FLA vs AZ

Don't discount those other options in between, we have some excellent food here in south Louisiana and parts of the coastal region can have near Florida like semi-tropical weather throughout the winter with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing, but with a much more reasonable cost of living than much of Florida. (warm enough that in some micro-climates tropical plants like citrus, bananas, sugarcane, and even some more sensitive plants that can't tolerate much if any freezing weather can survive). If I were to pick an ideal part of the state for snowbirds it would likely be the north side of Vermillion Bay,in the Abbeville to New Iberia area.