[beachmouse]

Originally Posted by FLisOverrated

Up to opinion.

But regarding my experience the beaches in the Jacksonville area, I am not a fan + too overdeveloped the area. Flagler Beach won't win on looks or waves, but it is a nice old school FL beach that isn't developed that much at all.

Go a little to the north of Jax Beach and you have the huge Talbot Island area almost to yourself at the cost of a $120/year Florida state parks pass.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by FL_Expert

I wouldn’t say Northeast Florida’s beaches are amazing. Honestly, they’re the worst in the state apart from Big Bend and the Keys which don’t really have beaches.

The Jacksonville dissing has reached epic proportions. Amelia Island, Neptune Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach among worst in FL....

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by EscAlaMike

I stand by my statement. These are all apartments. Yes, I consider raising children in an apartment complex to be terrible - unless it's only temporary if the OP foresees significant budget increases in the near future.

Terrible in what sense exactly?

[EscAlaMike]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

Terrible in what sense exactly?

Pretty much every sense. In what ways do you consider apartment living preferable or even desirable for a family with children?

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by EscAlaMike

Pretty much every sense. In what ways do you consider apartment living preferable or even desirable for a family with children?

When the budget calls for it. Explain how wedging the OP's family of four in a two-bedroom home that's at best in a middle-income neighborhood at $1900 a month, versus a 3/2 apartment in a luxury apartment community with a playground and a pool within a nicer neighborhood while their daughter has the privacy of her own bedroom is better?

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

When the budget calls for it. Explain how wedging the OP's family of four in a two-bedroom home that's at best in a middle-income neighborhood at $1900 a month, versus a 3/2 apartment in a luxury apartment community with a playground and a pool within a nicer neighborhood while their daughter has the privacy of her own bedroom is better?

This.
I used to own a 4/2 house outside of Orlando (Lake County) and... I actually prefer where I live now, in a very nice apartment community -- as do my kids, and I certainly think it's better for them. Most people who live here have school-aged kids, are married or in partnerships, it is VERY low-crime, there are 3 large pools, tennis courts, a playground, and the schools are highly-rated (by Florida standards.)
I don't see where the "undesirable part" fits in. Not all apartments are grungy and filled with drug abusers and hookers.

I'm looking to move out of here in the near future, and am truly debating between house, condo and apartment. So far, upscale apartment is again taking the cake for many reasons. (The condo would be nice, but it's beachside, and insurance would be hell... As would the potential for catastrophic losses.)

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by Williams Adam Jones

Suggestion; do your research before deciding to raise your children in Florida. Maybe this mingling of politics and education is your thing. But if you are disgusted by the "anti-woke" politics pandering, consider other places. Alternatively, if you like the commingling of politics and education COME ON DOWN.

Versus my fiancé's 8-year-old niece in California being asked by her teacher what gender does she want to identify as along with every other kid in her classroom. To me that's crazier than banning a teacher from discussing gender identity. Her niece now says I'm a non-binary lesbian... AN 8-YEAR-OLD, why should an 8-year-old even know those terms. So, I would actually give Florida's education system a pro, not a con.

[wizrap]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

Versus my fiancé's 8-year-old niece in California being asked by her teacher what gender does she want to identify as along with every other kid in her classroom. To me that's crazier than banning a teacher from discussing gender identity. Her niece now says I'm a non-binary lesbian... AN 8-YEAR-OLD, why should an 8-year-old even know those terms. So, I would actually give Florida's education system a pro, not a con.

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by Williams Adam Jones

So Florida "education" works for you. Mazel tov.

Worked for me, and millions of others. What are you getting at?

[AndySipowicz]

Originally Posted by Arcenal813

Worked for me, and millions of others. What are you getting at?

Don't even bother. He's just another brainwashed liberal.