Living in Palatka Florida - Is it better than St Augustine?

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  • Living in Palatka Florida - Is it better than St Augustine?
    I have heard it said many times; "Palatka Feels like St Augustine, just 20 years ago". If you are looking for Old Florida Charm and a little bit more of a Rural feel you are going to want to check out Palatka Florida. If you are considering moving to Florida, I would definitely consider what life could be like in Palatka.
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    00:57 Brief History of Palatka City & Where it is Located?
    02:38 Main Roads & The proximity to the Beaches, Hospital, and Airports.
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    04:46 What are the Positives & Some of the Negatives about living in Palatka?
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  • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
    @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  7 месяцев назад +1

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  • @gwtomsic
    @gwtomsic 8 месяцев назад +5

    Excellent job. Thanks. Living in St Augustine... all you say is true. Palatka is the up and coming place, and best of all, out of motorized tourist central.

  • @FollowThomas
    @FollowThomas Год назад +6

    Palatka has some benefits compared with St. Augustine less people and lots of history as well. I rode my bike from St. Augustine to Palatka just a few days ago and visited Ravine Gardens. Great place to visit, I got video too. 👍

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  Год назад +2

      That's a good ride! I agree. Many of the people who like St Augustine of the past are gonna love Palatka right now

  • @shavonjames5730
    @shavonjames5730 5 месяцев назад +3

    Driving from West palm beach going through Palatka keystone heights, lake Geneva, Starke, lake butler to Lake city amazing view

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  5 месяцев назад

      Beautiful country out there. Make sure you check out the springs too. Not many people know how Beautiful those places are

  • @ragnarflorida
    @ragnarflorida Год назад +11

    40 min to St Augustine. We got no hurricances here and almost no flooding, whereas St Augustine is always flooded and traffic is a nightmare.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  Год назад +1

      I'm a big fan of the direction Palatka is going! How long have you lived there

    • @mandynopants3560
      @mandynopants3560 Год назад +2

      Such a lie . This place is a pit. The elevation is higher yes but it still floods.

  • @jennyhong6746
    @jennyhong6746 Месяц назад +2

    I was just there, thinking St Augustine would be the more mystical city. Never heard of Patalaka but I FELT the energy shift immediately when I went through it. I stopped on my way back because it had a cool vibe. Cool little town!

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  Месяц назад +1

      I think Palatka is awesome. I'm excited to see what happens in the near future for it

    • @jennyhong6746
      @jennyhong6746 Месяц назад +1

      @@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE Yes, I kind of want to move there, now:) Sorry for misspelling it!

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  Месяц назад +1

      @@jennyhong6746 well if you want any more info let me know!
      I didn't even notices your mistake. Many of my friends joke and say "pal-uh-takka"

    • @jennyhong6746
      @jennyhong6746 Месяц назад +1

      @@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE thank you!

  • @akundal
    @akundal Год назад +1

    Great video !! Congratulations to your sister on her new home

  • @s99614
    @s99614 Год назад +4

    Thanks for finally going to Palatka!

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  Год назад +1

      It's been on my list. Only so much time on top of selling real estate

  • @garymilstead4199
    @garymilstead4199 10 месяцев назад +5

    Before you buy meet your potential neighbors and do a clerk of court records search. It will reveal their true character. Driving record, lawsuit’s, etc. A lot of good old boy corruption plus a lot of resentment towards newcomers.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  10 месяцев назад +2

      I always tell people to walk the neighborhood and get familiar. I appreciate the advice

    • @garymilstead4199
      @garymilstead4199 10 месяцев назад +2

      When a empty property is offered on the open market you can bet the existing adjacent owners have their heart set on owning it. Problem is they won’t pay the asking price. When an outsider buys it. They can’t stand it and roll out the unwelcome mat. For me it was a 15 year constant battle. They are finally gone. I’m still here and I never backed down. But they turned our dream into a nightmare.

  • @jamesleonard4713
    @jamesleonard4713 5 месяцев назад +1

    Great video. I was born in Jacksonville and grew up in rural parts of the state like Palatka and Starke. Palatka has been left behind by the rest of the area, but I definitely think its on the way up. Another 10 years and it could be as expensive as the rest of the area. Fifteen, years ago, no one thought St. Johns county would be as expensive as it is right now. Even a development like Nocatee, was less than half the price it is now, just 5 years ago. Now would be the time to buy something in Palatka, I mean where else are you going to get waterfront property at those prices, anywhere near the beach?

