Best place to live in Florida?

[Rorschach]

What city do you live in?

What do you like about it?
Hate about it?

Any areas you should avoid?

Affordable to live?

Is there any work?

Thanks

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[sho220]

What city do you live in? Lived in Orlando (Altamonte Springs/Forest City/Pine Hills area and Sarasota)

What do you like about it? Nice mild winters, bass fishing that can't be beat, the beach is close and lots of night life...

Hate about it? It's hotter than a hundred hells during summer...

Any areas you should avoid? Lots of them...

Affordable to live? Florida is pretty cheap as far as cost of living goes...

Is there any work? Not sure about this one...I'm sure there's always a need for people in the service industry...restaurants/hotels/theme parks, etc...

Thanks

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I'm not a current resident so take my answers with a grain of salt...

[NYHC4LIFE8899]

I may want to go to Fla as well..I hate NY

[The Serpent Merchant]

I currently live in Orlando, but I grew up in the Tampa Bay area (Clearwater/Tarpon Springs/East Lake)

Overall I really like Florida, but there are a lot of places in Florida that I wouldn't want to live in.

North Pinellas county is really nice. Parts of Orlando are also great, though traffic sucks.

Major employers in Florida are:

Defense & Aerospace
Service
Tourism
Healthcare

[Rorschach]

I may want to go to Fla as well..I hate NY

Seriously the northeast sucks! I was thinking the space coast area to be near the beach. I remember one poster here told me about Melbourne, but i think it had a high crime rate.



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[NYHC4LIFE8899]

Seriously the northeast sucks! I was thinking the space coast area to be near the beach. I remember one poster here told me about Melbourne, but i think it had a high crime rate.



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I think everywhere out of NY is better than NY,well besides NJ,lol....I'd like to go to Texas,I hear good things and know a few ppl who are there and love it..Fla is my other option. I have an old time friend who lives in WestPalm Beach she lives like 2 blocks from my grandma. So I can kill two birds with one stone,visit my grandma and then her and maybe see what it's like get a few news papers and stuff and just see what's up out there. Prices on apts etc

[Shann]

What city do you live in?

Orlando, but not anymore, I HATED it. I moved back to NM first chance I could.

What do you like about it?

Lots to do, near beaches, mild winters…. Lots of herps! That part was great! Found snakes, frogs, lizards (had a house gecko that kept getting into the house!) and alligators…. That part was my favorite.

Hate about it?

Ooh let's see…..
The summer SUCKS! I was MISERABLE. But I'm New Mexican, so it was about as extremely opposite as it could be. I personally hated the winters too. I like seasons. I guess that's fine for some people, but I can't stand warm weather year round. The drivers are horrible, it's all Disney tourists, older folks, and angry locals. You had to drive forever to get anywhere. It took me at least half an hour to get to work every day and it wasn't very long between point A and point B, but the roads are stupid and winding and not on a good system at all. And there is rush hour traffic like five times a day. Even late at night. It smells like a swamp because it is one. The food was atrocious compared to any other city I've lived in. They don't sell tortillas and green chile in every grocery store (oh wait, that probably only affects me, lol!). It's way overcrowded all the time. There's a ton of pollution, you can't see the stars, and you can barely escape the noise of constant traffic. It rains every single day in the summer just enough to make everything even hotter and stickier and ruin your clothes and hair. It's just a dirty city, and I never ever want to live there again, for anything. But again, I am from New Mexico. Wide open, very clean, and has great weather and delicious food, so I'm probably an extreme case.

Any areas you should avoid?

All of Orlando?

Affordable to live?

It's way more expensive than where I live now.

Is there any work?

Well, I was down there for an internship with Disney (which I loved, which is why I stayed as long as I did), so I can't say about normal people work

I'll wrap it up to say it's a nice place to visit (especially in spring and fall) but I would never ever live there again. You couldn't pay me a million dollars to.

[Rorschach]

Orlando, but not anymore, I HATED it. I moved back to NM first chance I could.


Lots to do, near beaches, mild winters…. Lots of herps! That part was great! Found snakes, frogs, lizards (had a house gecko that kept getting into the house!) and alligators…. That part was my favorite.


