So you mention poor people very RICH WHITE PEOPLE and Hispanics and every redneck type imaginable. What there aren’t black people or RICH BLACK PEOPLE or every ghetto hood rat imaginable?
Fairly accurate list. I Grew up about 15min away from opalocka, and Miami Gardens. Now I live in about 15min away from Riviera Beach, and I do a lot of fishing in Belle Glade and pahokee. My Wife of 19yrs is from Jacksonville, so I'm very familiar with about 6 of your top 10. All four of the Miami cities should be in the top 5. I'm terms of danger I basically rank it like this. #1 Not even safe to drive thru the streets or get out of the car. #2 not safe enough to walk down the street. #3 not safe enough to live. Your Miami cities fall into all 3 categories. There isnt a pahokee poor city vibe, it's a life of crime, lazy money, and very unfriendly people that makes them dangerous. The big cities are just minutes away, it's an area for quick easy money via robbing, drug dealing, welfare, and low income housing. They can sense when you're an fish out of water real quick over there. Pahokee and Belle Glade fall into cat #3, they're country folk and polar opposites from the city people. They're quiet and keep to themselves, but the area feels so poor and low opportunistic that you'd feel like you need to pretend to be broke so that your home wouldn't get broken into every week. But i never feel unsafe going into a store or walking down the road there. Jacksonville...oddly I've never felt like either category for me. It's both very city and very country. It's a very religious city despite it's crime numbers. It always shocks me how friendly and polite the people are. Seriously even they're "thugs" have a kindness about them, it's so weird.
Jax, oh boy, you pass a sign (Welcome to Duval County) then another (Welcome to Jacksonville) then five miles later another sign (Jacksonville 25 miles).
so if your in florida and want to know how safe the area is... go to a convenience store and if it has bullet proof partitions between customer and clerk. run away quickly.
I see a pattern. I used to live in Florida and hated every minute of it. The pattern is the same in every state. It’s dark in all those places. And that means CRIME.
I'm from Florida and one of the things that he said that I completely agree with is that many of the nice areas are no longer affordable. Housing prices have got ridiculous.
@@Laura-md7mi and I bet its a small house on a small lot too. Probably a 3/1 on a 6k square ft lot. 200k wouldn't even get you much 18 months ago, much less now.
@@erocker78 it's a 3/2 on a big, wooded lot. 2010 build. Contemporary designed kitchen, acid stained concrete floors through, modern bathrooms, 40 ft wide lanai, impact windows and doors, pergola that goes across the front of the home, entire home R/O system, metal roof, 2 car garageThat's when the pandemic was hitting and the investor was terrified the market was going to fall out
Thanks to all the new transplants that moved here to escape all the mandates and shut downs 🤷 housing is crazy, they can't get a subdivision or apartment building built fast enough
I just visited Miami and the Keys. Every hotel and restaurant was ridiculously expensive. And they added on resort fees, service fees, fees because we can for run down, old hotel rooms and mediocre food. In Miami, I couldn't believe I was actuaily in the USA. They all speak Spanish and are low-level criminals trying to rip off the tourists in any way possible. You must constantly be vigilant or you will definitely be robbed. Key West is poor and trashy. i would never set foot in that vile city of Miami again. I wish everything from Miami on down south would fall into the freakin ocean.
Real talk also don't forget to lock your doors and close your windows when you rolling on by. also make sure you keep a nice tight grip on your pistol in case anyone wants to try you.
I grew up in Daytona Beach florida. It's problems are the same everywhere. You can find worse areas here in Baltimore and Washington DC. Even in Honolulu where I stayed 3 weeks recently. I traveled to different parts of the island and found the same poverty that all cities have. From homeless people sleeping on the side walks next to the nice hotels and in the park across from these hotels to the ghettos where I saw native Hawaiians living. Very sad to see. So to me Hawaii is advertising the illusion of paradise. In the park across from my nice hotel, a Holiday Inn, a group of young people got into a fight around 1am one morning and one of them was stabbed dead. So every city has depressed as well as upscale areas.
very city DOES has depressed as well as upscale areas. However Daytona beach is the craziest most dangerous place Ive ever lived. So many drugs, crackheads, and overall depressing. It was incredibly dangerous and hood. Daytona beach has just got to go man.
It's not just the sunshine that brings people to Florida, it's also that it doesn't have a state income tax. And the odds of freezing to death in January are somewhat remote (though not impossible), but that is obviously offset by the odds of dying of heatstroke in August. I lived there for thirty years. Now I live in England.
😂 😂 Yes, Florida does have its problems, and some cities are worse than others, but if you were to take a poll, though, Florida is likely the #1 state where people STILL want to move to and live. And why is that? Because we have endlessly entertaining and very cool cities, including Tampa (where I live), Key West, Miami, St. Augustine, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Cape Coral, Sarasota, Clearwater, Tallahassee, Fort Myers, Naples, Destin… And the list goes on and on. And if that weren’t enough, there are always those wild and wacky “Florida Man” stories, like these: www.iheart.com/content/2019-12-20-the-10-best-florida-man-stories-of-2019/ Here are stats on why Florida (in spite of being heavily criticized by many people on these TH-cam channels) - is, in my view, still arguably the BEST state to live in: - [Florida] is the #1 state where people want to move to and live. According to hireahelper.com, “1 in 8 (13%) of all out-of-state moves were moves to Florida. The next states were Texas (8%), North Carolina (7%), California (5.3%), and Georgia (5.1%). In terms of sheer popularity, however, Florida is in a league of its own, being the top out-of-state destination in 22 states in the U.S. California was the biggest draw for six states, followed by Texas and Virginia in four states. In three states, the most out-of-state moves went to Arizona.” (hireahelper.com, 2019) - According to the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council on June 3, 2020, “Between July 1, 2018 and July 1, 2019, nearly 222,600 people - or 610 per day - moved to Florida, putting the Sunshine State first in the nation when it comes to net migration. Florida’s net migration numbers account for 37% of the total net migration in the nation.” - [Florida] is the #1 “Best State to Retire,” including #1 for Affordability and #4 in Quality of Life (WalletHub, June 2019; #1 again in January 2020). - [Florida] is the #2 “Most Fun State(s) to Visit in America” (WalletHub, June 2019). - [Florida] is the #1 “Best State for Higher Education” for three consecutive years (U.S. News & World Report, 2016, 2017, 2018). - [Florida] high schools are #4 on the list of “Best High Schools in the U.S.” (U.S. News & World Report, 2018). - [Florida] is the #2 “Best State for Business” for the past eight years (Chief Executive Magazine, 2012-2020). - [Florida] has the 4th lowest overall tax burden out of all U.S. states (WalletHub, 2019). - [Florida] is the #2 state for taxpayer return on investment (ROI) based on how residents’ taxes go toward the following key areas: Education, including quality of public universities and state school systems; Health, including hospital infrastructure and capacity; Safety, including violent crime rates; Economy, including median household income and annual job-growth rate; and Infrastructure and Pollution, including quality of roads and bridges and water quality (WalletHub, July 2020, as reported by the Tampa Bay Business Journal). - [Florida] is the #1 state with the “fastest growth rate in terms of the number of women-owned firms between 2007 and 2018” (American Express, August 2018). - Florida has the #1 “Most Restaurants per Capita” (tied with California, New York, and Texas) (WalletHub, June 2019). Yes, living in Florida, although far from perfect, IS still the American dream for a lot of people.
@gr l Yes, there are bugs/critters in Florida, but there are bugs/critters in most states in the U.S., not just in Florida, though. Potential solutions to bugs/critters in Florida: screened-in patio/lanai; ecologically friendly bug sprays; environmentally friendly pest control company (generally cost around $40 per month after the initial visit); keep a reasonably clean home (no leftover food left out on kitchen counters); pay attention to moist environments such as overflow/broken pipes/drains and pooling/stagnant water; check for and seal any entrances to home so that bugs/critters can’t easily enter; use screened-in pool enclosures; and check that your city or county regularly sprays for mosquitoes to help control the mosquito population (for example, here in Tampa, Hillsborough County has a website where residents can view mosquito spraying information and a mosquito spraying map). Specific to alligators… For those who are unfamiliar with alligators and/or are new to Florida, here’s some information about alligators in Florida. American alligators are found not just in Florida - but in several states in the southeastern U.S., including Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Alligator attacks are rare, but they do happen; in fact, you’re statistically more likely to be struck by lightning or to win the lottery rather than being attacked by an alligator. Potential solutions: Typically, signs are posted where alligators have been spotted - but if there are no signs, and you’re close to the water’s edge (ponds, rivers, lakes, canals, marshy wetlands), assume that an alligator could be lurking there, so keep children and pets a safe distance away from the water’s edge. Don’t feed alligators; this can cause an alligator to lose its fear of people. Feeding alligators also endangers unsuspecting people who may get attacked by an alligator who associates people with food. Florida law also prohibits feeding alligators - it’s a misdemeanor that carries a $500 penalty. Alligators are more active during nesting season in June and July and are also more active after rainfall; alligators hunt for food at dawn and dusk - so for that reason, don’t swim in lakes at that time - if you have to go for a swim, stick to a pool. Male alligators prefer open waters such as canals and ponds, while female alligators dwell in marshy areas to protect their young. An alligator is usually deemed a “nuisance” once they reach a length over 4 feet, and/or have become a danger or threat to people, pets, or property. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission established the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program, also known as SNAP, to address any concerns regarding alligators. SNAP operates an alligator hotline, 866-FWC-GATOR (866-392-4286), which individuals can call to report any nuisance alligator. SNAP maintains a list of wildlife management professionals with the proper permits in place to be deemed a “Nuisance Alligator Trapper,” and these trappers will be contacted and dispatched by SNAP, as deemed necessary. Chances are, though, most Floridians will live their entire lives without ever seeing or encountering an alligator (unless you view them in their natural habitat in local wildlife parks); alligators basically don’t bother us if we don’t bother them. And yes, sometimes alligators can also be, believe it or not, downright hilarious; and, in some cases, too, they have become tourist attractions and social media celebrities! (If anyone is interested in seeing Chubbs, the monster alligator and social media celebrity, you can google/search for the article in the Huffington Post.) Chubbs is so adored that someone even edited him into scenes from Jurassic Park! Regarding the heat and humidity in Florida… Yes, it’s humid, but all of the top places/states where people want to move to and live to escape the cold/snow/subfreezing temperatures are humid: Florida, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada. The only other two warm-weather states where the weather is a bit more pleasant are California and Hawaii - but those are expensive states with high cost of living and high taxes, so people may not want to move there primarily for those and/or other reasons. There are also fairly easy solutions to beat the heat/humidity in Florida: A/C in home/car/workplace so your time outside in the heat/humidity is very limited - meaning, you’ll only feel the heat/humidity when walking to/from your parked car; use pool/beach, as feasible; hydrate; and run errands/do outdoor activities primarily in the mornings or early evenings when it’s usually cooler and less humid. People who move to Florida from other states get used to the heat and humidity pretty quickly; again, it’s really not as bad as people make it out to be. Besides, the real payoff with Florida weather is actually during the winter months (December/January/February) when it’s arguably one of the best, if not the best place to be in the entire U.S.; there are no snow, blizzards, power outages, or icy roads during the winter here, as there are in many other states. The bottom line: it’s better to focus more not on how bad it gets in the summer, but on how good it gets in the winter. And the spring and fall aren’t bad, either.
