Working in Margate...Where to live (Miami, Tampa: vacation, crime, art)

[Matty K]

IM thinking about working in Margate for the navy as a recruiter. Any good/low crime/nice/clean areas to live around that area?
Keep in mind IM from Virginia beach and never been to FL besides vacation..

Thanks!

[JSnFla]

hey man, margate is ghetto suburb of ft lauderdale....i mean its not deadly bad but its just not nice....i live just across margate border in coconut creek on w. atlantic blvd in a complex called vista verde...its, gated, clean and quiet...its at least $1000/month for 1 bdrm....nice place....or u could get a place in ft lauderdale and have fun downtown and at the beach, lot of young people, transients, etc....commute to margate bout 30-40 minutes

[Matty K]

Originally Posted by JSnFla

hey man, margate is ghetto suburb of ft lauderdale....i mean its not deadly bad but its just not nice....i live just across margate border in coconut creek on w. atlantic blvd in a complex called vista verde...its, gated, clean and quiet...its at least $1000/month for 1 bdrm....nice place....or u could get a place in ft lauderdale and have fun downtown and at the beach, lot of young people, transients, etc....commute to margate bout 30-40 minutes

Yeah IM just going to be working out of an office there..just from what I heard about it..I wont be living there..I don't mind paying $1,000 a month..
I'll check out Vista Verde..IM going to be taking time off of work next month to go visit down there and find a place to live and get to know the area...Thanks for your help..

[Matty K]

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North west tampa would be the area I would work...How far of a drive is it from the gulf to the atlantic? Say Tampa to Ft Lauderdale

[urbandeco]

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Anyway, Margate used to be nice many years ago but I would not recommend that area to live. (besides spanish speakers, there are still many retirees out in the western Broward County area)Personally, if you are to move to So. Fl, I would move somewhere along the coast. Ft Lauderdale Beach area is cool. Northern Broward near Deerfield Beach, and southern Palm Beach county (Boca Raton/Delray Beach area) Boca/Delray is nice, safe, clean and beautiful. Boca can be a bit expensive but its worth it. Yes, there are a lot of Northerners in these parts!

Boca/Delray to Margate area would be about 20 mins. Same for Ft Laud beach area to Margate area.

[JDMR09]

Buddy Miamis image is anything but damaged its most probaly hurt for being expensive but most people like diversity and the latin charm but you guys take it as rudeness and agression!
I know plenty of people that wish they lived in Miami up north, even in texas i know some people that are moving to broward.

[Matty K]

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Anyway, Margate used to be nice many years ago but I would not recommend that area to live. (besides spanish speakers, there are still many retirees out in the western Broward County area)Personally, if you are to move to So. Fl, I would move somewhere along the coast. Ft Lauderdale Beach area is cool. Northern Broward near Deerfield Beach, and southern Palm Beach county (Boca Raton/Delray Beach area) Boca/Delray is nice, safe, clean and beautiful. Boca can be a bit expensive but its worth it. Yes, there are a lot of Northerners in these parts!

Boca/Delray to Margate area would be about 20 mins. Same for Ft Laud beach area to Margate area.

I wasn't planning on living in Margate..just work there and live outside of the area.. I don't mind a 20-40 min drive to work if its someplace really nice..but thank you for your advice and I'll be sure to check on those areas when I look for a place to live..