I don't make mistakes very often, if ever, but I misheard a story about Jacksonville's new slogan as being Jacksonville Beach's. Therefore, this is going to be one of those strikethrough articles I've often seen and never written. My old words in regular font, new ones in italics, and some stuff struck through.
I learned that Jacksonville
Beach has released a new
city slogan, and I think it's a little vague, so maybe we should take a
look to see what it really means. "It's easier here..."
Housing
The
median home price is
$299,000 $150,000. That's
not easy to swing for many of us,
but I suppose if you have the money for a house that price, maybe life
is easier for you. I've always been told that people who make
more less money
than me are all stressed out, but I don't really believe it. If it's
true, then maybe those people need life to be a little easier where they
live.
Honestly, it better be easier here, since the cost of living is
almost 25% higher there than in Jacksonville.
Commuting
The
average commute time for those who live in Jax
Beach is
23.5 22 minutes.
That's partially because people who can
not afford $300,000 homes
don't work
at the local ice cream shop. Only
2% 1% of the people in Jacksonville
Beach use mass transit, so at least they don't have to deal with that
noise, but adding nearly an hour per day to your work day sucks. At
least there's
almost no commuting to the beach,
whereas it takes me about 20
minutes to get there. So it's easier to get to the beach. And if you
didn't have to work somewhere in order to afford your house, then it
would be a sweet deal.
Crime
According to
bestplaces.net, Jacksonville Beach has a higher crime rate than
Jacksonville. I think that's got to be wrong, but here's a
link. So, assuming those crime rates are legit, then it's easier here to become the victim of a crime
in either Jax or Jax Beach.
In fact, Duval County is basically crime-ridden, so it's easier for criminals here.
Love
Only
45% of the people in Jax
Beach are married, and the average age is
42 35,
so I'm thinking lots of older, swinging singles hang out at the condo
rec center looking for something they missed along the way. I suppose
spending your life savings through your mid-life crisis is easier at the
beach,
so that's probably where these singles head on weekends. Don't forget the convertible. Anyhow, something might be easier
here.
Hurricanes
Personally, I would not want to
ride out a hurricane in Jax
Beach, even in my
$300,000 $150,000 house. Maybe it's
easier
there because you just expect your roof to fly off and some
flooding,
whereas I hope to avoid these events.
The old slogan (from the website) seems to be:
ENJOY our SURF, SAND and SUNSHINE.
I
guess the new slogan applies to more than just the
city beach itself.
Actually, it applies to everything, which is why I'm glad I figured it
out. Vague pronouns are awful, generally, and I assume it wasn't an
English major who came up with the new slogan
(or the last one with the
missing MLA comma).
If you're wondering whether or not it's easier here, then check out my article about hidden costs in Jax. I think there are parts of life that are easier here, like not worrying about using the shopping cart returns or relaxing at dinner while the waitress ignores you. And it is pretty easy to get down to the beach.
