However, we spend less money to heat our homes in the Winter months
I am so grateful that I live in a coastal town. Cocoa Beach is located on the east coast of Florida, and it attracts thousands of visitors every year. They come to enjoy the great weather as well as our incredible beaches that are world-famous for surfing. Of course, living in a tropical city also comes with its disadvantages. We are more prone to getting struck by tropical storms and hurricanes during hurricane season. And while the residents of Cocoa are used to hurricanes, whenever they come around, they always cause a frenzy. Water, milk, and bread are usually hard to find, and many people pile up on sandbags if they live in an area that could be flooded. Besides the storms, there really aren’t many more disadvantages to living in this area. Some might consider the high temperatures in Cocoa to be a disadvantage because we have to spend extra money to keep our homes comfortable during the Summer months. This is in fact correct, we do spend a lot of money on our energy bill in the warmer months because we use our air conditioners more than the other states in the country. However, we spend less money to heat our homes in the Winter months. And based on studies that have been conducted, it takes more energy to heat a home than to keep it cool, so even though we are spending more money on air conditioning in the Summer, our energy bills are significantly lower during the Winter. Personally, I barely use my HVAC during the colder months because it barely gets cold enough to justify turning on the heat. All in all, living in Cocoa has more advantages than disadvantages.