Moving to Orlando in the next year (Winter Park, Maitland: neighborhood, live)

[Dorothygalestolemybroom]

Originally Posted by drive carephilly

to each their own but I had to drive 50 miles yesterday and I'm good for about a week. It's a nightmare out there. Plus, gas is still $4.10 a gallon.

Anyway, I can tell you that it's relatively easy to find rural "villages" on the edges of the suburban development where you might find 5-10 acres in your price range. Not enough land to deer hunt on but certainly enough to need to shoot some wild hogs from time-to-time.
I'm thinking places like St. Cloud south of Pine Tree Dr., Holopaw, Wedgefield, Bithlo, North DeLand, etc.

But I can also tell you that you're not going to find good schools in rural or exurban areas. That's not how it works down here. The good public schools are in the neighborhoods where the young(ish) professionals live and whose kids make up a majority of that student body. For the most part, you're going to find those people close to downtown or in certain suburban communities that were named above in the thread.

Ah okay! Good to know about how the schools/living situation works there. I will say that I'm surprised about the driving, though. We were there for a couple of weeks last month and had no problems with the traffic. I was truly expecting to be like Atlanta.

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by Dorothygalestolemybroom

Ah okay! Good to know about how the schools/living situation works there. I will say that I'm surprised about the driving, though. We were there for a couple of weeks last month and had no problems with the traffic. I was truly expecting to be like Atlanta.

It is just like it, if not worse... Where were your driving from, and where to?
Atlanta has a MUCH better infrastructure than Orlando right now.

[Dorothygalestolemybroom]

Originally Posted by Arcenal813

It is just like it, if not worse... Where were your driving from, and where to?
Atlanta has a MUCH better infrastructure than Orlando right now.

We drove from Missouri through Alabama to Florida and had quite the relaxing trip. We even got to Orlando around 9 that night on a Saturday and we had no problems with traffic or any drivers. My husband was very surprised. We drove to and from Clearwater one day and were amazed at how the traffic was. Again, no problems there either. Maybe it was just a good time to go lol

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by Dorothygalestolemybroom

We drove from Missouri through Alabama to Florida and had quite the relaxing trip. We even got to Orlando around 9 that night on a Saturday and we had no problems with traffic or any drivers. My husband was very surprised. We drove to and from Clearwater one day and were amazed at how the traffic was. Again, no problems there either. Maybe it was just a good time to go lol

You got lucky lol…
I make the drive from the Clearwater area to Orlando roughly every other week. At times, I4 is a traffic jam all the way through. Can literally take 4 hours to get there.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by drive carephilly

to each their own but I had to drive 50 miles yesterday and I'm good for about a week. It's a nightmare out there. Plus, gas is still $4.10 a gallon.

Anyway, I can tell you that it's relatively easy to find rural "villages" on the edges of the suburban development where you might find 5-10 acres in your price range. Not enough land to deer hunt on but certainly enough to need to shoot some wild hogs from time-to-time.
I'm thinking places like St. Cloud south of Pine Tree Dr., Holopaw, Wedgefield, Bithlo, North DeLand, etc.

But I can also tell you that you're not going to find good schools in rural or exurban areas. That's not how it works down here. The good public schools are in the neighborhoods where the young(ish) professionals live and whose kids make up a majority of that student body. For the most part, you're going to find those people close to downtown or in certain suburban communities that were named above in the thread.

That's actually false. Geneva and Chuluota (Seminole County) tend very rural and both are zoned for "A"-rated schools from K-12.

[cjairo191]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

That's actually false. Geneva and Chuluota (Seminole County) tend very rural and both are zoned for "A"-rated schools from K-12.

Depends where, but yes most rural schools in Florida do not have an A score. Seminole County is a county with a higher average house hold income as whole when you compare to other Florida counties.

[firmbizzle]

Originally Posted by cjairo191

Depends where, but yes most rural schools in Florida do not have an A score. Seminole County is a county with a higher average house hold income as whole when you compare to other Florida counties.

Seminole has the 2nd highest median family income in the state. #1 being St. John county.

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by cjairo191

Depends where, but yes most rural schools in Florida do not have an A score. Seminole County is a county with a higher average house hold income as whole when you compare to other Florida counties.

Right. Seminole County's rural areas are an outlier here.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by Arcenal813

Right. Seminole County's rural areas are an outlier here.

An outlier beyond Okaloosa County (#3 ranked), Clay County (#4), Nassau County (#10), Indian River County (#11) and Santa Rosa County (#12). Seminole County is ranked #5 out of 67 districts.

[drive carephilly]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

That's actually false. Geneva and Chuluota (Seminole County) tend very rural and both are zoned for "A"-rated schools from K-12.

You mentioned two exceptions that prove the rule and said "false."

But I didn't mention those exceptions and instead said:

I'm thinking places like St. Cloud south of Pine Tree Dr., Holopaw, Wedgefield, Bithlo, North DeLand, etc.

because Chuluota doesn't fit the rural settlement profile at all. It's not really rural in the first place, it just happens to be cut off from Oviedo by the Econ River and the bulk of Chuluota is mid-century ranches on ~1/4 acre parcels.

Geneva is large lots and semi-rural but it's mostly gigantic homes on large lots. Estate homes. Not the smaller home, 10 acre parcel that are common in those other areas I mentioned.