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Old 08-12-2014, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Halibut View Post
That was going to be my point as well. It is Central Florida with all that entails. It's an agricultural economy. The racial makeup of Sumter County is 83% Caucasian and the per capita income is $16K, with Lake and Marion counties being similar. The weather is not to everyone's liking, and there are sinkholes and more lightning storms than most would prefer.

I'm not sure these are even negatives, but you have to be content with a suburban life that includes miles and miles of neighborhoods with closely-placed tract houses. You need to drive to get to big-city entertainment and cutting-edge health care facilities. Even driving, Orlando, Tampa or Gainesville are not NY or Chicago.
You know what they say...New York is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. Same goes for.Chicago.