It depends on what your needs are and what you re going to be doing for work. I ve lived in Jacksonville for the past 13 years. It s more of a working person s town than a tourist-y place---in fact it s developed a bit of a complex as being the place people blow through on their way to Orlando and Daytona and points farther south. It hasn t been hit as badly by the housing bust as some of the cities in Florida. It has some big hospitals and manufacturing, as well as a port and is near a Naval base. I ve been in work most of the time since I ve lived here. If you re conservative it s a good place to be--it s got more churches than you can shake a stick at and the political attitude is pretty much to the right. It is not a glamorous place, but you know what they say about dull places--that s where people want to raise families. On the other hand, there is an artsy crowd here, several local artist groups and an Art Walk that takes place in the evening every first Wednesday of the month. You might have heard that it s the murder capital of the country--but there are certain zip codes you just want to avoid living in. You ll also hear that the primary education scene is kind of dismal, but that s the whole state and it needn t touch you if you get your kids in a magnet school or a private school, which are legion around here.
if you are a party bomber i would say Panama City, FL that place look like a beach party.if you want to live in a place with a beautiful beach view i would say Key West, FL the beach are beautiful.if u want to live in a place with a lot of amusement parks and near to a space station (Kennedy Space Center) then Orlando FL is your chose.
orlando or tampa