Generally, snakes are not an issue - most Floridians go about their daily lives without worrying too much about snakes. Are there snakes out there? Yes. Will you see one? Not too likely. And if you do happen to see one, there are snake removal companies you can call, on an emergency basis, who will remove the snake for you. Lizards are a minor nuisance - but, as I’ve mentioned above, if you use a pest control company to spray for critters, you will likely not have too much trouble with lizards. BTW, lizards are not just in Florida - they are found just about everywhere in the U.S. - even in cold, snowy areas such as the Rocky Mountains in Colorado (they enter a state of dormancy to survive winter in those cold areas); Colorado alone has nine species of lizards. Regarding disparity of wealth - yes, there is disparity, but that is everywhere, though, not just in Florida. Unfortunately, there has always been a deep divide between the haves and the haves-not - and until there is some kind of a living wage in the U.S., or some other economic policies developed by our government to help the have-nots, then that disparity is not likely to change anytime soon; there is, however, some sliver of hope here in Florida, though. John Morgan of the Orlando-based Morgan & Morgan law firm has a minimum wage amendment on the ballot in November 2020 - which, if passed, will change Florida’s minimum wage from its current $8.56 an hour to $15 an hour; needless to say, if you live anywhere in Florida, and if income disparity is an issue for you, then please go out and vote, so that this amendment (Amendment 2) will pass, and if it does - hopefully, that could be a start in helping to bridge the gap a bit between the haves and the have-nots. Yes, hurricanes are a concern - but not just in Florida, though. Anywhere along the Gulf Coast states (Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi) and the East Coast (to a lesser degree - including North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey), are also susceptible to hurricanes. The fact is that most states have one or more types of extreme weather, including California: wildfires and earthquakes; most places up north: snow/blizzards/icy roads in winter; Arizona: extreme heat/drought, and intense dust storms (called “haboobs”) that blanket cities, blot out the sun, and cause significant damage; Nevada: earthquakes, extreme temperatures (including 117 degrees in the summers, which has happened four times, as well as 8 degrees in the winter), flash floods - even though the average rainfall in Nevada is 4.5 inches, the summer monsoon season can often account for a quarter of that in a single storm, along with ferocious winds of up to 84 miles per hour (hurricane-force winds start at 74 mph) - which reduces visibility to nearly zero. Also, Hawaii: volcanoes, earthquakes, and extreme flooding/landslides (including in Kauia in April 2018 when nearly 50 inches of rain fell in 24 hours - which is the U.S. record for the most rain in the shortest amount of time, and was a major disaster that caused landslides); and tornadoes from the tornado alley states in the southern plains of central U.S.: Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Again, just about all states in the U.S. have some form of extreme weather - and many have more than one form of extreme weather. CON’T BELOW...
Basically just look at a political map of Florida, the higher crime rates tend to be in the heavily liberal areas, which coincide with younger/of lesser-means folk moving to those areas. Central Florida, specifically Orlando, has some very sketchy, densely populated areas where crime is abundant despite of the fact that it's one of the top tourist destinations, but living there is a completely different thing...
I’m a first generation Hispanic living in palm beach county Florida since 1998. And even I noticed how much Florida has changed since the 2000s. Too many corporate companies have taken over and now I can hardly recognize what south Florida once was. No more parks and suburbs but tall buildings and expensive grocery stores. This change made me leave Florida to Georgia
@@Gonzalo.Escobar Well that's definately good. I'm lucky enough to have bought a brand new home 10 years ago when the market was low. $1200 a month. Florida has it's pros and cons but the biggest factor for me is having Desantis. Kemp is a snake 🐍
@@raysavalerio6737 Jacksonville is good just look at zip codes. Stay out of Miami-Dade. Anywhere in Florida is good just look at certain areas. For example, 32225 and 32256 are great Jacksonville zip codes to raise a family but go over to 32209. The Cops show district then you will have some problems. Always look at the city in detail by zip code
@@jsainz706 Frequent city aye? There was a few shot here primarily in 32208 and 32209. Where over 90% of violent crime happens in the city. If you took out those 2 and 32254 you would have an astoundingly safe major city
Thanks for warning everyone! To those of you up north considering a move here, take heed. It's terrible here, and you should definitely stay put. I hear North Carolina is a much nicer place, plus you'll be closer to family you left behind!
I totally agree. The worst decision of my life was to move to Florida. Better places: Georgia and North Carolina. I will also throw in South Carolina for good measure.
Florida is not different than other states. The extremes in the USA are outrageous in my opinion. How can you have so much billionaires living in Palm Beach that don’t even know what to do with their money and so people living like in a third world country ?
I have some deep history with Daytona Beach and Volusia County in general. “Old Florida May be gone forever...” it breaks my heart, but this statement is dead on.
it IS gone forever for sure. Demographic change is our destiny. It all started with the Immigration Act of 1965 and snowballed from there. Sadly, "Old Florida" getting destroyed is basically what is happening all over the country.
There's ghettos, poverty, violence, etc etc in every city in every state. To each his own. I can't wait to get out of NJ and the northeast winters, high taxes etc etc.
Well, if you think you are moving to FL, just realize many of your neighbors have made this state the wonder that it is today, organized crime is not so alive in well cuz most of the bodies end up in the swamps, of which there are plenty. I dated a Sicilian back in the day... know more than I could ever imagine, still have nightmares!
Floridians are unfortunately being pushed out or forced into bad areas because the northerners and Californians are taking over. Developers never stop. It sucks
Why are all the southerners selling they're over overvalued mosquito incubators I came down in 2004 to help somebody out with a houseboat on the Miami River mistake number one here's a perfect example of why this place is run by idiots why would you put a baseball stadium in between two single-lane drawbridges by the Dade County Courthouse State Attorney General's office and Jackson Memorial so traffic can back up 42 miles in each Direction cuz some assholes doesn't want to take down his mast this is typical of the bullshit that goes down here because it's agreed money grab down here
Nick I love the fact that you are so honest! You never sugarcoat things. Even when you've done interviews with homeless people, you don't let them give you simple answers. You pushback and ask them about the real deal. That's why I love your channel!
My sister lives in Florida, I visited her during the winter..I loved the fact I could go to the beach..I'd move there because there's something about it, it made me feel happy and not stressed
Visiting is nice but living there can be stressful....remember, it is nasty hot and humid for 7 months...so hot that the beach becomes unappealing...also it gets old and gets boring..also very crowded.. I know a lot of people who feel stuck here and want to move.
@@stevewalther2293 7 months?? WHAT PART OF FLORIDA YOU STAY AT? because down here in the dirty dirty south...it's hot even when it's dark out...it's hot all year long...what? A breeze during late December or in January...child plz...Dec 2021 was hot every damn day...we got 1 chill and it started raining...Im from here and I hate it here sincerely 😒
People talk about Opaloka, Hialiah, & Liberty City/Otwn alot but compare to other grreater metropolitan areas up north, St Louis, Detroit, Chicago level of prevalance of overall crime is considerably less
Trump had the government rebuild Liberty City i work there and everyday all I see is the old is coming down and everybody is live in beautiful brand new condos and the one's that are still living in the pork and beans projects are having a brand new condo being built right next door for them that was all part of the Platinum plan
@@titorodriguez1340 Yes sir, concur, spent my share of time hanging in O-twn, Liberty city, shot a music video in Dorsey park couple years back. Lots of great people, Liberty city given a bad wrap and hyped up with programs like Miami vice, video games like GTA vice city. Frankly: I felt more uneasy in the more upscale areas of Miami and more comfortable in the so-called ghettos. Just a matter of being alert and in tune with whats going on around you, bad things can jump off any where
I was born in Gainesville, but my mom moved us to Kentucky when I was 8. She grew up in Hollywood Florida, but most our family now lives in Jacksonville. My dad still lives in Pensacola. I used to visit every summer as a teen. I'm 35 now, went back for my 1st time since I was 20 and didn't even recognize my dad's neighborhood anymore 🥺 but on in upside , my fam in Jacksonville has the nicest mobile homes I've ever seen & the old dirt road our Great Grandmother lived on in Ocala has finally been cemented (use to have the time of our lives on those back red dirt roads)
@gr l thats a lie...cali has way more crime rate stdds and police brutallityy...multiple people were found hanging from trees in cali and yall got the pleague...that didnt happen in Florida....yalll literally had fire tornados...what does wealth have to do with anything? and what you are saying is a lie because you are not a governer so you wouldnt know that info...stop spreading lies and get facts on YOUR state
It seems that way but there is an explanation: remember the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) for federal data? Well, Florida has its own version called the Sunshine Laws. Basically, journalists and others seeking information have free and easy access to police blotters, 911 logs and other things like that. It's really easy to report on crazy sh!t going down in Florida because it's really easy to get access to this info. The stuff happening down here is really no crazier than what happens in other states (for example, California is STILL batshit crazy, and maybe a little more than Florida). The main difference is, if you come down here showing your a$$, YOU WILL *NOT* BE ABLE TO HIDE YOUR CRAZY IN THIS STATE.
You see a significant negative influence on the east coast of Florida from the influx of people from the northeast and their political leanings. It's no accident Miami looks like a southern version of NYC or SFO.
Jacksonville used to be really nice, 20 years ago, lots of space, jobs, mild traffic and friendly people.. But now it's getting to be overcrowded, prices on homes and goods have almost tripled, traffic and road rage are plentiful.. Healthcare and local government is still pretty good, the weather is still super hot, but I guess it's better than snow 9 months of the year.
Except that our mayor has tried thrice (unsuccessfully thankfully) to sell our public electric utility to a private company who can charge us whatever they want. Our local governance sucks.
Jacksonville is like the armpit of fl. (Not geographic speaking)...I moved to Jacksonville right around 2000. And have quickly moved away a few years after. Moved back around 2015 only to leave w/ intention to never return ever. It was a crappy city 20 years ago and it's crappy today
I moved here from SW Virginia/Southern West Virginia and there are times I wish I could go back home but my job pays too much to leave. I miss the people, the rolling hills, and the Appalachian Mountains. First neighborhood we lived in here was charging $1400/month for one bedroom and our complex was on the news for 6 murders in five months. We moved.
I spent my 20's in central Florida during the 1980's. Had the time of my life. Now in my 60's I recently drove down through central Florida from Ocala to Mt Dora. I was deeply saddened at how much it's changed. The people living there now have no idea what's been lost in the mad rush to urbanization.
Agreed! My grandparents retired to Orlando in 1979. As a teenager in the 80’s, I thought it was paradise. My grandparents have since passed on, and I don’t visit Orlando much anymore. But I watched the steady decline all the up to the early 2010’s.
@@chandler5712 - I can’t speak for all of Orlando. But Orange Blossom Trail became infested with drugs, crime, and hookers. The neighborhood my grandparents bought in quickly became mostly renters who didn’t care about the property. People started parking their cars on the lawns and the neighborhood became higher risk for burglaries.
