of Tampa Bay. We can take expressway and be in Tampa in an hour and don't miss all the madness of their traffic by not living there. Talked the friend in Wildwood and she says they many restrictions, cars must be in a garage, and if you have a single car garage, you can only have one car among many other things. Ocala has any store you would want and we can get the 40 miles in an hour or less, same with 25-35 miles S on US 19 in Spring Hills and points south. Lots of good Dr.'s here too.
We have several places here, that are close to many things and deed restricted, with nice houses and not as costly as the villages. One is Sugar Mill Woods and here it is warmer in winter and cooler in summer as we are only 3-6 miles from Gulf of Mexico..
Best thing would be come down and rent for a few months and then take your time looking for what you want in price range you want and see the location first hand.