relocate to Orlando from LA? (income, living, cost of living)

[bdpop]

Yes, the weather is beautiful in Orlando at this time of year.

[goodgirl49]

I live in LA and I once went to Disney World in January, and the weather there was colder than LA usually is at that time of year. I remember the nights went below freezing, but people said it wasn't really typical weather for Orlando then.

[BOFH]

Originally Posted by bdpop

I have lived in both San Diego, California and Orlando, Florida, and it feels a lot hotter here in Orlando than, it did in San Diego.

Dude,

You are comparing a coastal city to an inland city; of course San Diego is cooler. Besides the pacific ocean is colder and not obstructed by a gulf the way Florida is.

[doom1001]

Originally Posted by bdpop

I have lived in both San Diego, California and Orlando, Florida, and it feels a lot hotter here in Orlando than, it did in San Diego.

San Diego has some of the best year-round weather ANYWHERE!!!Orlando is a freaking oven from May through early October,the rest of the year is really nice but those months with the heat and the rain and the threat of hurricanes add up to some pretty miserable months.

[Alphaman]

Originally Posted by doom1001

San Diego has some of the best year-round weather ANYWHERE!!!Orlando is a freaking oven from May through early October,the rest of the year is really nice but those months with the heat and the rain and the threat of hurricanes add up to some pretty miserable months.

Thats all subjective some people like the change of seasons and San Diego has none, some like hot weather and warm water San Diego water is an ice box compared to Florida.


Personaly I think winter in florida is Ideal with 70`s day and 50`s at night however I like some heat on the days I like to go swimming. If it was hot for maybe 1 maybe 2 months instead of 5 that IMO would be perfect.

[eagle318]

A major complaint about Orlando is the weather. It is ideal in the winter since
the temperatures are usually a high in the 70's. However, maybe about
two or three times a year, we get a cold snap with weather in the 30's. This
does not last too long, maybe a couple of days. This is the dry season, so we often have beautiful blue, sunny skies. Now, compare this to the summer.
The weather is often rainy everyday in the afternoons with horrible lightning
and storms. We have had two lightning strikes to our house. Central FL
is known as the lightning capital of the country. The humidity is very high,
and the temperatures are usually in the high 90's. We very rarely reach
100 degrees whereas Jacksonville seems hotter in the summer and does
reach 100. However, we have many clouds which block the sun unlike Phoenix and Las Vegas in the summer. The hurricanes are a problem. One year, Orlando had three hurricanes in six weeks. This was very unusual, but it did happen. I wanted to move out west after these hurricanes. Your weather in LA probably has less extremes and comfortable temperatures, sunny skies,
and no threat of hurricanes. Can you live with these weather conditions in Orlando?
If the answer is yes, then some nice areas in the south are Windermere
(not all homes there are really pricey), Dr. Phillips, and Winter Garden is starting to build up with a new shopping center. North, Winter Park
is lovely, and further north Lake Mary is nice. Northeast is Winter Springs,
Tuscawilla is lovely, but a little isolated from alot of shops and restaurants.
The area that I expect to really grow is around the airport. UCF will have a new medical school there and some hospitals will be building in this area.
Good luck with your decision.

[d5001]

Merry Xmas!

I'd like to thank every one for posting to this thread!

It helps A LOT to have a forum like this when people are just trying
to find out more about potential relocation opportunities.

From looking at the L.A. & Orlando forums, I would say
that people are generally negative towards criticism (a normal thing,
I believe), but there seems to be too much emphasis on "weather"
as "the great benefit". I'd rather have a relaxing high paying job, with
crappy "weather", although I agree that hurricanes are a force to be reckoned
with.

At my current job, some people (including me) are working
crazy hours, to avoid L.A. traffic, and to boost their pension payout.
Since I don't have a bad commute (very lucky) and I'm ineligible
for the sweet pension, I don't feel that the stress & pressure is worth
living in the L.A. area. Although I believe that some L.A. workers certainly
work very hard and are compensated fairly, I sometimes feel very over-
worked.

I guess I'm just wondering if someone would agree with the
statement: working in Orlando is less stressful and more laid back than
working in L.A? Just a thought...

[Magnulus]

Orlando can be pretty stressful. It's probably worse if you have a lower-end job. I wouldn't call the area slow paced. It isn't a big faced paced city and there are a mixture of different peoples here with different values.

The humidity in the summer is pretty stressful- unless you thrive in sauna-like conditions you'll find the weather annoying, especially in the heat of the day between 1 - 4 pm (I do not recommend wearing conventional knit cotton clothing if you can avoid it, technical fabrics feel alot better in Florida. Also, sunscreen is necessary for most skin types if you spend any time outside and don't want to raise a crop of melanomas by the time you are 40). Also, if you carry around extra weight the summers are more difficult.

Traffic isn't great, it's not as bad as LA but the streets, especially in the suburbs, are poorly planned and inadequate for rush-hour traffic. Traffic and water are going to be limiting factors on how much the area can grow.

[LABlue]

I just moved from L.A to Orlando a month ago. I love it in Orlando. Hardly any traffic (not compared to L.A anyway), cheaper apartments, everything is actually within a do-able driving distance/driving time, it doesn't take forever to get somewhere relatively close. One 'downside' though is the traffic lights. It takes forever for them to turn green. At least that's what I noticed.

I'm not sure where in L.A you live but what I miss most is the neighborhood feel. I lived close to Highland Ave and the Hancock Park area near Hollywood. I used to stroll around the neighborhood just walking. I miss that in Orlando. But that would pretty much be the only thing.

Neighborhood wise I myself love the Dr Phillips and Williamsburg areas.

And one thing about Orlando...when it rains you car will actually come out relatively clean. In L.A whenever it rained my car was dirtier after the rain then it was before.

[krock67]

IMHO Florida is one of the best places to live in the U.S., next to Hawaii & California. I've been in Florida for over 3 years and in Orlando for about 3 months and loving it.