Nice video man, Ive been watching lots of your videos and I definitely don't agree with you on all sorts of your comments and views on things but I love it. I love that you have pahokee in here, I drive Jax to keywest and mannnnnnn I've I seen every kind of person. And you cover it. Even down to how being born and raised here may have to leave soon with housing problem. If your not making $10,000 a month to prove income you can't rent where I'm at. That would be Daytona. So many people moved here paying cash for rentals until they buy the flipped houses locals can't. $12,000 down cash for $1,000 month studio won't get you in it, you gotta put $22,000 into private escrow account for property management company to draw from to even consider you.
Nothing better than a middle class white guy making fun of people on the poverty line, struggling to feed their families or having to rely on welfare or turning to crime. This video is as snobby and judgemental as any you'll see. Also interesting, in ten different areas, he only chose to single out one demographic in a derogatory way, the one area with the "white trash" and "rednecks". Whether white, black, Hispanic or other, no citizen in any of these poor or rundown areas should be made fun of or mocked and it's cowardly to focus on the one group you know you wouldn't get called out for. By no means am I advocating that ANY other racial group should be or deserve to be slurred in a similar manner... No group does. The jovial nature of this video on such complex issues and unfortunate circumstances is staggering.
I was born in Fl. I have lived all over the state. I left there at the end of the 80's, and came back a few times, before moving out West. Came back for 6 mos., in 2015. The whole state looked shabby and run down. I couldn' t wait to get out of there. I will never go back!
I moved out about 45 years ago. I used to like to visit on the Gulf coast. Not any more. Most buildings are yellow, and in 6 months have faded to near white. If it is made of wood, it's warped and termite eaten within a year of construction.
This is the most sarcastically beautiful (or is it beautifully sarcastic?!?) series of videos I’ve ever seen! Keep ‘em coming! Just don’t report on where I hang MY hat! Keep moving, nothing to see here😂😂
I'm 62 years old now, moved to Mayport Florida while in navy 1977. Since then I've lived in other states but strangly, Florida feels like my true 🏡 home. Moving to senior living in Lexington club in clearwater in October 2022. I dont like the humidity in florida but you have to take the good with the bad. I feel like a true (retired) pirate ☠ here. This state is my home, good, bad or ugly. (Just like the movie, long and interesting)
Back in the 80s when the art deco renovations were just revving up, you could rent a pretty awful room right on the beach for less than $200/mo. When the ceiling fell in or the plumbing burst or whatever, you just packed up your clothes and moved into the next building. Pretty cool when you're in your 20s. Weirdest people, most memorable time of my life. Lived in various parts of Miami including about 2 miles from Liberty City where they were rioting in the 80s, that was very scary, and if I have a somewhat recurring dream where I'm trying to get somewhere in a downtown city, I always end up having to anxiously get out of Overtown, which is a horrible place I never want to pass through again. Lived in Jacksonville for just a few years - the haze from the paper plants looked positively dystopian, and their pride and joy The Beautiful Saint Johns River (always have to say it like that, by the way)... jump into in one color, and come out a whole different color!
Yea tbh anywhere that isnt a tourist trap (which is basically downtown/bayside and the clubbing part in Wynwood) is pretty shitty. Im from Little Haiti btw but i stay in Miami Gardens
Because Miami has a lot of smaller cities within it that are not bad. The bad ones are just the ones he mentioned pretty much I was born and raised here. But I’ve always lived in the safe cities thankfully.
Florida, Texas, and Arizona have something in common. There is plenty of sunshine, and people move to these states believing , that the sun will burn away their sins. However, they soon discover there are many like them here, and party is back on!
The issue with Florida is that way too many people believe everything they see on TV. They think all there is down here are sugar sand beaches, margaritas and Miami Vice. So they start moving down here, overcrowd the state, and start seeing the truth.
Jack Webb, Wouldn't Florida are different not same , No!!! I was born Dade / Miami Florida attacked Iillness bad for almost die third time went the Hospital , Reason is Heavy Humid , Heavy Rain Heavy Hurricanes Bad !!! Wouldn't feel good was deaf baby I am ..Until 3 year old moved to Newark New Jersey rasie all my life after I had a Daughter moved to Arizona lived My Home Peace wouldn't worry . That is Why , I was very very sick Florida and Newark New Jersey strangers .. Because The Weather is Out There Florida have Lots Bugs manys humid heavy rain. , etc ... Arizona are very beautiful are Flowers , butterfly , Many Star during. Night , Color Sky not same Florida No !!! Only Az is Hot most 5 between 6 months that it and Right now Cold sometime rain here beautiful Sun Enjoy it is Fall soon will be spring around March to May .. Az Hot Weather only is June to October that it ..Not. Badly Business around .. I'm Deaf Woman lived Az 24 years now ..
I lived in Florida 5 years enough was enough it's extremely hot in the summer disgustingly hot... Along with that there are many bugs from scorpions tarantulas snakes alligators and cockroaches within the walls of your house... I found a nest of scorpions behind my frigerator they loved where it's moist and dark... Also the little frogs jumping around on your window outside... Unusual bugs that bite and make you extremely ill... The grass is hard you can't even walk on it barefoot it's like walking on needles... at night you can hear all the bugs outside sounds like a jungle... I had to check under my bed and in my bed to make sure there wasn't anything Creepy Crawlers running around in the dark you know they do come out in the dark the little vampires you can have Florida nothing like being up north and the change of seasons...
Along with all the bugs in Florida you can't even go into a lake too many parasites crocodiles and snakes... if you go into the ocean you have to watch out for title waves that pull you under... And keep pulling you into the sea very dangerous along with that even at knee high there are barracudas and sharks so you can't even swim with the fear of being eaten up by a shark the sun is so hot you get skin cancer you wish for a good rainy day you only get sprinkles when it does rain and then sometimes Monsoon rain that last 10 minutes and floods of the streets... You have to pack all your food in the house with Ziploc bags otherwise you'll get bugs in your food... the water tastes like rotten eggs so you have to buy bottled water... you can't walk Barefoot it outside in the summer you'll burn the soles of your feet
I'm a tree hugger from NYC, I miss home and the craziness that goes with it. I left NY with a dream and it's been a nightmare, I've been stuck in a hotel because my credit isn't high enough to get an apartment, let alone I can't hug a palm tree because they have palmetto bugs (flying cockroaches) as big as my hand and to have a picnic like central park is a NO, the ants will eat you alive! There are no handball courts and everybody hibernates after 6 or 7 pm the bar is only open till 2 and there are many homeless in the trees so if you have daughter's you can't let them even go to the store cuz you'll worry to death and people are allowed to carry guns out here so be careful with who you argue, the road rage is crazy,😭😭😭I wanna go home but my bills take my money unless I live in my car for at least a few months and I got fat from all the stress eating, I used to look sexy now I'm a ball, I used to have fun now I'm a hermit, I saw a frog on my porch, they don't scare me but the lake is down the hill I'm on the second floor!!!!
@@sophiam9886 Stay there and try a better life there, start over somewhere else NY is huge you can do better there you don't need to leave it just visit places trust me you're going to regret leaving that crazy beautiful place...
You did a great job pointing out the worst of Florida and keeping hidden all the places of paradise Florida has to offer. As a Floridian of many years I appreciate that since it will discourage all those northerners from moving to Florida and spoiling our beautiful paradise.
Yes Florida's beautiful BUT PLEASE STOP WITH THE NORTHERNERS OK IN FACT NEW YORK CITY GOT MORE PARADISE THAN FLORIDA EVER WILL WHAT U GOT HERE NICE WEATHER BECAUSE I AINT GOIN TO SAY THE BEST LOOKING WOMAN HELL NO CALI NY AND TENNESSEE GOT THE BEST LOOKING WOMAN BUT ANYWAY FLORIDA IS JUST A CROWDED PENINSULA FULL OF EVERYTHING LETS ALL JUST GET ALONG
I first went to Florida in 1989 ❤ I went back in 2014 ❤ things changed ever so slightly 🤔 I went back in 2019 😢 it done a 360 and went from nice to evil very quickly 😲💔😢 I left n ain't went back 💔💔💔
One place you really forgot is Lakeland, we stayed there one day and night and watched 3-5 police cars go screaming by almost every hour and I had the honor of breaking some guys leg outside a cafe that tried to strongarm rob us. It didn't go well for him.
@@josuezarate2424, I've heard that there are parts of Tampa that are all but off limits to anyone that does not belong to a certain religious group known for savagery and non-acceptance of others.
It was a great place before Disney came and ruined it all. When I was a child February was filled with the smell of orange blossoms and now they are gone. The Indian river was beautiful and now it’s polluted! I miss my state from when I was a child. And no I don’t live there anymore. I am a 7th generation Floridian and it makes me sad.
No FL for me. I lived in Saint Pete for 6 years and it was the worst time of my life. Ridiculously underpaid and even more ridiculous cost of living. I moved to New England and my salary jumped from 47K to six figures. I am wondering who can afford 600K and up housing making less than 50K a year... I am a school teacher and college professor. At this time I am thinking of retiring up here... and staying in this area.
@@altha-rf1et ..and nothing to do at all..other than maybe the Joy Lan. Hell I'm in Polk and don't want to go anywhere near Pasco. That should tell you something.
I live in Pensacola, FL and a lot of people insist that we are such a nice place, but they have only been to the beach and downtown. The West Side, where I live is incredibly run down and dangerous. There are more businesses closed than in operation, and there are no music venues or attractions because absolutely nobody wants to come here. I tell you what though, during the pandemic toilet paper wars, we weren’t stressing it. Those bodegas and discount grocers had everything we needed because folks were only shopping at major retailers and scared to cross over Pace Blvd. The hood provides.
I live in the Art Deco district of South Beach, this is on point. Happy to see Miami Beach wasn’t on this list- there is so much misinformation about South Beach. I traveled here several times a year throughout the late 90’s & early 00’s b4 officially moving here in ‘06. We are definitely NOT a ghetto crime ridden community
I've watched this a few times now. It's really high-quality, and also just the kind of bad news I can wallow in. I live in GVL, FL but have lived in or spent time in many of the places mentioned. So much of Florida is kind of barren and declining as pictured, the big growth is just in a few places. If you go for a long drive you're going to see a lot of misery and nothing. Too bad! As other people are commenting here, high rents and low wages and lots of driving and awful weather are pretty pervasive. If I had a free choice I might want to live in the mountains somewhere, say in N.C. or Western VA... it might be a declining little town just the same, but at least one could breathe, and not be sweaty all the time! My little dream: A college town in a cool dry climate!!!!!
I'm from the Caribbean and i look at Florida because of how similar it can be to our climate. It seems that the main source of external income Florida Is tourism or distribution (using the bays and rivers) and everything else comes after.These seem to be best in coastal and bayside cities and town like Miami, Tampa Bay area to Orlando. Many people moved to Florida to get the lower property costs and take advantage of the warmth but the state can't give non tourist towns a high quality of life and job prospects,especially with the costs of insuring property against storms and it being the lightning capital of the country. Commercial agriculture seems to be limited by the many wetlands and watercourse, weeds and wildlife. The only people who should be permanent residents are people who have wealth and want to invest in tourist properties, retirees and people working in the retail, finance and telecommunication etc. that serve the tourist towns and cities. It's not the place to go find yourself in any career you want.
