Move to Jax from Tallahassee a good idea?

[Jason]

Riverside is no more expensive to live than any other area of town.  Just have to look around.  There are deals everywhere especially if your a first time homebuyer.

You can expect to rent a 1 bedroom anywhere from $500 to $700.  2 beds will likely range from $600 on up.  I'd say your safe bedgeting for $700 to $800 a month for a descent place in a nice area.

[Timkin]

Riverside is a really nice area now.. not quite as nice back in the day when I lived there.  It has come a long ways...


BTW.... "Man in the box"  How you doing?  I haven't talked to you in ages !

[Jason]

^ Still trying to escape to paradise!  Just need to start filling my cube with money and then slap a UPS label on it adressed to Tahiti. 

[Timkin]

Right?

[duvaldude08]

Its a great idea. Depending on your field of expertise, there are endless possibilities. ANd plus we need more young folk to relocate here. We need some enegry. Give us a try

[duvaldude08]

AT&T (just a suggestion) sends me weekly ,via email , job postings in the Jacksonville area.  You said your Grandparents live here ...so stay with them (suggestion) and pass out the resumes. Also gives you a chance to explore the City.  Jason suggested wisely, to locate with close access to the major thoroughfares .. I would agree..  I live in an area of the City , with the Beaches only a few minutes drive away... I like it here, but theres some good areas all over.. AVOID Baymeadows  West of Southside Blvd and East of 95.. Rough area.

When did Baymeadows become a rough area? I stay out there now and love, compared to arlington which is where I used to say (now THAT is a rough area, when you here gunshots and fighting all night). Where I stay is quiet as a mouse has little to no police activity. Baymeadows has pockets of apartments that are problems, (Bentely Green, Village of Baymeadows, Baytree just to name a few.) But there are also some nice one like Green Tree place, Hunters ridge and some newer ones that I dont even know the name of.  but there area is not by any means "rough", and the newer end over by 9A is actually is beautiful!!

[Bostech]

Getting job is more about connections then skills.Unless you have some crazy skills to show very unlikely you will get job based on that alone.
Now knowing manager or someone inside company is better trick then any other resume.
Make friends with people in companies and that will give you better chance in getting and keeping job.Sell yourself,be a politician.

[Timkin]

AT&T (just a suggestion) sends me weekly ,via email , job postings in the Jacksonville area.  You said your Grandparents live here ...so stay with them (suggestion) and pass out the resumes. Also gives you a chance to explore the City.  Jason suggested wisely, to locate with close access to the major thoroughfares .. I would agree..  I live in an area of the City , with the Beaches only a few minutes drive away... I like it here, but theres some good areas all over.. AVOID Baymeadows  West of Southside Blvd and East of 95.. Rough area.

When did Baymeadows become a rough area? I stay out there now and love, compared to arlington which is where I used to say (now THAT is a rough area, when you here gunshots and fighting all night). Where I stay is quiet as a mouse has little to no police activity. Baymeadows has pockets of apartments that are problems, (Bentely Green, Village of Baymeadows, Baytree just to name a few.) But there are also some nice one like Green Tree place, Hunters ridge and some newer ones that I dont even know the name of.  but there area is not by any means "rough", and the newer end over by 9A is actually is beautiful!!

Just a few years ago , I lived on Old Baymeadows Road.  Twice in my life I lived in the same Apartment complex..  moved back there thinking it was a nice place before and it was going to be only temporary... and the second time around it was quite different... probably just as rough as some areas of Arlington.  The Area between SS Blvd and 95 is not desirable , IMO ..  certainly nowhere near as safe as 25 years ago..but then I suppose that could be said for anywhere.

[TD*]

Update... i cant believe its been 2 years since i posted this and im still in the same boat.

[Jason]

Don't feel bad, I'm still stuck running circles in the darn box!   

Have you made any trips over to have a look?

[Timkin]

Don't feel bad, I'm still stuck running circles in the darn box!   

Have you made any trips over to have a look?

There are worse fates

[ben says]

Update... i cant believe its been 2 years since i posted this and im still in the same boat.

Did you ever come visit?

[TD*]

Yes, I came over last summer, for the Keith Urban Concert at the Veterans memorial Arena. It was a very nice concert, and when we walked out, it was pouring down rain! We had to walk back to water St where our hotel was right on the river.

Interesting experience...

Then we Drove down riverside drive, and I like the area sooooo much... Its beautiful, and has the perfect blend of shopping, restaurants and residential, in proximity to the river and downtown.

I wish i could move to this area, I just need a job! don't we all.

Ahhh, well, I think I will have to come back over this summer for another trip to re-visit my favorite areas!

[If_I_Loved_you]

Yes, I came over last summer, for the Keith Urban Concert at the Veterans memorial Arena. It was a very nice concert, and when we walked out, it was pouring down rain! We had to walk back to water St where our hotel was right on the river.

Interesting experience...

Then we Drove down riverside drive, and I like the area sooooo much... Its beautiful, and has the perfect blend of shopping, restaurants and residential, in proximity to the river and downtown.

I wish i could move to this area, I just need a job! don't we all.

Ahhh, well, I think I will have to come back over this summer for another trip to re-visit my favorite areas!

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[Seihaku]

I moved from Tallahassee to Jacksonville a little over 4 years ago (received a job offer). I don't regret it, but my situation was a little different (I moved from the space coast to Tallahassee to attend FSU, graduated and worked there for a few years.) Jacksonville has its fair share of flaws and has a lot of work to do to rectify them, but I actually find it to be a great balance of big city and small town. I've met a lot of great people here, love having the beach nearby, actual seasons (as short as they may be, they're still more prominent than essentially anywhere else in Florida) and an airport that doesn't gouge quite as bad as TLH did.

It's initially a little intimidating as there is a substantially higher amount of violent crime here versus Tallahassee, but once you're use to the area, you know what places and type of people to avoid, your comfort level rises pretty quickly. It's also extremely nice to be close to other cities, one of the most aggravating things about Tallahassee was having to drive 2.5 hours to the next town (That said, show some love to Tom Brown park while you're still there, it's still one of the nicest in the state and one of the few things I really miss about Tallahassee, that and AYCD bars, and, well, being in college) I say it's a worthwhile move.

I was in a conversation with a few people a while back about Florida in general and that "weird" reputation we can't seem to shake. The odd thing about it is before moving to Jacksonville I had only ever heard negative things about the place, but they had all brought up that Jacksonville is the one city in the area that they didn't really mind, it had some hints of personality in spots which is more than you can say for a majority of the state. I agree with that. The place is trying to diversify but there are certain forces pushing back against it, and it's understandable as Jacksonville comes off as a bit of a old country town, but if these forces ever start embracing the city and neighborhoods for what they are, the place would really take off.

tl;dr: Jacksonville has potential and I like it better than Tallahassee.