Ooh let's see…..
The summer SUCKS! I was MISERABLE. But I'm New Mexican, so it was about as extremely opposite as it could be. I personally hated the winters too. I like seasons. I guess that's fine for some people, but I can't stand warm weather year round. The drivers are horrible, it's all Disney tourists, older folks, and angry locals. You had to drive forever to get anywhere. It took me at least half an hour to get to work every day and it wasn't very long between point A and point B, but the roads are stupid and winding and not on a good system at all. And there is rush hour traffic like five times a day. Even late at night. It smells like a swamp because it is one. The food was atrocious compared to any other city I've lived in. They don't sell tortillas and green chile in every grocery store (oh wait, that probably only affects me, lol!). It's way overcrowded all the time. There's a ton of pollution, you can't see the stars, and you can barely escape the noise of constant traffic. It rains every single day in the summer just enough to make everything even hotter and stickier and ruin your clothes and hair. It's just a dirty city, and I never ever want to live there again, for anything. But again, I am from New Mexico. Wide open, very clean, and has great weather and delicious food, so I'm probably an extreme case.


All of Orlando?


It's way more expensive than where I live now.


Well, I was down there for an internship with Disney (which I loved, which is why I stayed as long as I did), so I can't say about normal people work

I'll wrap it up to say it's a nice place to visit (especially in spring and fall) but I would never ever live there again. You couldn't pay me a million dollars to.

Can you answer the same questions about New Mexico?

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[sho220]

There was a comedian (I don't remember who) that once described Florida as a big open-air prison...that about sums it up...

[Shann]

Can you answer the same questions about New Mexico?

Haha, sure.

What city do you live in?

Albuquerque. Practically the only place big enough to actually be classified as a city, lol (this isn't totally true, but the other "cities" are very small/isolated).

What do you like about it?

Almost everything. It has mostly everything a large city would have (Great entertainment venues, great airport, decent public transportation, etc.). There isn't any extreme weather/disasters. The mountains are right on top of the city, so you can go hiking, biking, skiing, etc and only drive for a few minutes. There's also a lot of neat caving and rock climbing in the area. The air is ridiculously clean, and it's pretty quiet, and doesn't have too much light pollution. There are lots of pretty sweet herps to be found (but they are hard to spot). The food is amazing. Bad restaurants don't survive here. Plus there is a huge push to keep food local, fresh, and organic, so there are lots of great markets around. I love the weather. It gets very hot in the summer (100 degrees) and very cold in the winter (single digits) which can be a little tough, but 80* in florida feels worse to me than 100* in NM, and it usually doesn't get quite that hot. We get great rain storms in the summer, but they don't last long, and they cool it down nicely. In the winter we may get one or two really snowy days a year in the city (it's usually just a few inches, but we can't really deal with it until it melts so the city basically shuts down), so it's enough to have some fun, but not get in the way of everyday life. It's a bike and pedestrian friendly city. It claims to be one of the best cities for animals in the US (by this I'm pretty sure they mean dogs). There are lots of restaurants that let you have dogs on the patio, and bring them water and treats, lots of dog parks, and dog bakeries. It's super laid back, and the people are pretty friendly.

Hate about it?

It can feel small and isolated as well, so it mostly depends on how big of a "big city person" you are. It's ridiculously dry. This is what gets most people. 20% humidity feels very humid to us. Biggest problem of all is that there is a high crime rate in all of New Mexico. And for me, there aren't a lot of good pet reptile resources. I have to order a lot online.

Any areas you should avoid?

Sort of? There are places you wouldn't really want to hang out at night, but it's really just about learning the right neighborhoods.

Affordable to live?

I think so. Not the cheapest place, but cheaper to live in than any of the other places I've been.

Is there any work?

This is tricky. With some industries there are a lot of job opportunities. But unemployment is huge in this state, and for me (I don't have my degree yet, I'm still senior in college) it's always hard to get a job that I won't hate.

Long story short, I've lived here basically my whole life. Moved away for a while, traveled around the country (and out of the country!) and all I can think when I'm in other places is how much better I like it here. NM is an interesting place. Most people absolutely love it or absolutely hate it.