@@lindalai9092 Gainesville sucks. If I'm stuck in a boring town with nothing to do, I'd much rather be out in the country than this liberal hell hole. Everything and everyone is virtue signaling and always offended. The local government is weak. Some of the highest property taxes. The traffic and terribly timed lights create traffic issues far disproportionate to the amount of people (this includes commuters from surrounding rural towns). I can't think of a single redeeming quality to this city I'm stuck in. And I'm with Leonard, the weather sucks in Florida.
Overtown is a former segregated part of Miami. It was once illegal for people of color to out past curfew in Miami. These neighborhoods prove not much has changed.
Got into a car accident in Miami Gardens coming home from work in Opa Locka and pulled into a gas station to wait for a tow no biggie. Didn’t take 2 seconds before some creep came up to me. But you gotta know how to handle things down there. I was like, “Nah, thanks, I’m good. But the cops’ll be here any minute.” That guy sped walked outta there lol. Escalate and it could mean your life, sound like you’re helping them avoid the po po and they’ll appreciate it. lol
Seen much as an uber driver in my past. Loved the chica who told me about Jesus and her Pistol. So when the drug dealer was my uber customer and asked if I had my pistol in my bag, I turned around looked at him, smiled and said, yes I've got Jesus and my Pistol! And he quickly exited the vehicle!!! Love from Tampa Bay! Cheer to Journey.... when the lights, go down in the city, and the sun shines on the bay!!!
Another entertaining and informative video, Nick. My partner and I had a high-rise condo in Pompano Beach, during the real estate bubble leading up to 2009 (another story). One evening about 9:00 PM, I stopped in the lobby men's room to find a girl shooting up in one of the stalls. Just another day in paradise. I appreciated your comment about the "old Florida." It's so true that, as the gap between the rich and the poor becomes ever wider in the States of Amerikkka, life is becoming unliveable for all but the most wealthy.
@@NickJohnson Thanks, Nick, I'll check it out. We called Florida home for a total of two years, in two attempts to make it there. Orlando (hell on earth) continues to be popular with right-wing Ohioans and Michiganders. We need to remember that Disney (Uncle Walt) flew over a fetid swamp that became Disney World. Cheap land does not provide a good reason for a city to be placed in the middle of Florida. Winter Park is a beautiful exception to the mess of Orlando, but it is tre expensive.
I grew up in the outskirts of Panama City and I’ll just say that it has completely changed over the last 35 years to be a place I’m glad I moved away from. Bumper to bumper traffic at 2:00 in the afternoon, rich northerners coming down and building condos that ruined our beaches (you can’t even sit on the beaches behind the condos without being harassed by owners), rent rates are ridiculously expensive after Hurricane Michael in October of 2018, and so on.
Yeah. Panama City is ruined. My nephew got married and moved there. I visited a couple of times. My god the hotel rates are sky high with all sorts of resort fees etc., traffic is CRAZY and in the spring and summer there are throngs and throngs of people, cars, scooters. Dont care id i ever go back. Yuck!!! But years ago,when i i was in school in Tallahassee, Panama city was a small undeveloped beach town, laid back, inexpensive. Now the whole place is an over developed beach corporation. Sad
Those hoods don’t even look like that anymore and as long as you mind your business you will be okay. And those are actively homeless people in overtown harmless
It’s amazing to me, the poverty, in these neighborhoods, yet they’re all driving $30-, to $50 thousand dollar cars? Wanna explain that? Their house is falling down, but out front are expensive cars? Must be all those T-shirts they’re selling, and bootleg CD’s?
I grew up (and worked) in a lot of these places, including over ten years in Belle Glade. I'm glad to see someone finally recognizing Belle Glade as one the worst hell holes in the state of Florida. Change my mind.
Belle Glade was absolutely decimated by the category five Lake Okeechobee hurricane of 1928. It was already mired in poverty, since the overwhelming majority of jobs were agricultural, and the destruction of the levees by the storm surge destroyed the town and with it, the local livelihood. Belle Glade never really recovered from that storm.
You should do video book reports on the top places to live in each state (and no, I’m not talking about wealthy suburbs- but the best places to live comfortably middle class). Just an idea for your channel. Keep the videos coming! Being a geography nerd, you’re my favorite TH-camr.
I'm a native Floridian from Hialeah, Fl thats been in Cali now for the last 30 years. Now that Cali is being run into the ground by Democrats I was looking to moving back to Hialeah or anywhere in South Florida. My friends their dissuaded me from the notion saying it had completely changed for the worse and that English is a secondary language to Spanish and in some instances Creole. I miss the Cuban Coffee in the morning prior to going to work the most from my time there.
Lived in Florida all my life. Hurricanes excite us and sometimes we have parties after we raid the stores of snacks😂. No school, snacks, all your friends in a closet telling scary stories it’s a great time.
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So you mention poor people very RICH WHITE PEOPLE and Hispanics and every redneck type imaginable. What there aren’t black people or RICH BLACK PEOPLE or every ghetto hood rat imaginable?
Great video!
Fairly accurate list. I Grew up about 15min away from opalocka, and Miami Gardens. Now I live in about 15min away from Riviera Beach, and I do a lot of fishing in Belle Glade and pahokee. My Wife of 19yrs is from Jacksonville, so I'm very familiar with about 6 of your top 10. All four of the Miami cities should be in the top 5.
I'm terms of danger I basically rank it like this.
#1 Not even safe to drive thru the streets or get out of the car.
#2 not safe enough to walk down the street.
#3 not safe enough to live.
Your Miami cities fall into all 3 categories. There isnt a pahokee poor city vibe, it's a life of crime, lazy money, and very unfriendly people that makes them dangerous. The big cities are just minutes away, it's an area for quick easy money via robbing, drug dealing, welfare, and low income housing. They can sense when you're an fish out of water real quick over there.
Pahokee and Belle Glade fall into cat #3, they're country folk and polar opposites from the city people. They're quiet and keep to themselves, but the area feels so poor and low opportunistic that you'd feel like you need to pretend to be broke so that your home wouldn't get broken into every week. But i never feel unsafe going into a store or walking down the road there.
Jacksonville...oddly I've never felt like either category for me. It's both very city and very country. It's a very religious city despite it's crime numbers. It always shocks me how friendly and polite the people are. Seriously even they're "thugs" have a kindness about them, it's so weird.
Jax, oh boy, you pass a sign (Welcome to Duval County) then another (Welcome to Jacksonville) then five miles later another sign (Jacksonville 25 miles).
I've been here my whole life. I wish people would truly respect the nature instead of pouring more and more cement and tearing down trees
I keep saying the same thing. Fort Lauderdale is a prime example. Blink twice and you'll miss the construction of another high rise.
Exactly they did that when they built your house
Same in Jacksonville, construction is everywhere, and people are flocking here in droves.
@@lyteyearz5810 That's Broward County for you. LMAO!😄
It's all about money
Move to California please. Stay the hell out of my state of Florida.
Most people are leaving California and going to Texas and Utah
I live in SoCal I love it here, weather nice, people are tolerant and nobody cares what church you go to.
@@gr8macaw1 say without crying 🤣🤣🤣hope you're happy with high taxes.
@@gr8macaw1 No one cares cause they don't open churches you guys can't even leave your houses without getting arrested while stepping over feces 😂
Yup. Jacksonville here. Stay away.
so if your in florida and want to know how safe the area is... go to a convenience store and if it has bullet proof partitions between customer and clerk. run away quickly.
I see a pattern. I used to live in Florida and hated every minute of it. The pattern is the same in every state. It’s dark in all those places. And that means CRIME.
I'm from Florida and one of the things that he said that I completely agree with is that many of the nice areas are no longer affordable. Housing prices have got ridiculous.
For sure. My home in North Port we purchased for 200k 18 months ago. Today, it's worth 300-325k. Insanity
@@Laura-md7mi and I bet its a small house on a small lot too. Probably a 3/1 on a 6k square ft lot. 200k wouldn't even get you much 18 months ago, much less now.
@@erocker78 it's a 3/2 on a big, wooded lot. 2010 build. Contemporary designed kitchen, acid stained concrete floors through, modern bathrooms, 40 ft wide lanai, impact windows and doors, pergola that goes across the front of the home, entire home R/O system, metal roof, 2 car garageThat's when the pandemic was hitting and the investor was terrified the market was going to fall out
So very sad....
Thanks to all the new transplants that moved here to escape all the mandates and shut downs 🤷 housing is crazy, they can't get a subdivision or apartment building built fast enough
I love theses videos telling everyone to avoid my state. keep em coming. We don't need anyone else here.
Amen brother
An iced welcome from hot tropical state , 😂😂😂
Especially liberals
I feel ya, I’m a Floridian too
Please stay in Florida forever
-the rest of us
Lol @ 8:36! “For $279,000, you can buy a run down home with bars…..” LMAO! LMAO! How can you say that with a straight face and not laugh 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I’m glad that Florida is the ONLY state with all these problems..At least we have it contained and the rest of the world is safe from bad people 🙄
The news reports around the US must be lying. Ignore the violence in other States and countries. It’s really a utopia out there. 😏
Right 😂
I love when people move out FL back to their home states.
Stay home! Go back up north.
When is all the people gonna leave America and go back to their homelands in Europe
We don't like yall either
Da south disgusting..da air smells...education system sucks food nasty
I75 north to all..
Y'all let them think Florida sucks we already over populared! Let them move somewhere else !
I agree, maybe bad info will keep people out of Fla.,we definitely have way too many people here now, from an 8 generation native Floridian
I like Florida but I don’t like Georgia.
@Fitz the dragon Texas has more space then Florida!
Attn: everybody Florida is closed please move somewhere else. I heard Texas has openings
@gr l Love ya!!
I just visited Miami and the Keys. Every hotel and restaurant was ridiculously expensive. And they added on resort fees, service fees, fees because we can for run down, old hotel rooms and mediocre food. In Miami, I couldn't believe I was actuaily in the USA. They all speak Spanish and are low-level criminals trying to rip off the tourists in any way possible. You must constantly be vigilant or you will definitely be robbed. Key West is poor and trashy. i would never set foot in that vile city of Miami again. I wish everything from Miami on down south would fall into the freakin ocean.
😂😂😂 it’s the songs for me lol! Really tan, really tan🎶🎶🎶
When you see bars on the windows, keep going lol
Real talk also don't forget to lock your doors and close your windows when you rolling on by. also make sure you keep a nice tight grip on your pistol in case anyone wants to try you.
Lol so true
My entire country be like:
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Florida: When you go north, you're entering the deep south.
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I used to tell people in South Florida I was from the south which is north of here.
Crack heads
Pretty much lol
I grew up in Daytona Beach florida. It's problems are the same everywhere. You can find worse areas here in Baltimore and Washington DC. Even in Honolulu where I stayed 3 weeks recently. I traveled to different parts of the island and found the same poverty that all cities have. From homeless people sleeping on the side walks next to the nice hotels and in the park across from these hotels to the ghettos where I saw native Hawaiians living. Very sad to see. So to me Hawaii is advertising the illusion of paradise. In the park across from my nice hotel, a Holiday Inn, a group of young people got into a fight around 1am one morning and one of them was stabbed dead. So every city has depressed as well as upscale areas.
I recently heard there is a huge multi story homeless hotel they took over?
