Jax Beach vs. Atlantic Beach (North Palm Beach, Palm Beach: hotel, houses, living)

[wmufunc]

I know Jax Beach and Atlantic Beach are right next to each other, but I am looking for comparisons of the two in terms of:

1. Types of people who live there
2. Types of people who hang out there
2. Nightlife in terms of restaurants and bars/pubs.

I've heard that Jax Beach has a bit more of a "tank tops and tattoos, redneck" factor (as an acquaintance put it) while Atlantic Beach was a little bit more yuppie, but I wanted to get as many opinions as possible.

I'm a 28 year old single professional male and will be moving to one of the two places. Any opinions are appreciated.
Thanks,
Kevin

[backtofla]

dont know much about atlantic bch., but yes, to me, jax bch seemed to have some "southerness" to it. as well as it should --- it's floriga...(fla/ga).

[riveree]

Hi Wmufunc,

Actually, you have Neptune Beach between the two, but yeah, they are really close.

Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach are really nice...nice housing, living here would be nice......

But party in Jax Beach! Jax Beach is where the action is.

Your acquaintance has it right.

[5FLgirls]

Yep. Your friend has the right number on Jax Beach. It's a great place to shop, eat and party but I wouldn't want to live there at all. We went to Carrabba's in Jax Bch recently and our friend from NY couldn't stop commenting on the "hillbillies" he saw. I don't notice that stuff as much because we live here but I can definitely see where he was coming from. They're coming to visit again and he would rather stay in a hotel in Intracoastal West than Jax Bch.

[backtofla]

"We went to Carrabba's in Jax Bch recently and our friend from NY couldn't stop commenting on the "hillbillies" he saw. "


gotta love the ny folks coming down here and picking on northern fla folks. dont worry, your friend will probably be moving down soon anyway. hahaha

[kort677]

Originally Posted by backtofla

"We went to Carrabba's in Jax Bch recently and our friend from NY couldn't stop commenting on the "hillbillies" he saw. "


gotta love the ny folks coming down here and picking on northern fla folks. dont worry, your friend will probably be moving down soon anyway. hahaha

quite frankly as far as I'm concerned the JAX beach crowd leaves a lot to be desired, I don't think that I'd be budddy buddy with anyone there but I wouldn't go so far as to put them down, they are what they are, they were here long before I showed up and I can't change anything, so just deal with it as it is.

If the "hillbillys" bother anyone that much they are free to not come to town.

[Karla with a K]

we lived in Ponte Vedra and went out in atlantic beach
Hey kort have you noticed over the past few years they have been selling those little houses in Jax beach west of A1A and tearing them down and building big ones.

karla

[backtofla]

my comments were sarcasm. except for her friend moving down here. if one is from ny, chances are they will be down here soon enough.

[kort677]

Originally Posted by myfask

we lived in Ponte Vedra and went out in atlantic beach
Hey kort have you noticed over the past few years they have been selling those little houses in Jax beach west of A1A and tearing them down and building big ones.

karla

I've only been here a short time, but things like that happen everywhere, the 1950's ranches get torn down and replaced by 4k sq foot mini mansions everywhere. In fact back in NJ I have one of those 1950 houses and I suspect that when I sell it, it will be torn down, house ok, location, fantastic

[5FLgirls]

Originally Posted by backtofla

"We went to Carrabba's in Jax Bch recently and our friend from NY couldn't stop commenting on the "hillbillies" he saw. "


gotta love the ny folks coming down here and picking on northern fla folks. dont worry, your friend will probably be moving down soon anyway. hahaha

Actually -- he just moved to North Palm Beach, FL in the last two months.