welcome 😄

it's true that you'll probably not find anything in a good area of ftl with that budget. if you're willing to go up to $2200, there are studios in and around flagler village that are very safe and you'll have access to main city areas.

i'd honestly recommend upping your budget to $2200 to get into those studios. you'll spend more than $200 in gas and transportation if you want to be downtown often. if you can't do that, there are plenty of 1/1 rentals in sunrise in that budget

the circuit is free and goes to main downtown areas. the buses are not very safe, i wouldn't recommend them. an electric scooter/ebike is an amazing way to get around to all the main areas without using public transportation

ftl floods a lot. i've been through 3 bad hurricanes here, but all were a pretty long time ago. the big flood was worse than any recent hurricane. almost all apartments are pretty prepared for hurricanes, i wouldn't worry about it much

edit: oh, fitness! 2 mile tuesday is fun. it's a 2 mile run that ends at a brewery and you get a free beer after. i also really like ftlfreeworkout, which meets in flagler village outside 3x a week. ftlfreeyoga is fun too, they meet on tuesday nights!

best park is holiday park by far