I'm starting a new job in Orlando and thus have to relocate. I don't want to live somewhere where everything screams Disney. Instead I'd love to move to a nice suburban area with low crime rates, good schools and with all the essentials (shopping etc) close by. Any recommendations? Please explain in your answer why you picked a specific place. Thank you very much!
2006-09-26 10:19:39 · 20 answers · asked by Lisa 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Orlando
Depends on your price range and if you want a house/apartment/condo, etc...
Someone mentioned Metro West which is a nice area as long as you stay closer towards Conroy-Windermere RD and not Colonial (aka 50), although it is definitely a huge price difference within that short distance. Dr.Phiilips is nearly identical to Metro West just a little pricier, nicer, and "older".
Windermere is a gorgeous area not far from Disney (about 20minutes) but no where near tourists. A lot of Orlando celebrities stay in Windermere so it definitely is "high end" and pricey.
Celebration I've seen from afar but know that it is pricey to stay there. Someone said that they have the best hospital in Orlando area, I disagree 100%, they were the rudest bunch I have ever met the few times I had to go there.
Kissimmee is not the place for you if you want to get away from Disney, nothing but tourists there.
Hunter's Creek is where 90% of Hispanics live, and there are Spanish shops and restaurants everywhere, but a real nice area.
Currently I live in Clermont, just down the road from Disney and is a fairly new area so prices are probably the lowest in the area that you can get. Although the closest mall is FL Mall and about 45minutes away.
I have lived in Central FL for the past few yrs and graduated from high school here, so if you have any more questions please feel free to ask.
2006-09-27 08:13:52 · answer #1 · answered by ditzychik508 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-24 23:15:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maitland or Winter Park, definately! They are right next to eachother so I won't go into detail about each one.
They are very nice suburban areas with lots to offer.
The crime rates are very low as far as I know. I never had a problem
while living there.
The schools are excellent. Lake Sybelia and Dommerich(possibly Lockhardt and Lakemont) are some of the best in Orange County.
Followed by Maitlland, Lockhardt, or Glenridge Middle schools. Maitland is the best and has been an A school for many consecutive years. They have the most to offer with excellent music and athletic programs. The High Schools are Winter Park and Edgewater. Winter Park is an A school with outstanding extra curriculars and Edgewater is a nice C school, almost a B.
Shopping is awesome. Altamonte Mall is 5 minutes away, and there is a new publix right in town. More construction is being done for more office buildings and to make the existing ones nicer.
They are also 15 minutes away from downtown taking I-4.
Other recommended cities closeby:
Altamonte Springs
Longwood
2006-10-01 15:02:34 · answer #3 · answered by Taylor L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
MetroWest!
One of the best places I've ever lived in Orlando and I grew up in Orlando, from Altamonte Springs to Oviedo to Maitland and Longwood, I've lived there. MetroWest is by far the best community I've ever lived in. Dr. Phillips, another great area is just 10 minutes from MetroWest.
It's a short commute to downtown Orlando (15 minutes).
It's a short commute to Universal for a great night out at City Walk (15 minutes).
It's a short commute the best mall in Orlando, the Millenia Mall (10 minutes).
It's a short commute to some of the best restaurants like Roy's Steakhouse and Timpano's Chop House (10 minutes).
MetroWest is a very safe community located around a golf course, so almost every apartment in every complex has a golf course view. You regularly see people riding their bikes, jogging or roller blading through the community from 6 in the morning to late in the evening. The community is always taken care of with well manicured lawns and flower beds. The local grocery store, Publix is located within the heart of the community less than 5 minutes from within MetroWest. The local elementary school is an A+ rated school.
I highly recommend this community. :)
2006-09-27 06:48:54 · answer #4 · answered by keylime1602 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I live in Orlando, well on the outskirts of Maitland, it is great! It is far enough from Disney and all the hub-bub, but close enough so we can go anytime. It takes up about a half hour to get to Disney. I would recommend Mailtland because there are a lot of nice neighborhoods and it is so close to great restaurants and shopping, as well as other things to do!
I also recommend Altamonte Springs, right next to Maitland, just a little north. Lake Mary is also nice and has really good schools (if you have kids) but is a little further north (east).
Winter Park is ultra nice, but on the expensive side. WInter Park has a great village with a movie theater, lots of restaurants and shops, but then again, you can find this anywhere in Florida.
Winter Gargen is a cute little area... it all depends on how far away from everything you want to be and how much you want to or can afford to spend on a house. Winter Park is going to be the most $$, along with Celebration, Windermere and Heathrow. The more moderately priced communities are in Maitland, Altamonte, Winter Park....
Hunters Creek is in Kissimmee, but in the nice part of Kissimmee. It too is sort of close to shopping and restaurants, but it is a HUGE neighborhood and kind of far from all of the really god things Orlando has to offer.
Hope this helps!
2006-09-27 01:46:38 · answer #5 · answered by plantmd 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-10 14:55:45 · answer #6 · answered by Lambert 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I left my native Florida in April 2014 hopes of finding better career opportunity. Florida is behind the times. A far cry from the Northern States. Behind the tourism Disney (A.K.A-The Rat Trap), Kennedy Space Coast, Daytona Beach Bike Week & NASCAR-Daytona 500, there is the real Florida made up of average low paying job min wage 7.25HR, 65% retired and forget south Florida a foreign country-(Hate me but Miami is made up of 85% Hispanics/Latino - Haitain, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Mexican, Jamaican, etc. So I don't go to South Florida. I lived in Central Florida near Orlando 40 white, 40% black, 30% Hispanic- complete crap. also rednecks, losers, white trash, and drifters/transients I moved for a more white community-PERIOD. Somewhere I can grow and raise a family in a decent place with good schools. and safe environment. Even 10.00 HR wage is appalling-poverty levels, So my rant on crime in Florida. People commit crimes out of convenience yet I see again Black & Latino criminals here.(Lame). And the black sheriff (Orlando) and churches can't seem get their own people from committing crimes here. Not what is used to be years ago. The are respectful people but also many illegal immigrants from Mexico here. Florida can be a nice place to live with long hot summers and no winter. Mosquitos, bees, ants, sand spurs, no real soil. Good Flea markets though.
2014-06-02 04:12:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
having lived there 10 years before moving out here to SoCal I would look at Winter Park and Maitland. A+ schools, shopping, little crime. Hunters Creek is in the boon docks unless your going to the airport everyday, Metro West is nice if you stay in the community and don't venture far from it, Kissimmee is like Vegas minus the casinos. Don't go anywhere near Orange Blossum Trail, and most of all prepare yourself for oppresive heat and humidity 9 months of the year. Good luck and see if you can get a transfer to California!
2006-09-27 15:26:22 · answer #8 · answered by RICK 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Myself have lived in orlando for 10 years lived in two areas one is younger then the other.
Altamonte Springs/Longwood, Great school, Lake Brantley top rated high school in the country can't go wrong. But the area is alittle older, in age of the population and not as much new building going on since it is all built up.
I recently moved out toward, Waterford Lakes/Avalon park area great young side of town, plenty to do and lots of shoping plus you don't need to bother with I-4 you have a qucker painless drive on the toll roads. Great young area it is where most of the graduates of the UCF have been settling down.
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2016-05-31 00:40:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