The coast between Jacksonville and Miami: question

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AmadeusM

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In that region, what are some coastal* communities that:

1) one should avoid, unless he/she is considering a career as a homicide investigator?
2) are way out of reach for most mortals financially?
3) are just about right, or even pleasant for most people?


Many a thanks. :)



*no more than 20 miles inland.
 
Great place to live would be Vero ( bit expensive now )Mellborne. Home prices are going carzy , I lived in Port st lucie and If I had to do it again I would go Vero. :D
 
Daytona Beach has a lot of looney toons. Cocoa Beach is lovely (at least it used to be very nice.) I LOVE Hutchinson Island. I lived there for one year. At the time it was very affordable. I don't believe it is affordable anymore. I lived in a condo when I lived there. "Admirals III by the Sea" I believe. I never wanted to leave. There were a lot of retirees who were "condo commandos." Be warned of these vermin. :( I was warned by the police not to go running in the early morning hours or late at night because there were a few rapes there along the oceanside. I imagine it happens along all of Florida's coastline though. I don't like the beaches in Jacksonville too much. Palm Beach is overpriced. Fort Lauderdale isn't as crazy as it used to be when I lived down south. At least it wasn't the last few times I visited. The bartenders told me it kind of died out from how it was many years ago. There are alot of tourists there though. Miami is waaayyy overpriced. Hope this helps.
 
Yes, definitely. :)

The human perspective is far more interesting than diving through city-data.com, which does not always make sense (to me at least) either, as I can't stand contradictions. Example: San Francisco

http://www.city-data.com/city/San-Francisco-California.html

Median household income: $55,221 (year 2000)
Median house value: $396,400 (year 2000)

Single-family new house construction building permits:
• 2001: 94 buildings, average cost: $299,700
• 2002: 82 buildings, average cost: $201,200
• 2003: 63 buildings, average cost: $164,600

I read these, and can’t really draw any conclusions, other than that this place is relatively expensive. :D

Thanks for your input.
 
jsmatos said:
There were a lot of retirees who were "condo commandos." Be warned of these vermin. :( I was warned by the police not to go running in the early morning hours or late at night because there were a few rapes there along the oceanside. I imagine it happens along all of Florida's coastline though. I don't like the beaches in Jacksonville too much. Fort Lauderdale isn't as crazy as it used to be when I lived down south. At least it wasn't the last few times I visited. The bartenders told me it kind of died out from how it was many years ago. There are alot of tourists there though. .
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Quick follow-up:
What did you find suboptimal about the beaches in Jacksonville?
"Condo commandos"? What's their major malfunction?
Fort Lauderdale, is it expensive?

Thanks again. :)
 
All 3, kind of. My field is related to the needs of the retired population.

Coastal areas of GA, SC, and NC would also do.
 
Well, reason I asked is that I'm from Pensacola, and it's a nice town, and happens to have the least expensive housing prices in Florida. Sounds like you're pretty set on the Atlantic coast, though, and I can't help you there.

Good luck! :)
 
Jax Beach, Neptune Beach and Atlantic beach are relatively affordable.
Upscale beach areas: Ponte Vedra, Fernandina and Amelia Island. You can find a 1950's era 3/2 in jax/neptune/atlantic within 6 blocks of the water for 175/185K

another great coastal area is St. Augustine...
nice.
 
St Augustine is just a pretender, though. If you REALLY want to be in the oldest European settlement in North America, you'll go to Pensacola. :D

What, only one post every 60 seconds? Pfft.
 
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