I was born there and have never been back
damn sounds similar to me, im from baltimore md, moving to florida soon
very city DOES has depressed as well as upscale areas. However Daytona beach is the craziest most dangerous place Ive ever lived. So many drugs, crackheads, and overall depressing. It was incredibly dangerous and hood. Daytona beach has just got to go man.
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It's not just the sunshine that brings people to Florida, it's also that it doesn't have a state income tax. And the odds of freezing to death in January are somewhat remote (though not impossible), but that is obviously offset by the odds of dying of heatstroke in August. I lived there for thirty years. Now I live in England.
too bad property tax makes up for it. They get $ from somewhere .
Why move to shit hole Enland.the weather is shit all the time .I would love to live in Florida.
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Yes, Florida does have its problems, and some cities are worse than others, but if you were to take a poll, though, Florida is likely the #1 state where people STILL want to move to and live. And why is that? Because we have endlessly entertaining and very cool cities, including Tampa (where I live), Key West, Miami, St. Augustine, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Cape Coral, Sarasota, Clearwater, Tallahassee, Fort Myers, Naples, Destin… And the list goes on and on. And if that weren’t enough, there are always those wild and wacky “Florida Man” stories, like these: www.iheart.com/content/2019-12-20-the-10-best-florida-man-stories-of-2019/
Here are stats on why Florida (in spite of being heavily criticized by many people on these TH-cam channels) - is, in my view, still arguably the BEST state to live in:
- [Florida] is the #1 state where people want to move to and live. According to hireahelper.com, “1 in 8 (13%) of all out-of-state moves were moves to Florida. The next states were Texas (8%), North Carolina (7%), California (5.3%), and Georgia (5.1%). In terms of sheer popularity, however, Florida is in a league of its own, being the top out-of-state destination in 22 states in the U.S. California was the biggest draw for six states, followed by Texas and Virginia in four states. In three states, the most out-of-state moves went to Arizona.” (hireahelper.com, 2019)
- According to the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council on June 3, 2020, “Between July 1, 2018 and July 1, 2019, nearly 222,600 people - or 610 per day - moved to Florida, putting the Sunshine State first in the nation when it comes to net migration. Florida’s net migration numbers account for 37% of the total net migration in the nation.”
- [Florida] is the #1 “Best State to Retire,” including #1 for Affordability and #4 in Quality of Life (WalletHub, June 2019; #1 again in January 2020).
- [Florida] is the #2 “Most Fun State(s) to Visit in America” (WalletHub, June 2019).
- [Florida] is the #1 “Best State for Higher Education” for three consecutive years (U.S. News & World Report, 2016, 2017, 2018).
- [Florida] high schools are #4 on the list of “Best High Schools in the U.S.” (U.S. News & World Report, 2018).
- [Florida] is the #2 “Best State for Business” for the past eight years (Chief Executive Magazine, 2012-2020).
- [Florida] has the 4th lowest overall tax burden out of all U.S. states (WalletHub, 2019).
- [Florida] is the #2 state for taxpayer return on investment (ROI) based on how residents’ taxes go toward the following key areas: Education, including quality of public universities and state school systems; Health, including hospital infrastructure and capacity; Safety, including violent crime rates; Economy, including median household income and annual job-growth rate; and Infrastructure and Pollution, including quality of roads and bridges and water quality (WalletHub, July 2020, as reported by the Tampa Bay Business Journal).
- [Florida] is the #1 state with the “fastest growth rate in terms of the number of women-owned firms between 2007 and 2018” (American Express, August 2018).
- Florida has the #1 “Most Restaurants per Capita” (tied with California, New York, and Texas) (WalletHub, June 2019).
Yes, living in Florida, although far from perfect, IS still the American dream for a lot of people.
@gr l Yes, there are bugs/critters in Florida, but there are bugs/critters in most states in the U.S., not just in Florida, though. Potential solutions to bugs/critters in Florida: screened-in patio/lanai; ecologically friendly bug sprays; environmentally friendly pest control company (generally cost around $40 per month after the initial visit); keep a reasonably clean home (no leftover food left out on kitchen counters); pay attention to moist environments such as overflow/broken pipes/drains and pooling/stagnant water; check for and seal any entrances to home so that bugs/critters can’t easily enter; use screened-in pool enclosures; and check that your city or county regularly sprays for mosquitoes to help control the mosquito population (for example, here in Tampa, Hillsborough County has a website where residents can view mosquito spraying information and a mosquito spraying map).
Specific to alligators… For those who are unfamiliar with alligators and/or are new to Florida, here’s some information about alligators in Florida. American alligators are found not just in Florida - but in several states in the southeastern U.S., including Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Alligator attacks are rare, but they do happen; in fact, you’re statistically more likely to be struck by lightning or to win the lottery rather than being attacked by an alligator. Potential solutions: Typically, signs are posted where alligators have been spotted - but if there are no signs, and you’re close to the water’s edge (ponds, rivers, lakes, canals, marshy wetlands), assume that an alligator could be lurking there, so keep children and pets a safe distance away from the water’s edge. Don’t feed alligators; this can cause an alligator to lose its fear of people. Feeding alligators also endangers unsuspecting people who may get attacked by an alligator who associates people with food. Florida law also prohibits feeding alligators - it’s a misdemeanor that carries a $500 penalty. Alligators are more active during nesting season in June and July and are also more active after rainfall; alligators hunt for food at dawn and dusk - so for that reason, don’t swim in lakes at that time - if you have to go for a swim, stick to a pool. Male alligators prefer open waters such as canals and ponds, while female alligators dwell in marshy areas to protect their young. An alligator is usually deemed a “nuisance” once they reach a length over 4 feet, and/or have become a danger or threat to people, pets, or property. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission established the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program, also known as SNAP, to address any concerns regarding alligators. SNAP operates an alligator hotline, 866-FWC-GATOR (866-392-4286), which individuals can call to report any nuisance alligator. SNAP maintains a list of wildlife management professionals with the proper permits in place to be deemed a “Nuisance Alligator Trapper,” and these trappers will be contacted and dispatched by SNAP, as deemed necessary. Chances are, though, most Floridians will live their entire lives without ever seeing or encountering an alligator (unless you view them in their natural habitat in local wildlife parks); alligators basically don’t bother us if we don’t bother them.
And yes, sometimes alligators can also be, believe it or not, downright hilarious; and, in some cases, too, they have become tourist attractions and social media celebrities! (If anyone is interested in seeing Chubbs, the monster alligator and social media celebrity, you can google/search for the article in the Huffington Post.) Chubbs is so adored that someone even edited him into scenes from Jurassic Park!
Regarding the heat and humidity in Florida… Yes, it’s humid, but all of the top places/states where people want to move to and live to escape the cold/snow/subfreezing temperatures are humid: Florida, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada. The only other two warm-weather states where the weather is a bit more pleasant are California and Hawaii - but those are expensive states with high cost of living and high taxes, so people may not want to move there primarily for those and/or other reasons. There are also fairly easy solutions to beat the heat/humidity in Florida: A/C in home/car/workplace so your time outside in the heat/humidity is very limited - meaning, you’ll only feel the heat/humidity when walking to/from your parked car; use pool/beach, as feasible; hydrate; and run errands/do outdoor activities primarily in the mornings or early evenings when it’s usually cooler and less humid. People who move to Florida from other states get used to the heat and humidity pretty quickly; again, it’s really not as bad as people make it out to be. Besides, the real payoff with Florida weather is actually during the winter months (December/January/February) when it’s arguably one of the best, if not the best place to be in the entire U.S.; there are no snow, blizzards, power outages, or icy roads during the winter here, as there are in many other states. The bottom line: it’s better to focus more not on how bad it gets in the summer, but on how good it gets in the winter. And the spring and fall aren’t bad, either.
Generally, snakes are not an issue - most Floridians go about their daily lives without worrying too much about snakes. Are there snakes out there? Yes. Will you see one? Not too likely. And if you do happen to see one, there are snake removal companies you can call, on an emergency basis, who will remove the snake for you. Lizards are a minor nuisance - but, as I’ve mentioned above, if you use a pest control company to spray for critters, you will likely not have too much trouble with lizards. BTW, lizards are not just in Florida - they are found just about everywhere in the U.S. - even in cold, snowy areas such as the Rocky Mountains in Colorado (they enter a state of dormancy to survive winter in those cold areas); Colorado alone has nine species of lizards.
Regarding disparity of wealth - yes, there is disparity, but that is everywhere, though, not just in Florida. Unfortunately, there has always been a deep divide between the haves and the haves-not - and until there is some kind of a living wage in the U.S., or some other economic policies developed by our government to help the have-nots, then that disparity is not likely to change anytime soon; there is, however, some sliver of hope here in Florida, though. John Morgan of the Orlando-based Morgan & Morgan law firm has a minimum wage amendment on the ballot in November 2020 - which, if passed, will change Florida’s minimum wage from its current $8.56 an hour to $15 an hour; needless to say, if you live anywhere in Florida, and if income disparity is an issue for you, then please go out and vote, so that this amendment (Amendment 2) will pass, and if it does - hopefully, that could be a start in helping to bridge the gap a bit between the haves and the have-nots.
Yes, hurricanes are a concern - but not just in Florida, though. Anywhere along the Gulf Coast states (Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi) and the East Coast (to a lesser degree - including North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey), are also susceptible to hurricanes. The fact is that most states have one or more types of extreme weather, including California: wildfires and earthquakes; most places up north: snow/blizzards/icy roads in winter; Arizona: extreme heat/drought, and intense dust storms (called “haboobs”) that blanket cities, blot out the sun, and cause significant damage; Nevada: earthquakes, extreme temperatures (including 117 degrees in the summers, which has happened four times, as well as 8 degrees in the winter), flash floods - even though the average rainfall in Nevada is 4.5 inches, the summer monsoon season can often account for a quarter of that in a single storm, along with ferocious winds of up to 84 miles per hour (hurricane-force winds start at 74 mph) - which reduces visibility to nearly zero. Also, Hawaii: volcanoes, earthquakes, and extreme flooding/landslides (including in Kauia in April 2018 when nearly 50 inches of rain fell in 24 hours - which is the U.S. record for the most rain in the shortest amount of time, and was a major disaster that caused landslides); and tornadoes from the tornado alley states in the southern plains of central U.S.: Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Again, just about all states in the U.S. have some form of extreme weather - and many have more than one form of extreme weather.
CON’T BELOW...
I love living in FL. That might make me crazy, but I don't care.
You make me 😅
Its a good crazy. When u leave Florida you know what im talking about. Its them!. Theyy... Are the crazy ones. Living in Lala land
@@vincentvega6932 When I leave Florida?? I like to travel, but I think I'll live here till I die.
Maybe you one of the crazy people?lol
@@Wings_of_foam Could be! But if I am, then crazy is the way to be, because I'm super happy!
Basically just look at a political map of Florida, the higher crime rates tend to be in the heavily liberal areas, which coincide with younger/of lesser-means folk moving to those areas. Central Florida, specifically Orlando, has some very sketchy, densely populated areas where crime is abundant despite of the fact that it's one of the top tourist destinations, but living there is a completely different thing...
Anywhere in Florida without people is amazing.
I’m a first generation Hispanic living in palm beach county Florida since 1998. And even I noticed how much Florida has changed since the 2000s. Too many corporate companies have taken over and now I can hardly recognize what south Florida once was. No more parks and suburbs but tall buildings and expensive grocery stores. This change made me leave Florida to Georgia
Now you have Kemp instead of Desantis. Good luck.
