I came back to Florida 40 years ago from California, my cost of living was cut in half, but today that's not true.
So, good luck on your quest, the Ocala area is beautiful, but everyone in the United State's is trying to move there too.
The condominiums laws will change in 2025, so if that's something you were thinking about, please check those out too.
The match in St. Augustine moved to Jacksonville, but it's off of US 301, so the range is easy to get too, but still about 75 miles from Ocala.