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  5 месяцев назад +1

      Florida has changed a lot in these last couple years. It's pretty crazy.
      I agree. I think Palatka is one of the few places that has almost remained untouched.
      Though because if the cost of living near the beach I think it has huge potential.

  • @johnliberty3647
    @johnliberty3647 7 месяцев назад +4

    Interlachen has the cheapest non HOA land in the USA. Now I live in Interlachen. Property crime can be an issue here but if you do not flaunt wealth you will not be a target.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  7 месяцев назад

      Do you enjoy living there? Everything I drive through I think its pretty nice

    • @johnliberty3647
      @johnliberty3647 7 месяцев назад +2

      I enjoy it because my lot is surrounded by woods and no one wants to live here so those surrounding lots will remain vacant. I was able to get seclusion for very little money. I doubt many would like it here especially women. Poverty seems to be an issue here but I never found that alone to be a problem. There seems to be an active drug trade here but I am not involved in it. I am only in interlachen because you can get quarter acre lots for under $5000 and I do not keep high value items. Everything I own of value involves gardening and the neighborhood thrives do not seem interested in such things. Putnam county allows tiny houses which gives me extra room to grow food. I search many states for a cheap place to survival garden. Interlachen seems to be a fit for me. Plenty of fishing spots with in walking distance. Plenty of rabbits to eat. A lot of wild blueberries and blackberries. Even a rare red blueberry that I am digging up and potting up to donate to local nurseries in exchange for other food plants. I potted up dozens just from clearing land for a driveway. Interlachen suits me but it’s not for everyone.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  7 месяцев назад

      @@johnliberty3647 sounds like you got a pretty sweet set up out there. Where did you move from?
      What was your criteria when buying?

    • @johnliberty3647
      @johnliberty3647 7 месяцев назад

      I moved from the Chattanooga suburbs of NW Georgia right on the Tenn line. Loved it there and if I found land cheap enough I would have stayed. I ended up in interlachen because it had my one main criteria, land I could buy with cash. (Under $5000). Small criteria.. I need to be able to garden the land and have enough privacy so no one can tell how large my garden really is. Interlachen has so many vacant lots that it’s easy to find something secluded. Sure anyone could buy and develop around me but I have time to get privacy trees/vines up and growing

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  7 месяцев назад

      @@johnliberty3647 that's amazing. I've driven out that way on the tail of the dragon. Beautiful country.
      Glad you found your place in FL!

  • @deanayer8514
    @deanayer8514 11 месяцев назад +1

    Palatka is kind of on the upswing(ish) but it's likely to get better because of the simple amount of spillover headed its way. It' has decent shopping, highway access, etc. and some of it is charming but some bits are a bit grubby. It could go either way here but I am betting it will start going up just maybe not overnight.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  11 месяцев назад

      I agree. Many of my friends and others are choosing Palatka for the lifestyle it offers.
      Once you add the first coast expressway just north of it, I think you will see massive growth compartative to today

  • @hebrewqueen9280
    @hebrewqueen9280 Год назад +3

    I was just looking at Palatka by the golf course. Beautiful new build with a very spacious yard. The school system, the lack of businesses, and the fact of living near a golf course may be affected by sprays and dusts blown from the golf course onto my property and into our home. The pesticides they use on the turf can run off into the surface waters or get down into groundwater, which can then expose people to contaminated drinking water. That can possibly cause cancer. So it's definitely a lot to consider. I'm in Duval County. I was hoping to move to st John's county but like you said the houses are too close and too expensive. I'm also interested in Nassau County and possibly Clay County but again they are too expensive as well. So I'm at a crossroad. It's even expensive to live in less desirable neighborhoods in the sense of you're not getting much of anything but depression when you walk out of your door. My husband and I qualify to be in a really nice neighborhood but who wants to pay a $$2200 and mortgage after coming out of a pandemic. I'm usually optimistic and more faith driven but it's scary for me living in uncertain times. Even with the guaranteed income we have that supplement our wages. I don't want to over extend ourselves God forbid we lose our jobs. I came too far to lose what I earned. It's a catch 22.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  Год назад

      I hear your concerns. It ultimately depends on your goals for homeownership. If you'd like to have a conversation about it please reach out

    • @hebrewqueen9280
      @hebrewqueen9280 Год назад +2

      @@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE I appreciate I was venting because the process been frustrating. Mainly on my end because although I can afford it I'm not ready to pay especially since I feel like I'm settling. I have to get out of my own head.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  Год назад

      @@hebrewqueen9280 I get it. Things have changed rapidly in our area. It's been an adjustment for everyone

