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Old 09-25-2010, 08:09 PM
 
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i decided on jax over tampa because i don't like Tolls(i went thru that for 28 yrs in nyc) and too many tea party members(no offense).

so i'm very excited to get out of brevard county(satellite beach) which is absolutely dismal.

jax is almost like the best of all the places i've lived-nyc, san diego, and tacoma/seattle...

downtown jax, and riverside are my favorite places.
i'm not into the cookie-cutter-suburban-strip-mall neighborhoods-been there, done that. (although lolita's pupusas will be one of the few times i go to those areas)

i hope that jax natives realize how much potential the city has. it can easily be the less expensive, east coast version of san diego.

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Old 09-25-2010, 09:00 PM
 
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i decided on jax over tampa because i don't like Tolls(i went thru that for 28 yrs in nyc) and too many tea party members(no offense).

so i'm very excited to get out of brevard county(satellite beach) which is absolutely dismal.

jax is almost like the best of all the places i've lived-nyc, san diego, and tacoma/seattle...

downtown jax, and riverside are my favorite places.
i'm not into the cookie-cutter-suburban-strip-mall neighborhoods-been there, done that. (although lolita's pupusas will be one of the few times i go to those areas)

i hope that jax natives realize how much potential the city has. it can easily be the less expensive, east coast version of san diego.

Well, is the seminal area for Lynyrd Skynyrd (and Leonard Skinner - may the old Freebird Rest in Peace), Blackfoot, and some of Allman Brothers. Freebird Cafe is there, and nice underrated beach area.
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Old 09-26-2010, 12:14 AM
 
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Welcome to Duval County!! ... I think if you are enjoyn that great scene, you would also have a good time at the beach. Been to Freebirds a few times, really nice..walkn the strip is great for "people watchin" . Luv the scene!
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Old 09-26-2010, 08:12 AM
 
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Did you move to JAX yet?

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jax is almost like the best of all the places i've lived-nyc, san diego, and tacoma/seattle...
I lived in San Diego for 18 years. Moved here about a year and a half ago. To me, the best part of San Diego was the weather (avg high in the summer is 76 degrees and only 11" of rain/year), the nearby mountains (skiing/snowboarding), the vibrant nightlife of downtown and Pacific Beach and the overall beach scene in general. All of that is way better than here.

What, in your opinion, is the best part of San Diego that you get here in JAX? Not trying to slam JAX. There are good things about the area and there's a lot of potential. I'm just sayin'.

We moved here because real estate is cheaper (we wanted a house, not happening in CA) and to be closer to family. I'm not gonna lie. We really miss a lot about San Diego. It's a really nice place.

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Old 09-26-2010, 11:41 AM
 
Location: Amelia Island/Rhode Island
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Did you move to JAX yet?

I lived in San Diego for 18 years. Moved here about a year and a half ago. To me, the best part of San Diego was the weather (avg high in the summer is 76 degrees and only 11" of rain/year), the nearby mountains (skiing/snowboarding), the vibrant nightlife of downtown and Pacific Beach and the overall beach scene in general. All of that is way better than here.

What, in your opinion, is the best part of San Diego that you get here in JAX? Not trying to slam JAX. There are good things about the area and there's a lot of potential. I'm just sayin'.

We moved here because real estate is cheaper (we wanted a house, not happening in CA) and to be closer to family. I'm not gonna lie. We really miss a lot about San Diego. It's a really nice place.
Your not alone in your opinion, as much as we have made this our home I could never put JAX anywhere near the level of quality of life as found in San Diego. We agonized over a job offer this spring in San Diego, we declined, bottom line the housing would have crushed us. Maybe someday Jacksonville will have the quality of life that San Diego has. Unless you have lived there, it is truely impossible to compare the two.
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Old 09-26-2010, 03:25 PM
 
Location: JAX
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it can easily be the less expensive, east coast version of san diego.
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Maybe someday Jacksonville will have the quality of life that San Diego has.
Well, JAX will always be 15 degrees hotter in the summer with higher humidity and it'll always rain 35" more/year here and you don't have the mountains or the desert, but sure,.... it's possible.
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Old 09-26-2010, 03:58 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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let's try and focus on the positives, here. jax has probably wayyy more trailer parks than san diego! take THAT, so-called "paradise san diego"!
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Old 09-26-2010, 05:59 PM
 
Location: JAX
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Not to mention, I believe, JAX actually leads the nation in plastic windows!

Seriously though, here are my top ten positives regarding Jacksonville:

1. Real estate is pretty cheap.
2. The weather is pretty mild compared to most places.
3. We have beaches.
4. We have the St. John's River.
5 We have the Jacksonville Port.
6. We have beautiful historic neighborhoods.
7. We have a decent skyline.
8. We don't pay state tax.
9. We don't have terrible traffic (compared to other big cities).
10. We usually don't get hit by hurricanes even though we're on the coast.
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Old 09-26-2010, 06:23 PM
 
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Not to mention, I believe, JAX actually leads the nation in plastic windows!

Seriously though, here are my top ten positives regarding Jacksonville:

1. Real estate is pretty cheap.
2. The weather is pretty mild compared to most places.
3. We have beaches.
4. We have the St. John's River.
5 We have the Jacksonville Port.
6. We have beautiful historic neighborhoods.
7. We have a decent skyline.
8. We don't pay state tax.
9. We don't have terrible traffic (compared to other big cities).
10. We usually don't get hit by hurricanes even though we're on the coast.

1. So are the wages, it all turns out in the wash. High property taxes and housing insurance here in Jax as well.

2. Weather is anything but mild, it is extreme, extreme heat that is. Mild is somewhere in between.

3. We do have beaches if this is your thing.

4. Very nice river IMO

5. Who cares about the port?

6. Dont all major cities have this?

7. You dont move to Jax for the sky line thats for sure.

8. We dont pay state taxes although we are still in the middle for total taxed as far as all states go, they just get you in other places. I am actually for a small <4% state tax that ALL goes to education to try to clean up this place.

9. Traffic can be very bad because of the long commutes for most of us. It takes me 30 mins to get to work with out traffic and with traffic it can take over an hour. I would not say the worst traffic, but its not great and I was born and raised in San Diego.

10. We dont get hit by hurricanes? We have, and we will again, just a matter of time.
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Old 09-26-2010, 07:37 PM
 
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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jimbo and parks ALWAYS have somethign negative o say about jacksonville in fact its probably 90% of thier posts!!!
i kno ive seen other threads about his same topic but i agree that jacksonville is a nice place to live bc its a good "in between" a big city ant a small town i think
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