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Orlando is more beautiful and has more to do, but it has some issues.
Mega sprawl
Heinous traffic near interesting stuff
Floridiots (yokel types)
No variation in weather! Hope you like summer
More violent crime
Some cons for Sacramento
Too much cold rain during winter/spring
Not very pretty outside a few spots
Not enough summer wind in most years
Occasional bone dry wind events from the north(firestarter and allergy wind)
Dry heat is a bonus, ignore that complaint.
Summer in Sacramento is one of the better things about it.
Bad air is easy to avoid.in Sacramento
Limit your time outside when your weather app says the air is unhealthy. That's it. Ignore that complaint, too
Two up and coming metros. You can't go wrong with either.
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I lived in Orlando for about a year and loved it. Soooo much more to do there than in Sacramento. More affordable. Close to Atlantic AND Gulf beaches. More lush/green/flora. Once you get north of the Florida Turnpike, you're removed from the tourist areas and Orlando looks and feels like other nice, growing Sunbelt cities with its pretty neighborhoods, lakes, and parks. As another poster said, too many people judge Orlando on perception and haven't really seen the whole area. I've been to Sacramento a few times. I don't dislike the area, I just think Orlando offers a lot more. overall
Orlando is a tourist town. Which means low wages, in already low wage Florida.
Sac is a government town, in expensive California.
The two are not comparable.
Only a very small section of the Orlando Metro can be considered "tourist town." The vast majority of it is a standard sunbelt city. Orlando's wages are on the "higher" side of the state.
Only a very small section of the Orlando Metro can be considered "tourist town." The vast majority of it is a standard sunbelt city. Orlando's wages are on the "higher" side of the state.
Your post is incredibly misinformed.
I lived in Orlando for a year and agree wholeheartedly. The national misconception is just astounding to me.
I lived in Orlando for a year and agree wholeheartedly. The national misconception is just astounding to me.
It's a lot worse on this site than IRL for some reason. Anytime I'm somewhere else in the US or world, most people have a pretty good perception of Orlando, even if they aren't familiar with much more than just the parks.
I gave up for many years in trying to defend/educate about Orlando..."you're right," I would say, "hotels, whales, a globe, and a mouse...bout sums it up (add in a couple swamps for good measure)".
I lived in Orlando for a year and agree wholeheartedly. The national misconception is just astounding to me.
You guys are talking about misconceptions about Orlando but your post was loaded with misconceptions about Sacramento...
I have a former coworker who was a good friend, who relocated from Sac to Orlando (via Alabama), and she doesn't agree at all that there is "soooooo much more to do in Orlando"...
You guys are talking about misconceptions about Orlando but your post was loaded with misconceptions about Sacramento...
I have a former coworker who was a good friend, who relocated from Sac to Orlando (via Alabama), and she doesn't agree at all that there is "soooooo much more to do in Orlando"...
Doesn't matter if she agrees or not, incorrect is still incorrect. That said I don't think misconceptions help this conversation.
Only a very small section of the Orlando Metro can be considered "tourist town." The vast majority of it is a standard sunbelt city. Orlando's wages are on the "higher" side of the state.
Your post is incredibly misinformed.
No, you just do not understand what people mean when they say "tourist town".
A town like Orlando, where Leisure and Hospitality are the largest industries, is a "tourist town". That is why Walt Disney and Universal Studios are among the largest employers.
Like most of Florida, Orlando's median family income is lower than the national average.
Not that hard to comprehend.
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