  • @parkertif
    @parkertif 2 месяца назад +1

    These comments are so odd to me. I live in a very different county than what these people are commenting about. I’ve lived on the Palatka Golf Course and enjoyed my time there, with no issues. I now live in East Palatka and absolutely love it. I really wouldn’t want to raise my children anywhere else. The schools are what you make of them. If you are a problem you will have problems; if you are interested in education you will get an education.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  2 месяца назад

      I think you nailed it! I live in a neighborhood now where I've literally had people tell me "they will rob the wheels off your truck". Never had a problem. Know all my neighbors

  • @xliquidflames
    @xliquidflames 4 месяца назад +2

    I get the impression he's having a really hard time coming up with good things to say about my town. I've lived here my entire life and ...that checks out. Lol. There's nothing here, the schools are terrible, crime is high, and there's nothing to do here. lol. It's cheap to live here because the county is broke and nobody wants to live here. Lol. I really do appreciate the effort, though, bud. You're out there hustling and it's admirable.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  4 месяца назад

      Thanks for your perspective. I love it when I get some locals insights.
      Don't you think things are moving in a positive direction?

  • @justsumguy2u
    @justsumguy2u 11 месяцев назад +7

    Ok, now for a dose of reality from someone that is very familiar with both locations. Per capita, Putnam county (which is where Palatka is located) has one of the highest crime rates in the state. It's redneck heaven, with rebel flags and meth heads everywhere you go. We're talking about the cellar dwellers of society. St Augustine is overpriced and overcrowded, due to all of the northerners that are moving there in droves over the last few years. Imagine a relatively small town with the traffic of New York City. And unless you're wealthy, don't even bother trying to buy a house there, or even rent an apartment.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  11 месяцев назад +2

      You are just so wrong on all of this. Obviously you haven't lived in either Palatka or NYC.
      One of my best friends lives in Palataka with his wife and daughter; loves it.
      My sister lives in Palatka with her husband and daughter; loves it.
      Are there problems? Yes. But if you watch the video I pretty much outline that.
      The traffic in St Augustine is worse than it was; but it is in no way like NYC. I was born in Brooklyn and lived in the city for years. Your comparison is just wrong.
      What else you got?

    • @justsumguy2u
      @justsumguy2u 11 месяцев назад

      @@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE Oh, I got plenty. First of all, I DID live (and work) in Palatka for 6 years. Let me guess; you're a northerner that just moved down here not long ago? Facts don't lie; look up the places with the highest crime rate in Florida, and Palatka is at or close to the top. Mud trucks, hillbillies, drugs and violence are everywhere in Palatka. But you're an "expert", right? Oh, and how long did YOU live in Palatka?

    • @karenwills-hj3nk
      @karenwills-hj3nk 9 месяцев назад +1

      Truth I live in Saint Augustine and have lived in palatka my mom has a place there I’m too scared to move there , the crime

    • @justsumguy2u
      @justsumguy2u 9 месяцев назад

      @@karenwills-hj3nk Yeah, there's just too many lowlife trashy people there that ruin it for everyone else

  • @noninoni9962
    @noninoni9962 6 месяцев назад +1

    It was lot diffferent a few decades ago... Have the paved the roads outside the downtown areas yet?

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  6 месяцев назад

      Depends how far outside downtown you are talking about

  • @numberoneduchess
    @numberoneduchess 6 месяцев назад +2

    You touched on taxes but failed to mention the most important thing people are concerned with when thinking of moving to Florida - property insurance. That should have been your first subject.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  6 месяцев назад +1

      I have a ton of other videos where I cover this. Aside from that really only homes on the water or flood zones are seeing their premiums skyrocket.
      The St Johns River is not tidal so it's not as bad as the ocean or intracoastal

  • @s99614
    @s99614 Год назад +3

    Does that large bridge that you showed have a bicycle lane?

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  Год назад

      Every lane is a bicycle lane in reality lol. It has a sidewalk

    • @s99614
      @s99614 Год назад

      A sidewalk works for me unless it's totally unbikable.

    • @ragnarflorida
      @ragnarflorida Год назад

      It's full of debris. Stay in the pedestrian lane.

  • @Moneypower572
    @Moneypower572 8 месяцев назад +2

    I prefer Hallandale beach Florida beautiful city good beaches and restaurants and growing businesses and communities, and good night life.❤🇺🇸

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  8 месяцев назад

      To St Augustine or Palatka?

