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Ocala Real Estate - Living In Style

The city of Ocala is located 90 minutesseen around town.
north of Tampa and Orlando in Florida.Horse Fever, a public art project that
The city is considered as the heart ofdisplayed 51 artist-inspired full-size
Florida's horse country.horses around town until their auction,
With its rolling terrain, cool climateraised over $800,000 for animal-related
and quaint estates and ranches, it ischarities. There are about 1,000 farms,
the perfect backdrop to the wide expanseof which 600 are estimated to be
of beautiful horse farms that make oneThoroughbred farms, and are located
feel as if they're in the bluegrasswithin a 50-mile radius. The farms
country of Kentucky. Ocala has a uniqueattract thousands of visitors annually.
climate that is not often felt in otherThe City's More Than Just Horses
Florida locations. Ocala is probably 10Aside from the wonderful farms, breezy
degrees colder in the wintertime thanconditions and rolling terrain, the city
Orlando, although there is not muchoffers a healthy offering of cultural
difference in the heat index, since it'sand sporting attractions, aside from its
very much the same all over Florida.world-famous horses and Thoroughbred
The only difference is that the cityfarms. Combine this comfortable and
does not get the ocean breeze otherexciting lifestyle with good public and
coastal cities have, because Ocala isprivate schools, a 120-acre community
located in the center of the state. It'scollege campus, over 185 churches and
usually in the 90's during the summertemples throughout the county, excellent
months, and February is the coldesthospital and medical facilities, and one
month in the city. The city's populationof the most appealing tax structures in
is close to 294,000 and is very much athe nation.
diverse mix.The real estate picture is thriving here
It's Considered As The Racehorse Capitaltoo, and there are a lot of housing
Of The Worldoptions to choose from, whether one's
Ocala is the county seat for Marianlooking for single-family homes, large
County, which was named in honor ofestates, or a villa complete with
Francis Marian. Ocala goes back to thestables for horses. You could even buy a
early 1900's when the city burned to thewhole acre, and start a vegetable farm.
ground and was rebuilt in bricks. TheThe options are aplenty, and prices are
city has made its distinguished mark instill competitive, as based on the
the history of the horse racingcurrent property prices statewide.
industry.Ocala, and the whole of Marion County as
At present, an estimated 3,500 to 5,000well, is blessed with a diverse and
race horses are born there each year,vibrant economy. Its manufacturing base
which is around 10 percent of theis strengthened with the growth of the
nation's total output, enough for Ocalacommercial and service sectors. The
to bill itself as the Horse Capital ofgrowing population and excellent
the World. The whole town revolvestraining programs supply a steady
around the horse industry, which isworkforce for employers.
clearly seen even in the tourist sights



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