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To me these are comparable, both similar in size, similiar weather, near the beach, near much larger cities(miami even though 4 hours away, los angeles, right around the corner, and have similiar architecture (imo), both are close to entertainment destinations ( anaheim, ca, orlando,fl), and many things to do within the city.
Compare and contrast the two.
Better Weather
Better beaches,
diversity
food
cost of living
crime
history
shopping
nightlife
better looking women
things to do
air quality
traffic
down to earth people
Better Weather LB
Better beaches,TAMPA
diversity LB but quite tie
food LB
cost of living TAMPA by far
crime tie
history
shopping LB by far
nightlife LB
better looking women LB
things to do LB
air quality TAMPA
traffic TAMPA
down to earth people
Have to go by city limits since the LB metro is the same as LA...
Better Weather Long Beach
Better beaches, ??? never been to the beach in Tampa, but LB is worse than avg for around here
diversity LB by far
food Tampa, mostly chains but more options than Long Beach
cost of living Tampa
crime Long Beach
history Long Beach
shopping ??? not sure
nightlife Tampa
better looking women Tampa
things to do Tampa
air quality Tampa
traffic Tampa
down to earth people tie
If going to the beach is a huge concern, pick Tampa. You will only swim in Long Beach 3 months out of the year before that water gets cold. If you pick LB, bring your wetsuit.
Better Weather Long Beach
Better beaches, Tampa
diversity Long Beach
food Long Beach
cost of living Tampa
crime IDK
history IDK
shopping Long Beach
nightlife Long Beach
better looking women Long Beach
things to do Long Beach
air quality IDK
traffic Tampa
down to earth people Tie
O/A I'd live in Long Beach before Tampa. I'm not much of a beach person, so I'd be more interested in what the cities themselves offer. IMO Long Beach offers a lot more as a city than Tampa.
Better Weather Long Beach
Better beaches, Tampa
diversity Long Beach
food Long Beach
cost of living Tampa
crime IDK
history IDK
shopping Long Beach
nightlife Long Beach
better looking women Long Beach
things to do Long Beach
air quality IDK
traffic Tampa
down to earth people Tie
O/A I'd live in Long Beach before Tampa. I'm not much of a beach person, so I'd be more interested in what the cities themselves offer. IMO Long Beach offers a lot more as a city than Tampa.
Have you ever been to Tampa? There is way more going on there than Long Beach...
If going to the beach is a huge concern, pick Tampa. You will only swim in Long Beach 3 months out of the year before that water gets cold. If you pick LB, bring your wetsuit.
How many adults go to the beach to "swim"? I ask that as a person that generally has little interest in the beach or beach activities. I agree that in general Florida is better for pretty much any water sport except surfing and maybe a couple others because of warmer water and warmer weather, but do many adults swim in the ocean in Florida?
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