Orlando ranks #4 of places Americans want to live most... (Weston: for sale, apartment)

[DailyJournalist]

Must be alot of Disney World lovers out there,lol.

[Wilshire81182]

That is because Orlando is a great place to live.

[luvthatmouse]

Sure many people want to move here and it is a nice place to live most of the time. The question is can you find a job here and will it pay more than $8/hour?

[compelled to reply]

Originally Posted by Jonotastic

[b]Speaking of crime...I never once took down my radar detector or iPod player when I parked my car. In the Bay Area, you'd be crazy not to.

I hate to break this to you (no pun intended), but car burglars don't care where your car is parked. They are around in all towns and cities, big and small. It's not smart to leave your valuables in your car no matter where it's parked.

[**NoodLes**]

Good news to me. Orlando was near the top in all the lists except cities earning over $100k which can be difficult in any city. Can't wait to get back there next month!

[Jonotastic]

Originally Posted by compelled to reply

I hate to break this to you (no pun intended), but car burglars don't care where your car is parked. They are around in all towns and cities, big and small. It's not smart to leave your valuables in your car no matter where it's parked.

There is a difference...first hand experience living in both areas for over 2 years. There aren't many street walkers for one in Orlando. Everyone drives. There aren't many homeless people, especially around grocery stores or malls. Everything is spread out in Orlando. You get my point.

[bostontoorlando]

I moved to Orlando recently and like it quite a bit. I find people here to be quite friendly, for what its worth.

I'm visiting New Orleans tonight for business and met some residents- they love it here despite the problems (high crime/unemployment/low wages etc.,) and are from families that have spent several generations here. A larger portion of Orlando's population is relatively new and there is not as many with allegiance to the place, or not in its current form, which has evolved rapidly over the last few decades. The sense of place and identity is still evolving here and will for quite some time. I can understand how people might not like a different Orlando from that which they identified with some years ago. Orlando is a work in progress but has many strong underlying fundamentals that bodes well for the years ahead.

[blueoktober]

Originally Posted by Jonotastic

There is a difference...first hand experience living in both areas for over 2 years. There aren't many street walkers for one in Orlando. Everyone drives. There aren't many homeless people, especially around grocery stores or malls. Everything is spread out in Orlando. You get my point.

This is very true - in cities like San Fran or Chicago everyone walks or takes public transportation. One thing I hated about Chicago is they have a 3" rule that when it snows more than 3" on residential streets you have to move your car or it will be towed. I digress.... When you live in a walkable city the chances for car theft or vandalization is MUCH higher than a city where everyone drives.

One thing no one can dispute, Orlando is a clean and beautiful city. They spend more on landscaping than they should, but it makes a difference.

[markhunt]

I can't believe the news media can print such garbage....oh wait yes I can.

Anyway, this survey is in no way representative of the 300+ Million people that live in the U.S.

The survey was conducted Oct. 3-19, 2008, with a nationally representative sample of 2,260 adults living in the continental United States

[beckycat]

It really isn't that bad here. The only downfall is that the heat lasts too long IMHO. Other than that, I have no complaints.