The Worst Parts of Living in Sebastian, Florida

All the details on some of the negative aspects of living in Sebastian

Is living in Sebastian the right move for you? In this post I'll discuss the 5 reasons that you may not want to move here. My name is Spencer Bailey I’m a local realtor and I live right here in Sebastian Florida. If you are curious at all about the lifestyle here on the treasure coast, or just want a little more information, please feel free to reach out to me anytime with questions you may have. I would love to help you out, and possibly find the perfect home for you here on the beautiful treasure coast of Florida. My partner and I currently have 7 properties under contract so we are very well versed with helping buyers find their dream home. So again, any questions you have make sure to reach out to me as soon as possible. Now with that out of the way lets get into the topic of todays video and that is 5 reasons why Sebastian Florida may not be the right fit for you. 
 

Lack of shopping 

The first reason you may not want to move to Sebastian is the lack of shopping. Sebastian is a very small town so it doesn't have all of the big name stores that you may be accustomed to in big cities. if you just love to shop until you drop all and spend all day shopping Sebastian really doesn't offer anything of that sort. Sebastian is more of a small mom and pop boutique style town that offers limited shopping. There is the Indian River mall however it seems like that is almost out of business and it's a ghost town in there so that's not the best choice.  you can always travel to to the north and shop in the Melbourne area or travel to the South and shop in the port Saint Lucie Fort Pierce area but As for Sebastian it's very limited.  

Stores that Sebastian does have include Walmart Publix winn-dixie Home Depot and Dollar General so that's at least a good selection but if you're looking for clothes shopping or really any other type of shopping it's gonna be limited to small mom and pop stores the biggest store for clothing would probably be bealls outlet and that’s really it. so if you just love to shop and you need all those big name stores in very close proximity to you Sebastian is probably not for you. 

No nightlife 

OK let's get into the second con about living in Sebastian and that is it's very limited nightlife, and when I say very limited I mean very limited. most people living in Sebastian if they're looking for a night out on the town  they end up visiting Vero beach for the night because the selection is very limited in Sebastian. The tiki bar, captain hirams, and Earl's hideaway are probably the three biggest bars and restaurants that you can drink at. tiki bar and captain hirams offer a Margaritaville typesetting while Earls hideaway opts for more of a dive bar setting. there really isn't a place to go in Sebastian if you're looking for a club with hip hop music and dancing, so if you're looking for that you'll have to travel south to vero. they also closed down fairly early, around 1 ish so if youre a night owl and just wanna spend all night having fun with your friends drinking around the town Sebastian is definitely not the right town for you and you should probably head South for the night to Vero beach. so that is my second con,  Sebastian really just doesn't have a whole lot of nightlife and if that is a big thing that you're looking forward to reach out to me and I can help find you a few better places that might fit your lifestyle a bit better. 

Lack of jobs 

So heading right into the third con of living in Sebastian FL and that is its lack of jobs. Sebastian is a very small town it doesn't have those big companies to employ hundreds of people, so jobs are definitely limited. I would say hospitals and schools are some of the bigger employers here, with some other jobs being available like servers, bank tellers, and cashier jobs. A lot of the mom and pop shops do hire people  as well however the pay is kind of limited for jobs like that and there's not a big opportunity to work your way up the corporate ladder in a town like Sebastian and a lot of the jobs are also lower paying just because of the nature of the jobs. You don't have a whole lot of tech jobs here or other jobs that you might see with big companies in places like Orlando or Miami. So if you need a high paying job in your field when you move to Sebastian I would definitely look beforehand to make sure you get everything lined up before you move here'cause there's just not a crazy amount of job opportunity especially high paying  job opportunities in Sebastian so that is definitely a big con for me. Luckily I'm a real estate agent and there's plenty of work for me because people love moving here so I'm definitely blessed to be in the position I am but like I said if you need that high paying job before you move here, definitely research it before you move. 

Summers are scorching hot and humid  

moving into the 4th con of living in Sebastian florida. and that is that the summers are scorching hot and also very humid. most of Florida can say that the summers are very hot and humid so this con is definitely not just for Sebastian but more for living in Florida as a whole. you definitely get used to the heat I myself was born Minnesota so I'm very used to the cold and I definitely can tell you I would rather deal with the heat than the snow. I absolutely hated the snow I hated shoveling snow I hated the ice I hated the slow driving, and you definitely don't get any of that down here in Sebastian. however on the flip side summers are definitely hotter and more humid down here than they are in the rest of the United states so be prepared for that when you move. I got acclimated fairly quickly to the heat and now it doesn't bother me as much but it will still get to 90 degrees with the real feel being in the hundreds because of the humanity and sometimes it's easier to just stay indoors in the AC during the afternoon heat wave. you will see a lot of people down here during the summer get a lot of the work done either in the early morning or late afternoon when the sun isn't directly above them just so they can stay out of the sun and out of the heat. it's definitely something you have to get used to but like I said I would definitely rather have the heat then the cold. I definitely wanna know what you all think down in the comments below would you rather put up with that chilling cold, the snow, the ice. or would you rather put up with hot humid sticky weather that the Florida summers can have let me know down in the comments. but yeah that is definitely one con about living in Florida in general and that is that it just gets wicked hot some days. 

Average age is 57 years old hard to make friends 

OK so the last con I have for you  can actually be a pro depending on who you talk to, and that is that the average age is around 57 years old. if that is in your age range then it's probably perfect for you to come down and make a bunch of friends that have similar interests and are in a similar age range as you however, if you're younger looking to move to a town and make a bunch of friends and have a bunch of people your age to hang out with all the time Sebastian just doesn't really offer that. not saying you can't make a bunch of friends here but the majority of people here are going to be older than you. Sebastian is definitely more of a relaxed town with middle to upper aged residents that just want to either retire or live peacefully down here next to the water. there's just not a whole lot of nightlife or other activities to accommodate younger crowds to make them stay here. Sebastian and Vero Beach do have school systems so there definitely kids here but generally when they reach 18 they are off to another town to either go to college or start a life there because staying in Sebastian just doesn't have a whole lot to offer for younger people if that is what they're looking for. like I said with the average age being around 57 that isn't necessarily a con for everyone and I would say for most people that's actually a pro because it gives a nice relaxed environment for retirees snowbirds to come down and visit enjoy themselves  have fun, and interact with their peers down here. So it's all how you look at it. 

Anyway, everyone those are my top five cons for living in Sebastian FL to recap it has a lack of shopping, not a whole lot of nightlife, a lack of jobs, the summers are extremely hot some years, and the average age is around 57. I don't want you to get the wrong impression of Sebastian it is truly a great town and a lot of people are moving here because of that and in this video all link up in the top right hand corner I go over the top five pros of living in Sebastian and why you might want to move here I would highly consider checking that out. Like I said in the beginning of the video I'm a real estate agent here so if you are considering moving to Florida definitely reach out and I can give you some helpful tips and tricks for when you do make that move. 

Thanks for reading. 

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