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I have see some job listings in Tampa FL; has anyone lived in both (or familiar enough with both) to help me compare the two (I've only been to FL on vacation)
If you dislike traffic, bugs, or hot weather... Tampa has all those things way worse than here.
On the other hand, you can get some crazy deals on houses in Tampa right now.
Cost of living, housing ect is good in Florida in general..With that being said, That might be only positive..Crime is going up every year in large numbers due to all illegal immigrants coming in through the south and then lots of Families from up north (NY) moving down who are not the greatest people ever. The heat gets very rough on some people..90+ for nearly 7-8 months plus lots of rain in summer due to hurricanes and storms from the Gulf are rough...I live in Tampa and there is alot to do, but the crime increase and weather are a little to much for me..I have been here 8 years
Ok so enlightening lesson for today from BigWyche16 is:
1) Illegal immigrants come to Florida to commit crimes.
2) Northerners are crappy people.
Wow. Thanks.
To the op, I would suggest checking out their city-data page and comparing it to ours. That may give you a good comparison of all the demographical info, at least.
OK, I've spent enough time in Raleigh over the last 6 yrs and have lived in Tampa for 14 yrs to make a very good assessment. I will try and make this as bullet point/laser as possible. Raleigh to Tampa are apples to bowling balls. Very different. Also, what type of jobs are you applying for.
Raleigh
1. A very new city. majority of growth is within the last 30 yrs.
2. LL Bean meets Banana republic meets Stepford wifes.
3. Above average salaries in the IT industry, research triangle park
4. Duke, UNC Wakeforest schools.
5. smaller overall MSA
6. College Basketball
7. I will guess lower crime.
8. 4 seasons, 3 hrs to mountains, 4hrs to beaches
9. Very strong development plan
10. Less great food options.
11. More stable economic community
Tampa
1. Old city - Gasparilla, cigar factory
2. You name the culture, it is here.
3. More service work industries
4. USF, UT
5. MacDill Air Force Base and Central Command
6. Bucs, Bulls, Lightening, Rays, Storm Baseball spring training EVERYWHERE!
7. Crime, I will guess more, it is a bigger city.
8. The food options are awesome.
9. Urban sprawl with attempts for major urban development. Major over development (They keep trying. St Pete is better)
10. Florida with its ups and down still always has opportunities.
11. Florida.... everyone is on vacation.
12. Beaches, beaches, beaches... boating...
13. 6 months of HOT HOT weather. If I had to wear a suit and tie everyday, I couldn't do it.
These communities are apples to bowling balls. I would do some more research before jumping to either location.
UNC Wake Forest? What is that? If you meant a comma after UNC, Wake Forest University is still not in the Triangle. It used to be, hence its name. It's now in Winston-Salem, another whole area of the state.
The beach is 2 hours from Raleigh. Mountains are 4 hours away.
IT jobs have been hard hit here in the recession.
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Originally Posted by StevenU
OK, I've spent enough time in Raleigh over the last 6 yrs and have lived in Tampa for 14 yrs to make a very good assessment. I will try and make this as bullet point/laser as possible. Raleigh to Tampa are apples to bowling balls. Very different. Also, what type of jobs are you applying for.
Raleigh
1. A very new city. majority of growth is within the last 30 yrs.
2. LL Bean meets Banana republic meets Stepford wifes.
3. Above average salaries in the IT industry, research triangle park
4. Duke, UNC Wakeforest schools.
5. smaller overall MSA
6. College Basketball
7. I will guess lower crime.
8. 4 seasons, 3 hrs to mountains, 4hrs to beaches
9. Very strong development plan
10. Less great food options.
11. More stable economic community
Tampa
1. Old city - Gasparilla, cigar factory
2. You name the culture, it is here.
3. More service work industries
4. USF, UT
5. MacDill Air Force Base and Central Command
6. Bucs, Bulls, Lightening, Rays, Storm Baseball spring training EVERYWHERE!
7. Crime, I will guess more, it is a bigger city.
8. The food options are awesome.
9. Urban sprawl with attempts for major urban development. Major over development (They keep trying. St Pete is better)
10. Florida with its ups and down still always has opportunities.
11. Florida.... everyone is on vacation.
12. Beaches, beaches, beaches... boating...
13. 6 months of HOT HOT weather. If I had to wear a suit and tie everyday, I couldn't do it.
These communities are apples to bowling balls. I would do some more research before jumping to either location.
Ok so enlightening lesson for today from BigWyche16 is:
1) Illegal immigrants come to Florida to commit crimes.
2) Northerners are crappy people.
Wow. Thanks.
To the op, I would suggest checking out their city-data page and comparing it to ours. That may give you a good comparison of all the demographical info, at least.
Love this...Sorry this answer was not all roses for ya..It does not benefit anyone on here to not put the truth when a question was asked..Tampa is a nice city with tons to do..Great places to eat, if you like the beach it's great, and they have plenty of sports...UIf you keep to urself like any other place you will be fine...But people want to know the negative things if they are moving somewhere so they know if they are willing to deal with them or not compared to their city...Tampa is very hot, and Florida in general has TONS AND TONS of illegla immigrants (Mexicans) that do bring TONS of problems into the area..They become victims of many crimes or committ illegal activity because they are not legal in first place...And Florida does have MANY people from up north that move to Florida for the lower cost of living...The new trend seems to be that a solid portion of them are not the greatest people on earth which just brings more crime..It is what it is....I can't say anything about NC b/c I am not from there but can def. give an honest opinion on Tampa
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