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re: For what it’s worth, I’d much rather live in Florida than Mississippi or Louisiana.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 1:11 pm to DawginSC
Posted on 11/13/25 at 1:11 pm to DawginSC
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Gainesville, FL = Valdosta, GA. They're just an hour and 45 minutes apart on I75.
Surprised someone knows that fact. Are you from the S. Ga. area?
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Posted on 11/13/25 at 1:12 pm to captdalton
So if Georgia provides better employment opportunities than MS and LA, doesn’t that make Georgia a better place to live?
At the end of the day, your ability to provide for your family is paramount.
At the end of the day, your ability to provide for your family is paramount.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 1:13 pm to LSU Patrick
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How many people from states other than Georgia do you think are looking at US news and saying: "Hey babe, we should really move to Alpharetta, Georgia because it's rated in the top 25?"
Probably anyone who has looked at a map and is looking to move to an Atlanta suburb.
Just like with Marietta, Norcross, Lawrenceville, Snellville or Lithonia.
The suburbs North and East of Atlanta have been huge draws for the last 30 years.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 1:22 pm to DawginSC
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Probably anyone who has looked at a map and is looking to move to an Atlanta suburb.
You mean they wouldn't choose to live there because of the US News ranking?
Posted on 11/13/25 at 1:28 pm to Uga Alum
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Uga Alum
Posted on 11/13/25 at 1:53 pm to DawginSC
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Let's not think of Gainesville Florida the same as coastal Florida.
As a Floridian living in rural heartland Florida, I am so damn glad I don't live in a coastal area that has been plagued with Yankee infidels and concrete.
True, Gainesville is a small city in a rural area, but so is Oxford.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 1:59 pm to Uga Alum
Where I live in Florida on the coast, sure.
Gainesville? Not so much.
Although we don't have an income tax, the laws are reasonable and the police do their jobs. So that's a big bonus over other states.
So yeah, I'd probably pick to live there over the others even though it's not quite the coast.
Gainesville? Not so much.
Although we don't have an income tax, the laws are reasonable and the police do their jobs. So that's a big bonus over other states.
So yeah, I'd probably pick to live there over the others even though it's not quite the coast.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:02 pm to Uga Alum
Cant disagree. After all Nick Saban, Bear Bryant, Tom Osbourne and so on all hung their hats in the friendly atmosphere of beach front martinis and scantily dressed womens.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:04 pm to Uga Alum
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Uga Alum
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For what it’s worth, I’d much rather...
Let me stop you right there. It's worth nothing.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:05 pm to AshleySchaeffer
Gainesville is not a small rural town like Oxford.
This post was edited on 11/13/25 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:06 pm to AshleySchaeffer
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Let's not think of Gainesville Florida the same as coastal Florida.
This is the reason why northerners stay on the coasts in Florida. Can’t blame them. They’ll pay the extra money to be in the nicer parts of the state.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:09 pm to Uga Alum
There’s Florida, and then there’s Gainesville.
It’s not Sarasota or West Palm. It’s a shite hole town with a fair amount of crime. Nowhere near a beach. Closest thing is the STD field Villages.
Oxford is way better
It’s not Sarasota or West Palm. It’s a shite hole town with a fair amount of crime. Nowhere near a beach. Closest thing is the STD field Villages.
Oxford is way better
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:10 pm to captdalton
Dang! I have to upvote you on that one.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:20 pm to RTRnFlorida
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It’s a shite hole town with a fair amount of crime
A lot of that is the east side. Although they have made improvements
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:24 pm to Olemissrebs2020
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People think Gainesville is close to the coast. It is not
True, though still way closer than Oxford, MS.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:35 pm to TouchdownAlabama
True, in a sense, but what place are you referring to? Cedar Key? There’s not really a town from Tallahassee to Crystal River.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 2:36 pm to Nasty_Canasta
Posted on 11/13/25 at 3:49 pm to Uga Alum
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So if Georgia provides better employment opportunities than MS and LA, doesn’t that make Georgia a better place to live?
No, the exact opposite. $100,000 a year goes a lot further in Mississippi than the Atlanta metro.
Atlanta is a shitstain on the south.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 3:53 pm to captdalton
I have been to the Olympics, World Series, Super Bowl, MLB Allstar game, CFP Championship Game, SECCG (multiple times), Final Four, and the Masters (obviously in Augusta but close) because I live in Atlanta.
Plus 100k doesn’t go far anywhere in America these days.
Plus 100k doesn’t go far anywhere in America these days.
Posted on 11/13/25 at 3:56 pm to Gunga Din
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Where else is he going to live?
Starke or Lawtey.
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