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Many people in FL DON'T live in cities. They live in sprawling developments just far enough from the cities so they can motor in occasionally and eat at a decent restaurant, catch a pro sports game or maybe theater. If you travel I-95/US1 on the east coast, or I-75/US 41 on the gulf coast , it is almost one unbroken sprawl of developments, strip malls, gated communities, C-stores, Burger Kings, malls, etc, in places you've never heard of.
FL has always been a magnet for retirees (tho it is not as much these days as it was in earlier decades). Few FL-bound retirees want to live in cities, they want to live in places like Sun City Center and The Villages. While some childless younger people value city life and move to Miami or Tampa Bay area, I'm guessing the majority of people who voted FL are thinking about retirement places.
Actually the big cities in FL like Jacksonville Orlando Tampa and Miami have a generally young population, even compared to other US cities. Most retries reside far from the big cities, far enough were they aren't really connected to the big city metros. Those big cities attract a lot of young professional families in the immediate suburbs and young singles in the downtown areas. Idk why people are so shocked to see Orlando on this list, its not like it was number one.. the city has more to offer than most people think Orlando in late November - All Around Town - SkyscraperCity
Actually the big cities in FL like Jacksonville Orlando Tampa and Miami have a generally young population, even compared to other US cities. Most retries reside far from the big cities, far enough were they aren't really connected to the big city metros. Those big cities attract a lot of young professional families in the immediate suburbs and young singles in the downtown areas. Idk why people are so shocked to see Orlando on this list, its not like it was number one.. the city has more to offer than most people think Orlando in late November - All Around Town - SkyscraperCity
Exactly, I could understand if they were mad it was in the top10, but #14? You would think the people that hated Orlando would AT LEAST be satisfied with it being #14. I guess hatred REALLY runs deep.lol
I wasn't knocking Atlanta b/c of the drought. I actually had the displeasure of living through the drought for my junior and senior years at Clemson...I was just joking about the fact that there's no beach.
Wait...you just talked about being able to take a short flight to New York City as a benefit of Atlanta, then asked if you could take a tour of a major movie studio?! C'mon man, think about it! There's a little city North of San Diego which produces some movies (It's probably just a minor oversight by you).
Also, isn't San Diego one of the porn-filming capitals of the country with Miami and LA? They must have some sort of movie studios there haha.
@ Deacon, I know Atlanta is a lot more than Coca Cola and CNN. Just having some fun with the thread.
No.Atlanta has studio headquarters here.Not NYC.I said you can TRAVEL to NYC meaning more places cheaper and with ease.
Yes you are right. Still, being in the top 15 out of 50 is pretty darn good. But when you think for a moment, it is actually odd you made the above comment in the first place.
Because.......on the city column both New York City and Boston, and on the state side, New York and Massachusetts are AHEAD of your own Atlanta and Georgia. See what I mean?
I know and I said why.the reasons are not the same for every city.I said before that perception of what people think a place might be like before they move there versus actually moving there and finding out if its good or bad is another thing.
I guess I'd rather spend an afternoon reading my book at Piedmont Park, instead of a sandy beach. We all know Piedmont Park is second to NYC's Central Park, right?
If you knew anything about the laws of economics, you'd know that a place like Atlanta "just ain't worth it". Be glad you live in such a cheap, low demand, "no premium" place. Otherwise, it would be in the company of expensive and "worth it" places like NYC, DC, Boston, San Francisco, SAN DIEGO and Los Angeles.
You sound desperate now and I'm not even going to reply to this ridiculous statement.
Well thats your opinion.Many people like to do the same thing.Actually before you are so quick to TRY and talk down to my intelligence you would know what "purchasing parity" is.In San Diego the per capita income was around $59,000 and in Atlanta it was around $43,000.But the purchasing parity amount is EXACTLY the SAME at $44,000.
I also know that LA, is loosing as many people as it gains almost,(no not literally)the same with,San Fran, NYC.Did you know that Atlanta is the Number ONE Destination for people moving out of NYC?
What was ridiculous about it because its true?You think everyone wants to live on the beach with a $8000 a month mortgage?San Diego is far from 80 percent of the U.S.population.
Its YOU who sounds desperate.Mull over this before your other foot fall out of your mouth.
S.F. losing population fastest of U.S. cities / Census shows drop of 1.5% to 764,049 (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/07/10/CITIES.TMP - broken link)
Ken Rodriguez: San Antonio vs. San Diego: The big difference is real estate (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/MYSA062306_krod_EN_b286199b_html15154.html - broken link)
Well thats your opinion.Many people like to do the same thing.Actually before you are so quick to TRY and talk down to my intelligence you would know what "purchasing parity" is.In San Diego the per capita income was around $59,000 and in Atlanta it was around $43,000.But the purchasing parity amount is EXACTLY the SAME at $44,000.
I also know that LA, is loosing as many people as it gains almost,(no not literally)the same with,San Fran, NYC.Did you know that Atlanta is the Number ONE Destination for people moving out of NYC?
What was ridiculous about it because its true?You think everyone wants to live on the beach with a $8000 a month mortgage?San Diego is far from 80 percent of the U.S.population.
Its YOU who sounds desperate.Mull over this before your other foot fall out of your mouth.
S.F. losing population fastest of U.S. cities / Census shows drop of 1.5% to 764,049 (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/07/10/CITIES.TMP - broken link)
Ken Rodriguez: San Antonio vs. San Diego: The big difference is real estate (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/MYSA062306_krod_EN_b286199b_html15154.html - broken link)
It must be hard to be an Angeleno sometimes when polls like this have people salivating all over your siblings (San Francisco and San Diego), and more or less dismissing LA.
Not at all. We know we have something special with LA. Its the second largest city in the US and 13th largest MSA in the world. Most of the time we dont care what the media or all these lists have to say about us.
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