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Which is a more attractive place to move to, Brownsville, TX or Naples, FL?
They are both at about the 26th parallel and are on opposite sides of the Gulf of Mexico; both have sub-tropical weather, mild winters, hot and humid summers, and access to great beaches. Brownsville is semi-arid gets relatively little rain, while Naples gets a lot of summer rain... a lot of it. The hurricane risk in Naples is higher than in Brownsville. Naples has a lot of money and the infrastructure that comes with it, while Brownsville is essentially poor. Both Florida and Texas have no income tax, but property and sales taxes are higher in Cameron County (Brownsville) than in Collier County (Florida).
Brownsville tends to have a wider temperature range than Naples, as it is more impacted by continental air masses most of the year. Deep South Texas is certainly more susceptible to winter freezes than Southwest Florida.
Naples is both more culturally diverse and aligned with mainstream, 21st century America than Brownsville is. It is quite an economically extreme area, with high-end retail and luxurious gated communities contrasting with some impoverished settlements of agriculture workers away from the coastline (e.g. Immokalee). In Brownsville, affluent or even middle class neighborhoods by national standards are the exception. Some of the border settlements outside city limits in that part of Texas are lacking in basic infrastructure.
Naples wouldn't be my first choice of a place to live as a working age adult, but I'd choose it over Brownsville with no hesitation.
Brownsville tends to have a wider temperature range than Naples, as it is more impacted by continental air masses most of the year. Deep South Texas is certainly more susceptible to winter freezes than Southwest Florida.
While Deep South Texas is more susceptible to freezes, neither location sees much continental influence throughout the year on the surface level.
Keep in mind that Brownsville is part of an international metropolitan area, just like El Paso and San Diego are. But in this case, it's the US side that is less wealthy and affluent. So you'll have to cross the border into Mexico if you want to see the true city of commerce for the region: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matamoros,_Tamaulipas
Keep in mind that Brownsville is part of an international metropolitan area, just like El Paso and San Diego are. But in this case, it's the US side that is less wealthy and affluent. So you'll have to cross the border into Mexico if you want to see the true city of commerce for the region: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matamoros,_Tamaulipas
Yep. Add Calexico-Mexacali to that list as well, an international metro with over 1 Million people thats largely overlooked, where the Mexican side is highly educated and doing a lot of things in the industrial sector.
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