I live at the west end of Sand Lake Rd., SR 482, and only a few minutes away from your new job. Dr Phillips is an affluent ‘burb convenient to superior golf, dining, and all of the resorts. Nearby Windermere is also very nice, with more of a small town feel. You can both get to work quickly without getting on I-4. (As an L.A. native, I still get a chuckle out of the locals’ complaints of gridlock) It boasts some of the best public schools in the area and lacks apartments and mobile home parks.
As a 16 year resident, I would advise you rent a nice house for a year or two while the real estate market adjusts. That will save you money in the end and give you a chance to take a good look around for an area the suits you the best.
Many do, believe it or not. I was once a reporter for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, at the West Volusia bureau. The biggest community in West Volusia, Deltona, was a bedroom community – practically everyone who lived there worked in the Land O’ Whores and commuted. That was in the late '80s but I doubt it’s changed much.
I dunno, but I’ve driven many times through the so-called “Florida Mountains” in eastern Pasco County. By most states’ standards, they’re hardly even foothills.
Not at all. The highest point in Florida is 345 ft and it’s in the Panhandle. The highest point down here in the peninsula is in Lake County, called Sugarloaf. It’s 200-something feet, and not very far from Orlando. Orlando is close to the Florida Ridge, a sequence of uplands that stretches from the northwest to the south-central peninsula. US-27 runs along this ridge, and I always get dizzy driving it.
You see, my house is 8 ft above sea level and the tallest hill I can think of around here isn’t really.
Hi! Welcome, soon to be neighbor! I’ve been living in the Orlando area since 1968. Yes, that’s right, I’ve been here since before Disney World. I can tell you what it all looked like before the mouse came to town.
I think it’s a pretty decent town. You should have no trouble finding a place to rent or buy near where you work. Metro-West, while it has some nice areas, also has some really bad areas. Dr. Phillips area is very nice and ditto what E752521 said about Windermere. It’s really pretty out there.
I live in the North end of Seminole County and while it’s very nice here and the rents are a little better I wouldn’t envy you the I-4 commute to John Young Parkway. Rush hour on I-4 is not pretty. Pretty much bumper to bumper in both directions especially in that area. If you can find a place to live so that your commute doesn’t take you on to the interstate you’ll be happier.
There are dozens of good restaurants in Orlando many offering live music. Malls, shopping and every other convenience/necessity should be very accessible if you don’t venture too far off the beaten path. Suburban sprawl means that you’re never more than a mile or two away from the nearest grocery, wal-mart, super-target etc.
Congratulations on your new job clnilsen and good luck with your move.
Indeed they did, and I knew it was them who had told you that – I’m a passholder of many many years.
Anyway, now that I’m back at my PC, I can be more detailed.
Sugarloaf Mountain is in Clermont, about 25 miles due west of Orlando. It’s at 312 feet.
Britton Hill is the highest point in any part of Florida. In the Panhandle, it rises to 345 feet – the lowest high point in any state.
As far as Orlando metro, I’ll defer to the others in this thread. I live in Pinellas County, a small peninsula on the west coast. We are more populated than Orlando, but also more dense. Water on three sides == nowhere to expand to. Which is how I like it, cause I hate sprawl.
