Jacksonville Florida living?

[alfsauve]

Ten miles is close enough Alf. Hell, I live in West Palm Beach. And no, the town isn't on the ocean. You have to drive a few miles East for that. Welcome to Florida.

Stuck between the real Palm Beach and Loxahatchee are you?   Have they ever paved the roads in Loxahatchee?  Sister-in-Law lived there for many years.   

[tombogan03884]

I don't know Jacksonville well at all. Its the other end of the state from me. I've stayed there a few times and fished the Saint John's Shad run a couple of times, but further west even though technically still in Jacksonville.  (Trivia, Jacksonville is the largest "city" in the lower 48 as all of Duvall County is incorporated even though 80% of it is rural). Its not a bad town. I can think of lots of good reasons to live there. I have no clue about the crime rate, schools or local politics, but as far as a place to live it ain't too shabby.

Dude, check out Dallas/Fort Worth, they are considered one city .   

[santahog]

FWIW, I'd steer you away from Jacksonville. It's got all the "Big City" that you'd want to leave behind, I suspect.
If I had a choice and was going to live there anyway, I'd do the panhandle, Valpariso, Destin, Eglin AFB area or west of there, or at worst Lauderdale if you like the city stuff. Kinda depends on what you do for work, though..

[PegLeg45]

FQ is correctamundo about the size.......... heading into Jacksonville on I-10 from Lake City (and I might add it seems like it takes forever, nothing but trees) there is a lot of 'nothing' even after you hit Duval County/Jacksonville City Limits..... then all of a sudden it gets really busy.