First year out of college and thinking about moing to Tampa Bay (Cleveland: neighborhoods, school)

[Bgelfand]

I'm considering moving to Tampa Bay for my first job out of college. What are neighborhoods that young adults often live in and aren't terribly expensive? My job would be downtown, about 2 blocks away from the Amalie arena, and I won't have a car.

[kab0906]

Downtown is very expensive. You will need a car.

[FL_Expert]

Young people want to live in the most walkable areas and those coincide with some of the most expensive ones in Tampa Bay. They include Water Street/Channelside, South Howard/Hyde Park, North Hyde Park, Tampa Heights, and downtown St. Pete. All need a car without some significant inconveniences.

I suggest looking at North Hyde Park, there are plenty of young people there from UT and it will be somewhat more affordable but still not cheap.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by Bgelfand

I'm considering moving to Tampa Bay for my first job out of college. What are neighborhoods that young adults often live in and aren't terribly expensive? My job would be downtown, about 2 blocks away from the Amalie arena, and I won't have a car.

I would advise against. FL salaries are sub-par even at entry level and rents are highly disproportionate to salaries. Right out of school I would recommend angling for the best salary/opportunity available which is highly unlikely in Tampa. If planning to go carless you can live well in cities like Houston, Dallas, Baltimore, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Portland or even Chicago minus the car expense, with higher salaries and cheaper (or similar) rent.

[MortonR]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

I would advise against. FL salaries are sub-par even at entry level and rents are highly disproportionate to salaries. Right out of school I would recommend angling for the best salary/opportunity available which is highly unlikely in Tampa. If planning to go carless you can live well in cities like Houston, Dallas, Baltimore, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Portland or even Chicago minus the car expense, with higher salaries and cheaper (or similar) rent.

I would agree with this on point, even more so if you're in a professional area like IT or finance. The salaries here are lower than similar cities say in the midwest, for example, where the CoL is lower as well.

Employers have preyed on the "sun and fun" mentality of people wanting to move to Florida, and in doing so use it to their advantage when it comes to compensation.

RM

[marc3565]

Originally Posted by MortonR

I would agree with this on point, even more so if you're in a professional area like IT or finance. The salaries here are lower than similar cities say in the midwest, for example, where the CoL is lower as well.

Employers have preyed on the "sun and fun" mentality of people wanting to move to Florida, and in doing so use it to their advantage when it comes to compensation.

RM

And some companies like mine setup a Center here because of the lower cost of labor and moved about 500 jobs here from NJ/NY. If the pay was higher here they would never have moved the jobs here.

[Lillie767]

Originally Posted by marc3565

And some companies like mine setup a Center here because of the lower cost of labor and moved about 500 jobs here from NJ/NY. If the pay was higher here they would never have moved the jobs here.

Well, it must be working because Florida has one of the highest rates of growth in jobs in the US. People must like the combination of pay and life style.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by Lillie767

Well, it must be working because Florida has one of the highest rates of growth in jobs in the US. People must like the combination of pay and life style.

The outward perception of such anyway, which most of us know does not mesh with reality.

[DWMachineshop]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

I would advise against. FL salaries are sub-par even at entry level and rents are highly disproportionate to salaries. Right out of school I would recommend angling for the best salary/opportunity available which is highly unlikely in Tampa. If planning to go carless you can live well in cities like Houston, Dallas, Baltimore, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Portland or even Chicago minus the car expense, with higher salaries and cheaper (or similar) rent.

I grew up in Dallas, Texas and unless something has radically changed you Can Not live in Dallas without a car. No way, no how.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by DWMachineshop

I grew up in Dallas, Texas and unless something has radically changed you Can Not live in Dallas without a car. No way, no how.

Weirdly enough, things change.

https://www.dart.org/docs/default-so...map24jan22.pdf