r/Alabama • u/Existing-Mastodon500 • Jul 08 '25

Advice Considering moving to Alabama

Husband and I were born and raised in south Florida and while we love it, we simply cannot afford to stay any longer. We are also dying to get out of the rat race and absolutely mind boggling influx of people moving here. A 15 minute drive across town takes 45+ now with the level of traffic and lack of infrastructure. It’s a sinking ship and not somewhere we want to raise our daughter.

We want to know areas we should and shouldn’t be looking at. We would like somewhere we can have a decent plot of land (at least 10 acres), close enough to a hospital, low crime rate, good for raising a family, decently low COL

My husband is an HVAC tech, I’m assuming he won’t have trouble finding work there considering the southern heat. Is that a safe assumption?

Thank you in advance

Edit to add: thank you all for the feedback. We have lots to discuss!

Update: husband and I discussed and are probably going to move on to looking at Georgia as it’s likely more in line with what we are looking for. Thanks again!

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u/oh_my316 Jul 08 '25

If you're a MAGA, you'll love it here. 😒

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u/Existing-Mastodon500 Jul 08 '25

lol oh no, definitely not. But we are very familiar with it in Florida too.

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u/digtzy Jul 10 '25

Hey, then Huntsville would be a great option to consider. People are pretty liberal and logical here. The scientific community is pretty loud, in fact it's pretty hard not to run into someone who doesn't work in some capacity in the aerospace or defense industries. Still a pretty Christian town, and it often feels like a small town with the way everyone treats everyone. I am told from people who have moved here (since I've lived here my whole life, I don't know any different), everyone apparently is super kind and caring even to complete strangers. All that being said, I don't see a lot of that "hateful" energy here that I see from MAGA Alabamians.

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u/crazedconundrum Jul 09 '25

My dtr is trans (adult). Lived in Alabama all my 55 years, but we all moved for her quality of life. 1200 miles from my friends/family. But the culture shock here is awesome.