Happiest Cities for Young Professionals - Orlando #3

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Originally Posted by DavieJ89

Than that could be virtually any income

Some are happy earning minimum wage, others freak out if they have less than a million in the bank

The median income in Orlando is actually just about on par with the US Median income, with a cost of living significantly less than the US average, which means in Orlando your money will go further here

I think more high paying jobs will come to Orlando, its just a matter of time. There are obviously plenty of them already. Look at how many upper middle, and upper middle class neighborhoods and towns there are

Lake Nona, Markham Woods in Longwood, Maitland, Winter Park, Dr Phillips, Bay Hill, Metrowest (the Hiawassee side) Hunters Creek, Avalon Park, Wyndham Lakes, Belle Isle, Windermere, ISLEWORTH, Oviedo, Celebration, Harmony, Millenia, I could go on listing more but I wont, you get the point

IMO Orlando is actually quite wealthy compared to many other cities

All Las Vegas has for upper middle and upper class areas are Summerlin, Centennial Hills, Aliante, Rhodes Ranch, Seven Hills, and Green Valley. But then again, these areas are MUCH bigger than the ones in Orlando. Centennial Hills where I live easily has 150,000 people

Actually Orlando scores a 105 versus the national average (which is 100) in terms of cost of living ratio. The average household income in the US is at $50,000, Orlando sits at $43,000 so in fact it's not a "wealthy city" and without "plenty of high-paying jobs", otherwise with a relative small population the numbers would have skewed higher than $7,000 BELOW the national average. Many of the residents of the neighborhoods you mention aren't full time residents of Orlando...particularly areas like Windermere, Isleworth, etc.

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