@@WWG1WGA1 now I’m not paying 2,000 for a 1 bedroom
@@Gonzalo.Escobar Well that's definately good. I'm lucky enough to have bought a brand new home 10 years ago when the market was low. $1200 a month. Florida has it's pros and cons but the biggest factor for me is having Desantis. Kemp is a snake 🐍
@@WWG1WGA1 yeah I was also considering moving to northern Florida
For the longest south Florida could be comparable to the look of south side chi but ever since like 09 it ain’t been the same
When we drove through Jacksonville, my son said to me and my husband.. "Hey! This is where Cops is filmed!"
What!?!?
@@NickJohnson If you ever watch cops, Jacksonville is a frequent flier city lol
where's a good place in florida to raise a family?
@@raysavalerio6737 Jacksonville is good just look at zip codes. Stay out of Miami-Dade. Anywhere in Florida is good just look at certain areas. For example, 32225 and 32256 are great Jacksonville zip codes to raise a family but go over to 32209. The Cops show district then you will have some problems. Always look at the city in detail by zip code
@@jsainz706 Frequent city aye? There was a few shot here primarily in 32208 and 32209. Where over 90% of violent crime happens in the city. If you took out those 2 and 32254 you would have an astoundingly safe major city
Thanks for warning everyone! To those of you up north considering a move here, take heed. It's terrible here, and you should definitely stay put. I hear North Carolina is a much nicer place, plus you'll be closer to family you left behind!
I totally agree. The worst decision of my life was to move to Florida. Better places: Georgia and North Carolina. I will also throw in South Carolina for good measure.
lol
Please come to Connecticut. We have great schools. At least we pay the educators very well our taxes prove it. 👍
Florida is not different than other states. The extremes in the USA are outrageous in my opinion. How can you have so much billionaires living in Palm Beach that don’t even know what to do with their money and so people living like in a third world country ?
I have some deep history with Daytona Beach and Volusia County in general. “Old Florida May be gone forever...” it breaks my heart, but this statement is dead on.
Moved to Deltona in 1969 lived in Daytona Beach and Orlando.... Nice back then
it IS gone forever for sure. Demographic change is our destiny. It all started with the Immigration Act of 1965 and snowballed from there. Sadly, "Old Florida" getting destroyed is basically what is happening all over the country.
Live in palm beach county expe sivebut love it❤
There's ghettos, poverty, violence, etc etc in every city in every state. To each his own. I can't wait to get out of NJ and the northeast winters, high taxes etc etc.
same a fellow New Jerseyian who cant wait to leave and never look back..
This guy is crazy I’m from Miami
@Titanium Is Real yup! Moved to FL from Boston in 2004 and left FL in 2012 without ever looking back.
@Sal Altieri YES!! We should have billboards here at the border to Florida saying just that!
Well, if you think you are moving to FL, just realize many of your neighbors have made this state the wonder that it is today, organized crime is not so alive in well cuz most of the bodies end up in the swamps, of which there are plenty. I dated a Sicilian back in the day... know more than I could ever imagine, still have nightmares!
Floridians are unfortunately being pushed out or forced into bad areas because the northerners and Californians are taking over. Developers never stop. It sucks
Why are all the southerners selling they're over overvalued mosquito incubators I came down in 2004 to help somebody out with a houseboat on the Miami River mistake number one here's a perfect example of why this place is run by idiots why would you put a baseball stadium in between two single-lane drawbridges by the Dade County Courthouse State Attorney General's office and Jackson Memorial so traffic can back up 42 miles in each Direction cuz some assholes doesn't want to take down his mast this is typical of the bullshit that goes down here because it's agreed money grab down here
Keep making these videos so people will stop moving here and/or will move to another state. Our biggest problem is there are so many people here.
Come here to N. Virginia..I guarantee you its 5 times bad..we have MILLIONS liveing here. And it Sucks..
It's the QUALITY of people there...not the numbers.
I’m moving there soon!! Can’t wait!!! 😊
As someone who's lived in Florida my entire life. He's not lying.
Try living in NYC and you'll learn to appreciate Florida
The places he is mentioning are mostly democratic. I prefer that democrats stay up north.
@@heidenfelderkustoms1502 so do I because I'm moving south to get away from them.
Exactly
I lived in both. I'd rather live in Arizona.
Live in NYC and you'll appreciate living anywhere else.
As a Miami native, this was so on point it's depressing.
The Gulf Coast is one huge nursing home. Millions of wealthy, retired, married couples.
almost all from the North East, "snowbirds" they are literally everywhere .
At least they don't sell drugs
@@volkssturm9694 I rather have them than all the terrible people we getting
I'm a native Floridian. I love my state no matter what anybody says.
Florida's awesome!
Let’s hope you still have state by the end of the century.
The US: Florida really is a shitshow and should get itself together
Also the US: I'm taking a vacation in Florida
😂😂
Had mercy let me know when you get here!!! 😍😍😍
@N Diesal Calm down Junior
Also the US: We’re moving to Florida!
@@AxxinTheSupernova I live here. What's up? 😂😂
@@ninapintasantamaria2066 😍😍😍
Nick I love the fact that you are so honest! You never sugarcoat things. Even when you've done interviews with homeless people, you don't let them give you simple answers. You pushback and ask them about the real deal. That's why I love your channel!
As a Florida man, when you said Pasco county the yeahhh I let out was fantastic 🤣🤣
My sister lives in Florida, I visited her during the winter..I loved the fact I could go to the beach..I'd move there because there's something about it, it made me feel happy and not stressed
Visiting is nice but living there can be stressful....remember, it is nasty hot and humid for 7 months...so hot that the beach becomes unappealing...also it gets old and gets boring..also very crowded.. I know a lot of people who feel stuck here and want to move.
@@stevewalther2293 7 months?? WHAT PART OF FLORIDA YOU STAY AT? because down here in the dirty dirty south...it's hot even when it's dark out...it's hot all year long...what? A breeze during late December or in January...child plz...Dec 2021 was hot every damn day...we got 1 chill and it started raining...Im from here and I hate it here sincerely 😒
@@doradora7108 I was being extremely optimistic and gentle with my description of Florida.
@RainbowDreams30 it's not you...FL is a sht show.
@@stevewalther2293 oh,My bad 😅😅🤣🤣🤦🏾♀️😭😭😭...I was about to say...you must stay in Palm Beach or Something 😅😅🤣🤣🤯🤦🏾♀️
There are a lot of beautiful areas in Florida, but the bad ones are so bad they tend to overshadow everything else.
People talk about Opaloka, Hialiah, & Liberty City/Otwn alot but compare to other grreater metropolitan areas up north, St Louis, Detroit, Chicago level of prevalance of overall crime is considerably less
Trust me when I tell you I've lived in gettos all over America and I live in the Getto now and this (Miami)is the best Getto in all American
Trump had the government rebuild Liberty City i work there and everyday all I see is the old is coming down and everybody is live in beautiful brand new condos and the one's that are still living in the pork and beans projects are having a brand new condo being built right next door for them that was all part of the Platinum plan
Old video's of the city
@@titorodriguez1340 Yes sir, concur, spent my share of time hanging in O-twn, Liberty city, shot a music video in Dorsey park couple years back. Lots of great people, Liberty city given a bad wrap and hyped up with programs like Miami vice, video games like GTA vice city. Frankly: I felt more uneasy in the more upscale areas of Miami and more comfortable in the so-called ghettos. Just a matter of being alert and in tune with whats going on around you, bad things can jump off any where
This is so awesome!!! I was cracking up!! It's so true!👍
I was born in Gainesville, but my mom moved us to Kentucky when I was 8. She grew up in Hollywood Florida, but most our family now lives in Jacksonville. My dad still lives in Pensacola. I used to visit every summer as a teen. I'm 35 now, went back for my 1st time since I was 20 and didn't even recognize my dad's neighborhood anymore 🥺 but on in upside , my fam in Jacksonville has the nicest mobile homes I've ever seen & the old dirt road our Great Grandmother lived on in Ocala has finally been cemented (use to have the time of our lives on those back red dirt roads)
Every time you see a very crazy news on the news media, ask yourself :
"is that fake or is that Florida?"
@ lol
I Love Panama City FL
Believe me it is Florida
A lot of crazy stuff happens in Florida.
You're welcome. 8 )
i miss it there. I didnt live there but vacationed for a week and it was different
@gr l thats a lie...cali has way more crime rate stdds and police brutallityy...multiple people were found hanging from trees in cali and yall got the pleague...that didnt happen in Florida....yalll literally had fire tornados...what does wealth have to do with anything? and what you are saying is a lie because you are not a governer so you wouldnt know that info...stop spreading lies and get facts on YOUR state
like what? yall just so obsessedd with Florida yall dont care about any other state
It seems that way but there is an explanation: remember the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) for federal data? Well, Florida has its own version called the Sunshine Laws. Basically, journalists and others seeking information have free and easy access to police blotters, 911 logs and other things like that. It's really easy to report on crazy sh!t going down in Florida because it's really easy to get access to this info.
The stuff happening down here is really no crazier than what happens in other states (for example, California is STILL batshit crazy, and maybe a little more than Florida). The main difference is, if you come down here showing your a$$, YOU WILL *NOT* BE ABLE TO HIDE YOUR CRAZY IN THIS STATE.
Hilarious and honest. Thank you.
The “But you will be really tan, really tan” song 🤣🤣🤣
Dude that was funny as hell
You see a significant negative influence on the east coast of Florida from the influx of people from the northeast and their political leanings. It's no accident Miami looks like a southern version of NYC or SFO.
Jacksonville used to be really nice, 20 years ago, lots of space, jobs, mild traffic and friendly people..
But now it's getting to be overcrowded, prices on homes and goods have almost tripled, traffic and road rage are plentiful..
Healthcare and local government is still pretty good, the weather is still super hot, but I guess it's better than snow 9 months of the year.
Except that our mayor has tried thrice (unsuccessfully thankfully) to sell our public electric utility to a private company who can charge us whatever they want. Our local governance sucks.
Jacksonville is like the armpit of fl. (Not geographic speaking)...I moved to Jacksonville right around 2000. And have quickly moved away a few years after. Moved back around 2015 only to leave w/ intention to never return ever. It was a crappy city 20 years ago and it's crappy today
I moved here from SW Virginia/Southern West Virginia and there are times I wish I could go back home but my job pays too much to leave. I miss the people, the rolling hills, and the Appalachian Mountains. First neighborhood we lived in here was charging $1400/month for one bedroom and our complex was on the news for 6 murders in five months. We moved.
I spent my 20's in central Florida during the 1980's. Had the time of my life. Now in my 60's I recently drove down through central Florida from Ocala to Mt Dora. I was deeply saddened at how much it's changed. The people living there now have no idea what's been lost in the mad rush to urbanization.
Agreed! My grandparents retired to Orlando in 1979. As a teenager in the 80’s, I thought it was paradise. My grandparents have since passed on, and I don’t visit Orlando much anymore. But I watched the steady decline all the up to the early 2010’s.
How did it decline?
