New Port Richie and Stereotypes? (Tampa, Spring Hill: for sale, homes, to buy)

[im74d]

I am active duty army that is coming to the end of their service and may be transitioning to NPR area. Some friends have mentioned that the area doesn't take kindly to "brown" people, those of hispanic origin. How true is this?

[crazynip]

It used to be the NPR stereotype was lots of old people and not much else

Now those old people have died, and meth heads and minorities have moved into their homes and have done their best to ruin the town

It's a wasteland of half abandoned strip malls, abandoned homes and drugs

[Radtechgal]

My girl friend lives in Port Richey and I've been many times. It's nothing but run down stores, rednecks, long haired bums and low class people and not much else. BUT, I have seen a mix of nice average people too. But as a whole, it's not a place I would move too.

[jambo101]

You certainly could get the impression of the areas seedy nature if you base it on a trip down hwy19 between Ridge Rd. and hwy 54 but it gets nicer the further away (East)from hwy 19 you get, lots of new developments close to Suncoast Parkway.
As for "brown" designation? the area is rather rightwing going from the people i've met in the area which would be my brother and his merry band of gun totting rednecks..As such you'll probably be immediately be viewed as an illegal,at the very least a dreaded Obama supporter.
If you have a choice there are probably better places in Florida to live,perhaps further north,SpringHill area?Brookesville?

[Mike1306]

I work in Port Richey, know many people who live in Port Richey, spend many hours a week in Port Richey. There are many nice areas of Port Richey and there are some run down areas.
Being Hispanic, Black, Yellow or Green is not going to be a problem at all.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by crazynip

It used to be the NPR stereotype was lots of old people and not much else

Now those old people have died, and meth heads and minorities have moved into their homes and have done their best to ruin the town

It's a wasteland of half abandoned strip malls, abandoned homes and drugs

Dead on!

[Keeper]

As with any area there are good and bad areas. I have a friend who lives in NPR and he loves it there. They have a young child too.

Would I recommend you live in NPR and work in Tampa 'no' but there are still a lot of seniors who live there. There is also Trinity which is east of NPR and very family friendly. Tampa bay if very diverse, there are lots of hispanics mainly from Cuba or PR>

[Spring Hillian]

Absolutely. The few problem areas are on the west side of 19 away from the down town area and the rest of a nice FL town.

Originally Posted by jambo101

You certainly could get the impression of the areas seedy nature if you base it on a trip down hwy19 between Ridge Rd. and hwy 54 but it gets nicer the further away (East)from hwy 19 you get, lots of new developments close to Suncoast Parkway.
As for "brown" designation? the area is rather rightwing going from the people i've met in the area which would be my brother and his merry band of gun totting rednecks..As such you'll probably be immediately be viewed as an illegal,at the very least a dreaded Obama supporter.
If you have a choice there are probably better places in Florida to live,perhaps further north,SpringHill area?Brookesville?

[crazynip]

Originally Posted by Mike1306

I work in Port Richey, know many people who live in Port Richey, spend many hours a week in Port Richey. There are many nice areas of Port Richey and there are some run down areas.
Being Hispanic, Black, Yellow or Green is not going to be a problem at all.

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

Absolutely. The few problem areas are on the west side of 19 away from the down town area and the rest of a nice FL town.

The only nice areas are around the cotee river east of 19, and a couple places here and there.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by crazynip

The only nice areas are around the cotee river east of 19, and a couple places here and there.

SH: you have zero credibility here

There are a few baller homes on the coast along Portrichey that are nice, but VERY FEW. Most of the places west of US19 are run down dumps like Westport and places just to the east of US19. Best news i have had in ages, the dulpex that has had over 200 calls to the police is for sale in Westport. I would love to buy it just to burn it down.