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My wife and I are from the Northeast and both are having trouble finding good employment so we are considering relocating to Florida. I like Broward county, specifially Boca Raton as well as Naples (though we've never been to Naples). Looking for people who have may lived in both areas who would know the differences between gulf coast and atlantic coast towns. Broward county seems more populous and has more action. It also seems to have more people from the northeast. Naples in my research seems a bit slower and possibly more people from the midwest. What are the pluses and minuses of both towns? How about prospect for employment or starting your own business? Thanks
Last edited by Howlingman77; 04-14-2012 at 03:13 PM..
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Boca Raton and S FL in general is a much bigger metro area than Naples. There are many more job opportunities in S FL and several large and mid sized corporations in S FL. You generally go to Naples after you earned your money.
You would be going from the frying pan right into the fire if you think FL is the solution to not being able to find good jobs in the Northeast.
Unless you have a medical background(RN) you're looking at low paying service industry jobs for the most part.
Naples for example caters to well off retired people and snowbirds.
Not people of working age who want to make a good living.
And even if that is the case you need to be fluently bi-lingual. My SIL is a nurse and had to pay to be tested and re registered and is having a hell of a time with finding decent employement down there because she is not bi-lingual and they live between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.
My wife and I are from the Northeast and both are having trouble finding good employment so we are considering relocating to Florida. I like Broward county, specifially Boca Raton as well as Naples (though we've never been to Naples). Looking for people who have may lived in both areas who would know the differences between gulf coast and atlantic coast towns. Broward county seems more populous and has more action. It also seems to have more people from the northeast. Naples in my research seems a bit slower and possibly more people from the midwest. What are the pluses and minuses of both towns? How about prospect for employment or starting your own business? Thanks
Well I have lived on both coast is areas close to the aforementioned cities. Boca Raton is first off in Palm Beach County. NOT Broward. As for your question, I would definitely advise you to post this on the Florida forums because they know much more regarding those facts and statistics. You'll get responses from people in both cities and a better perspective of what you should do.
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