@@chandler5712 - I can’t speak for all of Orlando. But Orange Blossom Trail became infested with drugs, crime, and hookers. The neighborhood my grandparents bought in quickly became mostly renters who didn’t care about the property. People started parking their cars on the lawns and the neighborhood became higher risk for burglaries.
Ocala is a horrible city for seniors...Their Rules kill their Programs. The Elderly suffer the most. Horrible place too retire!
I agree
Jacksonville ain't even that bad, got stabbed 3 times in middle school but after that it was fine
Nigga what 😂
@@jeyyynbaaa884 🤣🤣🤣
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No, no, the real band that was founded in Jacksonville is Lynyrd Skynyrd, hands down
Wasn't Tom Petty too?
And Tom Petty
@@caroldepp2545 He was from Gainsville
@@1313wikked He was from Gainsville
@@caroldepp2545 Tom Petty was from Gainesville, went to Gainesville H.S. with him.His cousin was sheriff. But what about the Allman Bros.?
Nice video man, Ive been watching lots of your videos and I definitely don't agree with you on all sorts of your comments and views on things but I love it. I love that you have pahokee in here, I drive Jax to keywest and mannnnnnn I've I seen every kind of person. And you cover it.
Even down to how being born and raised here may have to leave soon with housing problem. If your not making $10,000 a month to prove income you can't rent where I'm at.
That would be Daytona. So many people moved here paying cash for rentals until they buy the flipped houses locals can't.
$12,000 down cash for $1,000 month studio won't get you in it, you gotta put $22,000 into private escrow account for property management company to draw from to even consider you.
Nothing better than a middle class white guy making fun of people on the poverty line, struggling to feed their families or having to rely on welfare or turning to crime. This video is as snobby and judgemental as any you'll see. Also interesting, in ten different areas, he only chose to single out one demographic in a derogatory way, the one area with the "white trash" and "rednecks". Whether white, black, Hispanic or other, no citizen in any of these poor or rundown areas should be made fun of or mocked and it's cowardly to focus on the one group you know you wouldn't get called out for. By no means am I advocating that ANY other racial group should be or deserve to be slurred in a similar manner... No group does. The jovial nature of this video on such complex issues and unfortunate circumstances is staggering.
I was born in Fl. I have lived all over the state. I left there at the end of the 80's, and came back a few times, before moving out West. Came back for 6 mos., in 2015. The whole state looked shabby and run down. I couldn' t wait to get out of there. I will never go back!
Same with me..moved to the mid west..went back to visit.. its a dirty state.
I moved out about 45 years ago. I used to like to visit on the Gulf coast. Not any more. Most buildings are yellow, and in 6 months have faded to near white. If it is made of wood, it's warped and termite eaten within a year of construction.
Thats great, good to here. Adios
This is the most sarcastically beautiful (or is it beautifully sarcastic?!?) series of videos I’ve ever seen! Keep ‘em coming! Just don’t report on where I hang MY hat! Keep moving, nothing to see here😂😂
I'm 62 years old now, moved to Mayport Florida while in navy 1977. Since then I've lived in other states but strangly, Florida feels like my true 🏡 home. Moving to senior living in Lexington club in clearwater in October 2022. I dont like the humidity in florida but you have to take the good with the bad. I feel like a true (retired) pirate ☠ here. This state is my home, good, bad or ugly. (Just like the movie, long and interesting)
Back in the 80s when the art deco renovations were just revving up, you could rent a pretty awful room right on the beach for less than $200/mo. When the ceiling fell in or the plumbing burst or whatever, you just packed up your clothes and moved into the next building. Pretty cool when you're in your 20s. Weirdest people, most memorable time of my life. Lived in various parts of Miami including about 2 miles from Liberty City where they were rioting in the 80s, that was very scary, and if I have a somewhat recurring dream where I'm trying to get somewhere in a downtown city, I always end up having to anxiously get out of Overtown, which is a horrible place I never want to pass through again. Lived in Jacksonville for just a few years - the haze from the paper plants looked positively dystopian, and their pride and joy The Beautiful Saint Johns River (always have to say it like that, by the way)... jump into in one color, and come out a whole different color!
Ha 😂, I'm vacationing in Fl rn and watching this on a beach.
Heraldo Medrano dont do him like that😂
@Heraldo Medrano Im in Ft Lauderdale rn
@Heraldo Medrano Texas love going anywhere in Florida.
@@MATTBARNZ Ft Ghettodale you mean, thats one of the most shitty parts of florida..
its literally hell on earth. i should never have come here
Miami-Dade resident. You really do your research well Nick
Yes he does lol .sad that we took up most of the Florida list
Pretty sure there's a Whataburger in Jacksonville that in itself takes it off the list.
Good PLEASE don’t move to Florida!!! PLEASE!!!
Why didn't you just say Miami?? 😂
Yea tbh anywhere that isnt a tourist trap (which is basically downtown/bayside and the clubbing part in Wynwood) is pretty shitty. Im from Little Haiti btw but i stay in Miami Gardens
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Maybe Miami Beach is okay?
@@jasonsmith530 miami is safe but is sketchy asf at night so dont get caught lackin and youll be fine
Because Miami has a lot of smaller cities within it that are not bad. The bad ones are just the ones he mentioned pretty much I was born and raised here. But I’ve always lived in the safe cities thankfully.
Florida, Texas, and Arizona have something in common. There is plenty of sunshine, and people move to these states believing , that the sun will burn away their sins. However, they soon discover there are many like them here, and party is back on!
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The issue with Florida is that way too many people believe everything they see on TV. They think all there is down here are sugar sand beaches, margaritas and Miami Vice. So they start moving down here, overcrowd the state, and start seeing the truth.
You mean the sun won't burn away my sins?
@@tech10171968 you’re so right... we do think it’s Miami Vice up here in Canada
Jack Webb, Wouldn't Florida are different not same , No!!!
I was born Dade / Miami Florida attacked Iillness bad for almost die third time went the Hospital , Reason is Heavy Humid , Heavy Rain Heavy Hurricanes Bad !!! Wouldn't feel good was deaf baby I am ..Until 3 year old moved to Newark New Jersey rasie all my life after I had a Daughter moved to Arizona lived My Home Peace wouldn't worry . That is Why , I was very very sick Florida and Newark New Jersey strangers .. Because The Weather is Out There Florida have Lots Bugs manys humid heavy rain. , etc ...
Arizona are very beautiful are Flowers , butterfly , Many Star during. Night , Color Sky not same Florida No !!!
Only Az is Hot most 5 between 6 months that it and Right now Cold sometime rain here beautiful Sun Enjoy it is Fall soon will be spring around March to May .. Az Hot Weather only is June to October that it ..Not. Badly Business around ..
I'm Deaf Woman lived Az 24 years now ..
I really want to move to Florida because the sun there really helps my depression but it feels so hopeless if you don’t have good money
10:46 when the local church has to put up security fence around it, it tells you a lot about the area LOL
I lived in Florida 5 years enough was enough it's extremely hot in the summer disgustingly hot... Along with that there are many bugs from scorpions tarantulas snakes alligators and cockroaches within the walls of your house... I found a nest of scorpions behind my frigerator they loved where it's moist and dark... Also the little frogs jumping around on your window outside... Unusual bugs that bite and make you extremely ill... The grass is hard you can't even walk on it barefoot it's like walking on needles... at night you can hear all the bugs outside sounds like a jungle... I had to check under my bed and in my bed to make sure there wasn't anything Creepy Crawlers running around in the dark you know they do come out in the dark the little vampires you can have Florida nothing like being up north and the change of seasons...
Along with all the bugs in Florida you can't even go into a lake too many parasites crocodiles and snakes... if you go into the ocean you have to watch out for title waves that pull you under... And keep pulling you into the sea very dangerous along with that even at knee high there are barracudas and sharks so you can't even swim with the fear of being eaten up by a shark the sun is so hot you get skin cancer you wish for a good rainy day you only get sprinkles when it does rain and then sometimes Monsoon rain that last 10 minutes and floods of the streets... You have to pack all your food in the house with Ziploc bags otherwise you'll get bugs in your food... the water tastes like rotten eggs so you have to buy bottled water... you can't walk Barefoot it outside in the summer you'll burn the soles of your feet
Jesus what?? And the frogs part??
@@gabriellebudd1166 They have Super Roaches.. big, bigger and WTF size.... you are right.
I'm a tree hugger from NYC, I miss home and the craziness that goes with it. I left NY with a dream and it's been a nightmare, I've been stuck in a hotel because my credit isn't high enough to get an apartment, let alone I can't hug a palm tree because they have palmetto bugs (flying cockroaches) as big as my hand and to have a picnic like central park is a NO, the ants will eat you alive! There are no handball courts and everybody hibernates after 6 or 7 pm the bar is only open till 2 and there are many homeless in the trees so if you have daughter's you can't let them even go to the store cuz you'll worry to death and people are allowed to carry guns out here so be careful with who you argue, the road rage is crazy,😭😭😭I wanna go home but my bills take my money unless I live in my car for at least a few months and I got fat from all the stress eating, I used to look sexy now I'm a ball, I used to have fun now I'm a hermit, I saw a frog on my porch, they don't scare me but the lake is down the hill I'm on the second floor!!!!
@@sophiam9886 Stay there and try a better life there, start over somewhere else NY is huge you can do better there you don't need to leave it just visit places trust me you're going to regret leaving that crazy beautiful place...
I moved to Pinellas County, FL from Long Island and it was the best move I ever made. Love this state!
Disc golf in Clearwater/ Largo. I'm in heaven!
Best move ever, I live in Manhattan and I'm crazy to move there 👌🌴🙏
You did a great job pointing out the worst of Florida and keeping hidden all the places of paradise Florida has to offer. As a Floridian of many years I appreciate that since it will discourage all those northerners from moving to Florida and spoiling our beautiful paradise.
Yes Sir. If you know you know. Don't tell them.
Yes Florida's beautiful BUT PLEASE STOP WITH THE NORTHERNERS OK IN FACT NEW YORK CITY GOT MORE PARADISE THAN FLORIDA EVER WILL WHAT U GOT HERE NICE WEATHER BECAUSE I AINT GOIN TO SAY THE BEST LOOKING WOMAN HELL NO CALI NY AND TENNESSEE GOT THE BEST LOOKING WOMAN BUT ANYWAY FLORIDA IS JUST A CROWDED PENINSULA FULL OF EVERYTHING LETS ALL JUST GET ALONG
It’s not paradise
I first went to Florida in 1989 ❤ I went back in 2014 ❤ things changed ever so slightly 🤔 I went back in 2019 😢 it done a 360 and went from nice to evil very quickly 😲💔😢 I left n ain't went back 💔💔💔
I can’t believe ther aren’t any evil natives. Really?
He nails it when he said "Florida is no longer the paradise it once was."
Left there in 2021 and have no regrets at all. It's a crappy state.
One place you really forgot is Lakeland, we stayed there one day and night and watched 3-5 police cars go screaming by almost every hour and I had the honor of breaking some guys leg outside a cafe that tried to strongarm rob us. It didn't go well for him.
I lived in Lakeland.... hated it!
Lakeland just next to us in Hudson. Thanks for your help.
I remember Old Florida. That's why I won't ever move back. It's a different place now. Sad.
Elaborate pls I live in Orlando
I live in Tampa.
