[MOforthewin]

Originally Posted by Mr.Favio

You must've never left the Panhandle.
I live in Lake County Florida "Howey In the Hills".
We have Sugarloaf mountain in our county.
And its one of the most prominent hills in the state of FL.
It has an Elevation of like 320 feet. You can see the skyline of Orlando from the summit.
And Orlando is 45min plus drive from Sugarloaf Mountain.

You'd be right by saying the coastal areas of the state are flat, but most of central and north Florida is riddled with hills.

Yep. Notice the elevation gets higher as you get into rural Pasco County headingn north on I75. When I go to Bushnell I notice that when I get into the eastern part of Pasco it gets more hilly.


Very nice scenery near Bushnell. In addition to those rolling hills notice once you get into Eastern Pasco you see tons less palm trees as well. Bushnell area I don't see a lot of palm trees. Certainly less tropical looking than western Pasco near the gulf.


It gets colder at night in those higher elevations in the winter in the rural areas.

[mwalker96]

Originally Posted by Mr.Favio

You must've never left the Panhandle.
I live in Lake County Florida "Howey In the Hills".
We have Sugarloaf mountain in our county.
And its one of the most prominent hills in the state of FL.
It has an Elevation of like 320 feet. You can see the skyline of Orlando from the summit.
And Orlando is 45min plus drive from Sugarloaf Mountain.

You'd be right by saying the coastal areas of the state are flat, but most of central and north Florida is riddled with hills.

I never lived in the Panhandle but it's much hillier than the peninsula of Florida. When I visited Tallahasse in 2019 it felt like I was in Winston Salem North Carolina. The Panhandle is NC Piedmont levels of hilly.

[MOforthewin]

Originally Posted by mwalker96

I never lived in the Panhandle but it's much hillier than the peninsula of Florida. When I visited Tallahasse in 2019 it felt like I was in Winston Salem North Carolina. The Panhandle is NC Piedmont levels of hilly.

Central Florida, outside of Orlando like eastern Pasco County, Sumter County, inland Hernado county are quite hilly. Like I posted above, in those areas you look like you're in rural Kentucky or rural Missouri, with the rolling hills and lack of palm and pine trees. I actually love the scenery.

[ryanthegoldengod]

Originally Posted by floridarebel

Florida is further away from Asia than the west coast is. The west coast has more Asians due to closer location. If Florida were in the west, the state would have more Asians.

West Coast has better jobs than FL.

[Br Patel]

Originally Posted by FL_Expert

It predominantly has to do with historical immigration patterns. Florida has a long history of receiving immigrants from South America and the Caribbean, not Asia. Florida is slowly becoming more Asian as time goes by through domestic migration. My area is around 10% Asian, though I believe the statewide average is somewhere around 3%.

What is the name of your city? Do you notice asian indian there?

[wizrap]

I see Asians nearly every day during my walks in my development here in Gainesville. I just looked up the demographics and Asians make up 4.5% for the city and for the county as a whole (Alachua County) they make up 6%.

[FL_Expert]

Originally Posted by Br Patel

What is the name of your city? Do you notice asian indian there?

DMed

[gomezm007]

Originally Posted by wizrap

I see Asians nearly every day during my walks in my development here in Gainesville. I just looked up the demographics and Asians make up 4.5% for the city and for the county as a whole (Alachua County) they make up 6%.

Not surprising. College towns, and tech centers, always have a higher percentage of Asian and ethnic minorities than many other areas, and even more so than the state as a whole. For example, Pittsburgh and State College, PA, have a higher Asian percentage/population than Hispanic population. Gainesville is the same as State College in that sense.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by ryanthegoldengod

West Coast has better jobs than FL.

There are many other Asian population concentrations outside of CA and much further east. West Coast jobs pay a lot but the cost of living for many is prohibitive. Asian immigrants highly value education for their children and tend to cluster in areas where there are many opportunities, something Florida isn't known for. Greater Boston, Metro NYC (NJ especially), Metro DC, Atlanta metro (NE suburbs), Chicagoland suburbs and the Houstin metro are standouts with 25% or more of the population identifying as Asian.