    • @Moneypower572
      @Moneypower572 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE yea it’s a better city overall all and it’s next to Miami and Hollywood,Fort Lauderdale.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  8 месяцев назад

      @@Moneypower572 the price point is different for sure.
      I'm not really a SFL guy. Too hot and too many hurricanes. Miami is also eh

    • @jamesleonard4713
      @jamesleonard4713 5 месяцев назад +1

      Extremely expensive, St Augustine is cheap compared to the Hallandale area and has a lot less traffic.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  5 месяцев назад

      @@jamesleonard4713 I imagine it is for sure! St Augustine is not cheap by any means.
      The night life is also on the come up

  • @tomjordan5832
    @tomjordan5832 День назад +1

    I was excited to win a contest for a week in Palatka 1st place until i found out 2nd place was 2 weeks and 3rd place was 3 weeks.......ohhhh well

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  22 часа назад

      Lol that was actually hilarious 😂
      Palatka is OTW up! Do you live there

  • @epicsten
    @epicsten Месяц назад +1

    Oh my God I know that clock I live there

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  Месяц назад

      How long have you lived there for?

    • @epicsten
      @epicsten Месяц назад

      @@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE about half my life and the other half in Interlaken

  • @jayjones6904
    @jayjones6904 10 месяцев назад +11

    Dang Thomas quit trying to get people to move here please my family has been here since late 1700s ya'll are ruining fla please all ya'll are doing is driving prices up even more

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  10 месяцев назад +4

      They are coming whether I make videos or not. Unfortunately people have found out about Central FL.
      I blame Bass Pro Shops

  • @vinnyvorhees
    @vinnyvorhees 11 месяцев назад +2

    Do interlachen next lol

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  11 месяцев назад +1

      It's just too far for me to cover. I am in the works with adding a team member for putnam County.

  • @willbygosh4887
    @willbygosh4887 8 месяцев назад +1

    Definitely a lower priced option than St. Augustine.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  8 месяцев назад

      100% my sister got a waterfront home for less than the median sale price in St Augustine.
      Do you live in the area?

  • @s99614
    @s99614 Год назад +4

    Isn't there a paper mill and a coal burning power plant there?

  • @glennstairs6798
    @glennstairs6798 Год назад +1

    QI Robert's. Are you sure that you know Putnam?

  • @karenwills-hj3nk
    @karenwills-hj3nk 6 месяцев назад +1

    Cost of living is way up

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  5 месяцев назад

      It definitely is. I imagine we are going to see a lot of change in Palatka

  • @Buc762
    @Buc762 10 месяцев назад +1

    There is not a Palatka National Forest

  • @karenwills-hj3nk
    @karenwills-hj3nk 9 месяцев назад +2

    Omg a New Yorker thinking he knows stuff .lol😊

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  9 месяцев назад +1

      I know a thing or 2. How bout you?

    • @epicsten
      @epicsten Месяц назад

      ​@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE one time I lived in palatka and I also lived in inner Larkin Good times I love that clock that looks like a skeleton of a clock

  • @nealbell5529
    @nealbell5529 7 месяцев назад +2

    East Palatka is a bad area and the P.D. is woefully inadequately trained and underfunded. The drug trade is expanding and violence is growing.

    • @dr34mw34v3r
      @dr34mw34v3r 7 месяцев назад +1

      Sounds fun

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  7 месяцев назад

      What makes it a bad area?

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  7 месяцев назад +1

      Nealbell lives in East Palatka and doesn't want people to move there (probably)

    • @parkertif
      @parkertif 2 месяца назад +1

      @@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINEhe definitely lives in a different East Palatka then I do. We have zero crime, our kids are all friends and play and ride bikes all over the neighborhood.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  2 месяца назад

      @@parkertif thanks for your comment! Most people I know that live in Palatka love it. Having a local comment about their experience helps a lot!

  • @totalmayhem6344
    @totalmayhem6344 10 месяцев назад +3

    Best reason to stay out of St. Augustine: you won’t have to deal with a bunch of Woke blue haired smurfs.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  10 месяцев назад

      What are you talking about?

    • @totalmayhem6344
      @totalmayhem6344 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE I have been there many times as I reside in an adjoining county. So don’t try to gaslight me.

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  10 месяцев назад

      @@totalmayhem6344 lol ok buddy whatever you say. What adjoining county do you live in

  • @rickmohr8161
    @rickmohr8161 Год назад +5

    High crime no jobs

  • @karenwills-hj3nk
    @karenwills-hj3nk 9 месяцев назад +1

    Don’t move there .

    • @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE
      @LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINE  9 месяцев назад

      Lol can you elaborate on why?

    • @epicsten
      @epicsten Месяц назад

      ​@@LIVINGINSTAUGUSTINEpeople are feral they are ghoulish they are foul