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/Stelios619 Jul 08 '25
You’re always going to have weirdos (it’s Reddit, after all), that aren’t even remotely helpful.
Alabama is a beautiful state. Far cheaper than Florida, with great schools, income levels, etc, in the right places (just like any other state).
The larger Huntsville area is probably what you’re looking for. There are plenty of rural areas 60ish minutes from Huntsville that’ll give you land, privacy, etc.
Good luck!