[mrshadow914]

Everyone talks about the hostile social and political climate, the rising costs of housing and insurance, the hurricanes, but nobody talks about Florida's main issue: Overpopulation. Florida is officially the most overpopulated state in the country and it's only going to get worse

[kyle19125]

That's a big pile of hooey.

There are hundreds of miles of unpopulated land in Florida, much of it within close proximity to existing population centers. The tendency in this state is to build out from existing cities versus spreading out and anyone with any sense who has driven around the state (or heck flown over it) could tell you that.

[HarryWho?]

Originally Posted by kyle19125

That's a big pile of hooey.

There are hundreds of miles of unpopulated land in Florida, much of it within close proximity to existing population centers. The tendency in this state is to build out from existing cities versus spreading out and anyone with any sense who has driven around the state (or heck flown over it) could tell you that.

I agree to a point Kyle, but a lot of the land you're referring to is not very desirable. I think water supply and poor infrastructure is another factor.

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by HarryWho?

I agree to a point Kyle, but a lot of the land you're referring to is not very desirable. I think water supply and poor infrastructure is another factor.

Harry, I can rattle off several areas that are neither. Martin County, Saint Lucie County, Indian River County, Brevard County, St John's County, Lake County, Polk County, Sumter County, Marion County, Santa Rosa County, Okaloosa County and Escambia County as well as others.

[logicalconsequence]

Florida ranks 8th in the U.S. in population density. Most of it is w/in a 30 minute drive of the coast. In those areas, development is moving into vertical mode.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...lation_density

In the rest of the state, there's vast undeveloped space.

[kyle19125]

[quote=logicalconsequence;66267124]Florida ranks 8th in the U.S. in population density. Most of it is w/in a 30 minute drive of the coast. In those areas, development is moving into vertical mode.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...lation_density

In the rest of the state, there's vast undeveloped space. [/QUOTE

There's still many areas along the coast with minimal development, roughly from Jupiter north to Jacksonville Beach with minimal interruptions on the Atlantic side and New Port Richey north through Pensacola on the Gulf side, with albeit much less desirable opportunity for development.

[FL_Expert]

Nope, and it’s not worthy of debate.

[Lillie767]

Originally Posted by FL_Expert

Nope, and it’s not worthy of debate.

This.

[floridarebel]

The problem is everything is built for cars. Development is spaced out sprawl where things are separated and you have to drive for everything.

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by floridarebel

The problem is everything is built for cars. Development is spaced out sprawl where things are separated and you have to drive for everything.

This 100%