Jacksonville housing prices make the national media (for the wrong reason)

I-10east · April 21, 2012, 06:15:45 PM

Quote from: Anti redneck on April 21, 2012, 04:01:16 PM
Doesn't surprise me. Prices are higher like people actually want to live in Jacksonville when it's actually cheaper to live in a real city with so much more to offer. "Hey, please come live in our trashy mega-town! You pay more for much less, but still... we still believe we're better than all the rest. See? We have a Cheesecake Factory and so many different Wal-Marts to choose from, so that makes us cool!"

I knew that a post like this was coming. So typical, everything here in Jax is complete garbage, and every other city in the USA is so damn appealing, gotcha.

Anti redneck · April 21, 2012, 07:23:32 PM

Quote from: I-10east on April 21, 2012, 06:15:45 PM
Quote from: Anti redneck on April 21, 2012, 04:01:16 PM
Doesn't surprise me. Prices are higher like people actually want to live in Jacksonville when it's actually cheaper to live in a real city with so much more to offer. "Hey, please come live in our trashy mega-town! You pay more for much less, but still... we still believe we're better than all the rest. See? We have a Cheesecake Factory and so many different Wal-Marts to choose from, so that makes us cool!"

I knew that a post like this was coming. So typical, everything here in Jax is complete garbage, and every other city in the USA is so damn appealing, gotcha.

Well, maybe if this town got its act together, there wouldn't be posts like this.

Tonyinchicago · April 21, 2012, 07:39:40 PM

Conservative population that consistently votes incorrectly. Lack of mass transit. Searing summer heat. Thousands of acres of grid planted pine trees. An airport that is in the middle of, well, God knows where due to the military bases. Need i go from there?

I-10east · April 21, 2012, 09:47:45 PM

Oh yeah, pine trees are definitely a bad thing, heat is great in Miami, but here in Jax it sucks, and our airport should be near the skyline because every airport in America is... Don't let me get start on freakin Chicago of all places, with it's sub-arctic temperatures, violent Vice Lords, and tons of other gangs, and that so called pizza, just leave that to NY okay! More people will come from Chicago to Jax to live than vice-versa trust me!

Tonyinchicago · April 21, 2012, 10:00:35 PM

The proximity of the airport is an economic plus anywhere my friend. I was born and raised in Jacksonville, but, having lived here in Chicago for the past 5 years I can say that you guys down there are getting screwed in terms of mass transit. The city of Chicago provides well for it's citizens in so many ways. My transit card cost me $78 a month. I spend $25 a day for fuel, not to mention ins and tag and car payment, when Im at my Jax residence.

Tonyinchicago · April 21, 2012, 10:10:38 PM

And as to the "violent Vice Lords", well....., that element is surely as present in the River City as the Windy City. The only difference is that you have 1 million people v 10 million in the Chicago SMA. Come to Chicago and you will see for yourself. You guys are getting screwed by your ultra conservative Republican governance down there.

I-10east · April 21, 2012, 10:15:39 PM

There's plenty of people in Jax that uses JTA, it's not Chicago by no means as you know, but it seems to get the job done; Now someone will open up the obligatory can of worms saying, one hour long waits (with some buses not all), we should get streetcar blah blah blah, but JTA as is have plenty of commuters that rely on it to go to work, college etc, so it's not like we live in Starke, FL or something.

I-10east · April 21, 2012, 10:23:01 PM

Quote from: Tonyinchicago on April 21, 2012, 10:10:38 PM
And as to the "violent Vice Lords", well....., that element is surely as present in the River City as the Windy City. The only difference is that you have 1 million people v 10 million in the Chicago SMA. Come to Chicago and you will see for yourself. You guys are getting screwed by your ultra conservative Republican governance down there.

Even if you consider the 'per capita' logic it's still no comparison. I don't see any any prominent gang activity here in Jax at all, you cant say the same about Chicago. Was Jax ever featured in an episode of 'Gangland'? No.

Tonyinchicago · April 21, 2012, 10:25:53 PM

Fair enough. But.....we have "transit trackers" apps here for our iPhones that post arrival times for either busses or trains (subways). Most transit , bus or train, is available every 5 to 10 minutes, 24/7. Who needs a car? You have no idea what it's like not to have the burden of a vehicle . And yes, the winters can be brutal. but those Florida summers are getting ever more intense.

Tonyinchicago · April 21, 2012, 10:29:02 PM

No Gang activity in Jax? Really?

Tonyinchicago · April 21, 2012, 10:30:31 PM

Then again, I know where I10 is and I suspect you are far removed from the core.

I-10east · April 21, 2012, 10:38:39 PM

There's not to many US cities with transit on the level of Chicago. I agree these temps here in Jax are relentless, that first Jaguars game is ridiculously hot; Hopefully week two is cloudy.

I-10east · April 21, 2012, 10:40:33 PM

C'mon Tony, you know that we don't have any real gangs here in Jax, just a bunch of wannabes. LOL

Tonyinchicago · April 21, 2012, 10:45:01 PM

Perhaps you are correct on that account. I do not know. But i can only speak to my experience of having been born and raised in my beloved hometown city of Jacksonville and now, for the the past 5 years, lived in Chicago. And there is no comparison in the quality of life that this city provides for it's citizens. I have a unique perspective.

JFman00 · April 21, 2012, 10:46:38 PM

Jax has transit usage on par with Wilmington, DE. The bus system of *one* of Chicago's suburban collar counties has 3 times the ridership of JTA. Even Gainesville has ridership than JTA.

http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2011-q4-ridership-APTA.pdf