Going to paste a previous answer of mine about Kissimmee. Touristy, incredible traffic on the main drag, big immigrant influence, lots of hit-and-runs (like Orlando), poor legal system, and bad commute to downtown Orlando where better jobs are. Osceola County, where Kissimmee is, has a very high unemployment rate. Osceola County continues to have Central Florida��s highest jobless rate at 12.8 percent been there, done that, still regretting it. I don t know what years you lived in Orlando, but crime there got dramatically worse after 2004.. to the point that it has taken Jacksonville s crown as a crime center, though Miami still rules. Orlando is rated #6 in most Dangerous Cities by Forbes based on violent crime statistics.There is high unemployment in Florida and in the Orange County area (both 11.2%).. higher than the national average.I moved 6 months ago to S Fla after 5 years in the Orlando area. Admittedly there s lots of retirees around my area, but I m near some of the finest beach and resort areas in the country and I feel a lot safer around retirees than thugs.. especially when the economy is likely to get worse. My bank branch in the Orlando area is closing in January and I had to go back to get the contents from my safety deposit box which I meant to do sometime anyways. Even here I see the Suntrust banks vanishing from the Walmarts.
Stay away from Parramore and Pine HillsClermont, Ocoee and Winter Garden are nice areas with reasonable living costs. All of them are considered safer parts of town and are much quieter then the areas around UCF. I ve never lived in Kissimmee so I m not familiar with what it s like there.
Say No to Pine Hills...We lived in Ocoee..loved it and really miss it. Winter Garden Clermont are nice too.