@@josuezarate2424, I've heard that there are parts of Tampa that are all but off limits to anyone that does not belong to a certain religious group known for savagery and non-acceptance of others.
It was a great place before Disney came and ruined it all. When I was a child February was filled with the smell of orange blossoms and now they are gone. The Indian river was beautiful and now it’s polluted! I miss my state from when I was a child. And no I don’t live there anymore. I am a 7th generation Floridian and it makes me sad.
No FL for me. I lived in Saint Pete for 6 years and it was the worst time of my life. Ridiculously underpaid and even more ridiculous cost of living. I moved to New England and my salary jumped from 47K to six figures. I am wondering who can afford 600K and up housing making less than 50K a year... I am a school teacher and college professor. At this time I am thinking of retiring up here... and staying in this area.
As a Florida resident this list is legit !!! 🤣🤣🤣
@@altha-rf1et ..and nothing to do at all..other than maybe the Joy Lan. Hell I'm in Polk and don't want to go anywhere near Pasco. That should tell you something.
Glad you approve
@@DriveInFreak people were nice in Polk county..just there was some homelessness and ghetto areas in Lakeland though
I live in Pensacola, FL and a lot of people insist that we are such a nice place, but they have only been to the beach and downtown. The West Side, where I live is incredibly run down and dangerous. There are more businesses closed than in operation, and there are no music venues or attractions because absolutely nobody wants to come here. I tell you what though, during the pandemic toilet paper wars, we weren’t stressing it. Those bodegas and discount grocers had everything we needed because folks were only shopping at major retailers and scared to cross over Pace Blvd. The hood provides.
Same
@@valkyrie4Ok Your Dad is not your real Dad.
Your Mom cheated before they were married.
North west pcola you are not lying but think about the pollution around the city downtown isn’t even all it’s cracked up to be
Funny how they put one of the roughest parts of town next to the military base
We in swfl didn't experience any shortage of supplies during covid. Life was pretty normal the whole time.
Lived in Florida, started in Lehigh, Ft. Meyers, Cape Coral, then Miami, loved, every single minute!
I live in the Art Deco district of South Beach, this is on point. Happy to see Miami Beach wasn’t on this list- there is so much misinformation about South Beach. I traveled here several times a year throughout the late 90’s & early 00’s b4 officially moving here in ‘06. We are definitely NOT a ghetto crime ridden community
I've never felt safer in my life than I do walking through Miami Beach. Incredibly safe area.
Really? Miami Beach is so ghetto now.
I lasted two years in Jacksonville Florida. It’s a hell hole
Hated Jacksonville so much I moved to Michigan for 6 years . Just moved to Tampa yesterday to try again
Just curious but what did you hate?
@@anneke_yep2407 the people honestly that was it.
@@kevmoful I see. Thats definitely not a positive
@@kevmoful Tampa is amazing however Clearwater is better to live at absolutely beautiful
I've watched this a few times now. It's really high-quality, and also just the kind of bad news I can wallow in. I live in GVL, FL but have lived in or spent time in many of the places mentioned. So much of Florida is kind of barren and declining as pictured, the big growth is just in a few places. If you go for a long drive you're going to see a lot of misery and nothing. Too bad! As other people are commenting here, high rents and low wages and lots of driving and awful weather are pretty pervasive. If I had a free choice I might want to live in the mountains somewhere, say in N.C. or Western VA... it might be a declining little town just the same, but at least one could breathe, and not be sweaty all the time! My little dream: A college town in a cool dry climate!!!!!
I'm from the Caribbean and i look at Florida because of how similar it can be to our climate. It seems that the main source of external income Florida Is tourism or distribution (using the bays and rivers) and everything else comes after.These seem to be best in coastal and bayside cities and town like Miami, Tampa Bay area to Orlando. Many people moved to Florida to get the lower property costs and take advantage of the warmth but the state can't give non tourist towns a high quality of life and job prospects,especially with the costs of insuring property against storms and it being the lightning capital of the country. Commercial agriculture seems to be limited by the many wetlands and watercourse, weeds and wildlife. The only people who should be permanent residents are people who have wealth and want to invest in tourist properties, retirees and people working in the retail, finance and telecommunication etc. that serve the tourist towns and cities. It's not the place to go find yourself in any career you want.
I LOVE GAINESVILLE
@@lindalai9092 Gainesville sucks. If I'm stuck in a boring town with nothing to do, I'd much rather be out in the country than this liberal hell hole. Everything and everyone is virtue signaling and always offended. The local government is weak. Some of the highest property taxes. The traffic and terribly timed lights create traffic issues far disproportionate to the amount of people (this includes commuters from surrounding rural towns). I can't think of a single redeeming quality to this city I'm stuck in. And I'm with Leonard, the weather sucks in Florida.
@@Swearengen1980 so move out of state
Did you find what you were looking for. Building coool community in VA in a li'l college town. ;)
Overtown is a former segregated part of Miami. It was once illegal for people of color to out past curfew in Miami. These neighborhoods prove not much has changed.
Imagine all the people that moved to Florida and had no idea what type of county they moved into
Got into a car accident in Miami Gardens coming home from work in Opa Locka and pulled into a gas station to wait for a tow no biggie. Didn’t take 2 seconds before some creep came up to me. But you gotta know how to handle things down there. I was like, “Nah, thanks, I’m good. But the cops’ll be here any minute.” That guy sped walked outta there lol. Escalate and it could mean your life, sound like you’re helping them avoid the po po and they’ll appreciate it. lol
Miami is more like Puerto Rico (Party Glamour) Florida has different personality's. Central Floridians are Chill~
I need you can meet we have
@@rhondadavis4285 I’ve lived in Orlando a lot longer than in Miami, the ghetto is all the same, there’s just less of it in Orlando.
@@rhondadavis4285 lol Puerto rico yea ok you dont kno what you talkin bout
Seen much as an uber driver in my past. Loved the chica who told me about Jesus and her Pistol. So when the drug dealer was my uber customer and asked if I had my pistol in my bag, I turned around looked at him, smiled and said, yes I've got Jesus and my Pistol! And he quickly exited the vehicle!!! Love from Tampa Bay! Cheer to Journey.... when the lights, go down in the city, and the sun shines on the bay!!!
Poinciana near Kissimmee should be an honorable mention.
Kissimmee as well
They don't have high crime rates.
I'm from Florida and the part I agree with is that all you people should stop moving here.
Never go out at night. Never.
Another entertaining and informative video, Nick. My partner and I had a high-rise condo in Pompano Beach, during the real estate bubble leading up to 2009 (another story). One evening about 9:00 PM, I stopped in the lobby men's room to find a girl shooting up in one of the stalls. Just another day in paradise. I appreciated your comment about the "old Florida." It's so true that, as the gap between the rich and the poor becomes ever wider in the States of Amerikkka, life is becoming unliveable for all but the most wealthy.
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@@NickJohnson Thanks, Nick, I'll check it out. We called Florida home for a total of two years, in two attempts to make it there. Orlando (hell on earth) continues to be popular with right-wing Ohioans and Michiganders. We need to remember that Disney (Uncle Walt) flew over a fetid swamp that became Disney World. Cheap land does not provide a good reason for a city to be placed in the middle of Florida. Winter Park is a beautiful exception to the mess of Orlando, but it is tre expensive.
I grew up in the outskirts of Panama City and I’ll just say that it has completely changed over the last 35 years to be a place I’m glad I moved away from. Bumper to bumper traffic at 2:00 in the afternoon, rich northerners coming down and building condos that ruined our beaches (you can’t even sit on the beaches behind the condos without being harassed by owners), rent rates are ridiculously expensive after Hurricane Michael in October of 2018, and so on.
And now because of spring breakers we have to vacate the beaches early and we can't rent scooters.
Panama city? Isn’t that in Alabama. Should be
@@jorgegonzales4153 nope it's Florida. But is roughly 1 1/2 hours from Alabama.
Yeah. Panama City is ruined. My nephew got married and moved there. I visited a couple of times. My god the hotel rates are sky high with all sorts of resort fees etc., traffic is CRAZY and in the spring and summer there are throngs and throngs of people, cars, scooters. Dont care id i ever go back. Yuck!!!
But years ago,when i i was in school in Tallahassee, Panama city was a small undeveloped beach town, laid back, inexpensive. Now the whole place is an over developed beach corporation. Sad
@@jaybeezy4124 lol. It was a joke. I’m a 7 gen cowboy (Floridian) and we see the panhandle as belonging to AL. The panhandle used to go like near LA…
Those hoods don’t even look like that anymore and as long as you mind your business you will be okay. And those are actively homeless people in overtown harmless
It’s amazing to me, the poverty, in these neighborhoods, yet they’re all driving $30-, to $50 thousand dollar cars? Wanna explain that? Their house is falling down, but out front are expensive cars? Must be all those T-shirts they’re selling, and bootleg CD’s?
I always make sure I have a full tank when I'm in the hood
Lol
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I grew up (and worked) in a lot of these places, including over ten years in Belle Glade.
I'm glad to see someone finally recognizing Belle Glade as one the worst hell holes in the state of Florida.
Change my mind.
Good high school football teams.
Belle Glade was absolutely decimated by the category five Lake Okeechobee hurricane of 1928. It was already mired in poverty, since the overwhelming majority of jobs were agricultural, and the destruction of the levees by the storm surge destroyed the town and with it, the local livelihood. Belle Glade never really recovered from that storm.
and it’s really unfortunate. i’ve many people from belle glade and they were so friendly
I found a nice place in Belle Glade for sale on Zillow homes. Glad I watched this video before buying.
@@aedressler are you looking at buying? i’m a realtor i can totally help you out!
Too funny. Thanks for the laughs.
That intro ALONE made me give a thumbs up! Also great info!
I live in Fort Lauderdale from New York 17 years and I love it.
You should do video book reports on the top places to live in each state (and no, I’m not talking about wealthy suburbs- but the best places to live comfortably middle class). Just an idea for your channel. Keep the videos coming! Being a geography nerd, you’re my favorite TH-camr.
Hi Sidney!
Nick Johnson Hey Nick! Always a pleasure to see you on here!
As a lifelong resident I can’t argue with your picks. I will point out that this might only represent 5% of Florida but you are not wrong.
I'm a native Floridian from Hialeah, Fl thats been in Cali now for the last 30 years. Now that Cali is being run into the ground by Democrats I was looking to moving back to Hialeah or anywhere in South Florida. My friends their dissuaded me from the notion saying it had completely changed for the worse and that English is a secondary language to Spanish and in some instances Creole. I miss the Cuban Coffee in the morning prior to going to work the most from my time there.
Lived in Florida all my life. Hurricanes excite us and sometimes we have parties after we raid the stores of snacks😂. No school, snacks, all your friends in a closet telling scary stories it’s a great time.
Nothing more than a category 3 will make us buy supplies lol
Hurricanes are dangerous! You should take the weather seriously! One day you might be sorry! 😥
It’s like that here in Louisiana too (new orleans) Westbank area.
@@weekscarr009 the part of Florida I’m in they will by snacks for a tropical storm! You already know the vibes
@@cindybell2481 no Floridian leaves for anything less than a Cat 4.
I live in FL since 6 years and I fed up with lawn care machine sound and loud pool pump noise everyday !!!
Really appreciate these vids man seriously, your saving people alot time and money