We bought an acre just north of town, the house build is supposed to start this month. We did the whole spreadsheet thing then visited the top cities. Dunnellon won. Thanks for the videos, you've really helped us! Stay healthy.
its a great little area, i'd build a house there too. only disappointing thing is how people moving out here bring their big city attitudes with them.. they could have left that where they came from.
Hey Jose & Katie, thanks so much for these videos. Im actually gonna be moving down to Saint Pete area by next summer and have been scouting around the rural areas (Dunnellon, Salt Springs, Polk City, etc) for land to start building a homestead. These really help alot. Also, Im from Philly but laid back, and tired of the city rudeness and daily grind. I dig old FL!
Been out in Dunnellon part time sense 07..bought in the mini farms off N.Citrus ave..close to the Crystal River side..very quiet out here..Originally from Miramar down south Fla..Love it here
Great video! Beautiful neighborhoods and interesting perspective on city people who think being rude to "strangers" is normal even when they move to a small town. I know more then a few of them (yes I've read and heard this right from them(!) actually think small town freindliness is just creepy and a violation of social boundaries...
Love my hometown dunnellon. Your not wrong about the big city people...they want to take our way of life to turn it into a city. We have a garbage company
There's the Marion county dump just north of Rainbow Lakes estates. Burning or dumping is too convenient. I do agree a trash service would help. But people still dump trash regardless.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS My wife swears I told you about the transplants 😄 I moved to the mountains of West Va. a state that is LOSING ITA POPULATION. I remember Dunnellon with a two lane HWY 41 and one traffic light. The beginning of the end for Dunnellon was after Hurricane Andrew in 1992
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS backwards is what backwards does if you know what I mean. These people here in Looneyville West Virginia, believe in Live and Let Live.
There are both. I live in rainbow springs and hoas are 230 yr . This is our biggest association. You also have rainbow lakes, lake Tropicana and a few others that don’t have any hoa. It’s really a mixed bag. Most of what he is showing are the older areas. Once you go over the river your in citrus county.
I’m looking to buy some land in Dunnellon. Prices are sky rocketing in FL in general. I wonder how much that $100k home is worth now.. probably double at least. In just one year
This is great! Never been thru Dunnellon before. My husband has got to have the beach close by so this area wouldn’t do for him. I personally love the country areas of FL.
Looking to buy my mini horse ranch here soon, currently living in Anthony, FL. Anthony is nice, but after driving around Dunnellon, Anthony and Ocala are like a ghetto. I hope I can get a 2-5 acres horse zoned property for under $500K.
Jose.... new subscriber.... where did you wind up in Alabama? we are looking for a place in a year or two and had thought of Florida, preferably further north.... we like old houses and I fix them up as a side line.... where would you or anyone else suggest we look? thanks..... Bill in Vermont
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS thanks for the feedback... Elmore county is a bit too far from open water... is the Dothan area or city an option that you would recommend? again, thanks, Jose
I grew up there and everybody knew to stay out of chatmire at all cost. We would hear about gang violence happening back there all the time. It's changed a lot since they built the walmart there. I'm pretty sure it wasn't this nice pre 2000's.
even in my short time its got better. that place was sCARY as crap. good people there too. the locals are VERY RACIST that doesnt help the poor people living there improve.
I live in Ocala ten minutes from there take garbage to the dump on 41its free that's why you pay taxes no need to burn unhealthy stuff I burn the cardboard and paper products great place to live yes we are retired and no paved roads where we live off 40 nice and guiet
Lake County CA is the same way. No garbage collection. In the avenues they fill old cars and boats with the garbage and it's an eyesore and stinks like hell.
Dunnellon is still my favorite place to live. Been all over Florida. I love tropical south florida, but living there is another story. I go down there a week out of the year. Was in the Keys recently. Still I love the Dunnellon area.
I lived in Flagler Co. until I was 14 years old, my folks wanted to move back to N.C.. I've entertained moving to Fla. since retiring , but it has radically changed . The rudeness and culture change would be hard for me to deal with.
A lot of poor areas here in California in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys as well as Southern California's Inland Empire are purposely excluded from nearby incorporated towns and some lack basic infrestructure (spelling?) and services. Many don't even have clean drinking water. Most are predominantly Latino communities but some are also predominantly Anglo, including many in the Sacramento valley and on the edge of the Mohave Desert. Oildale just outside of Bakersfield in the San Joaquin valley is birthplace of Country legend Merle Haggard and is still mainly white but also very poor and now also very crime ridden and incredibly run down. Many are just poor but quite and friendly places however.
Not sure thats exactly how the issue of the trash collection works. Normally, its a gov set up issue. You'd be surprised how much is out of their control. Careful treading giving "opinion" and judging. Thanks
Back at the four-way where you saw the two statues they are The blues Brothers at that stop sign if you would have taken 40 it would have took you 15 miles to highway 19 go across that you would be on follow that dream where Elvis Presley made his movie you would come to a dead end with the boat ramps in yankeetown trust me there's nothing to see down here three gas stations in one intersection Dollar general family Dollar and food ranch nothing to see here 😆
Da way you talkin im sure nb from chatmire want you there even if you wanted to, yea you get friendly waves but step outta line and you get checked real quick 🤷🏾♀️
look, everyone is entitled to an opinion ok. I don't go there because i want to, i go there because my subscribers ask. Many of my subs are blacks and they want to see other black communities. I am sick and tired of the passive aggresive closet racism, if you wanna say something else go right ahead dont hide behind the bush. you dont want me there becuase of my race.. ironic that those who were discriminated historically now have the same views as those they were abused by?
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS umm, no you got us all messed up. There are plenty of white people in the community, but based on the way you talking pretty sure nb want you to be here. Don’t go trynna assume something about the community but then turn around and get offended when we try to stick up for ourselves by saying nb would want you there.
Would definitely like to go to Rainbow Springs there. And maybe people can't afford the $200 a year for trash pick up service BECAUSE they're spending $200 a month on weed like you said. Lol
We bought an acre just north of town, the house build is supposed to start this month. We did the whole spreadsheet thing then visited the top cities. Dunnellon won. Thanks for the videos, you've really helped us! Stay healthy.
its a great little area, i'd build a house there too. only disappointing thing is how people moving out here bring their big city attitudes with them.. they could have left that where they came from.
Hey Jose & Katie, thanks so much for these videos. Im actually gonna be moving down to Saint Pete area by next summer and have been scouting around the rural areas (Dunnellon, Salt Springs, Polk City, etc) for land to start building a homestead. These really help alot. Also, Im from Philly but laid back, and tired of the city rudeness and daily grind. I dig old FL!
Alabama is colder but Wayyyyy friendlier. 🙂 dunnellon is nice area to build a home
Citrus County is a County That Has Nothing.. But it is good for Natural Spring Water.. Chatmire is a Drug Infested Area. Period.
Loved it ! Going to be hopefully buying a lot & building a new home in Rainbow Springs subdivision just NW of town!
We did videos there too! Awesome quiet area. See my rural marion county video
That's where my family lives. I love it. That Cuban place is fkn amazing
Nice ... looks like a quiet place to retire...especially for fishing off season... wil add Dunnellen to my list. Thanks for the tour guys. OP
Been out in Dunnellon part time sense 07..bought in the mini farms off N.Citrus ave..close to the Crystal River side..very quiet out here..Originally from Miramar down south Fla..Love it here
Great video! Beautiful neighborhoods and interesting perspective on city people who think being rude to "strangers" is normal even when they move to a small town. I know more then a few of them (yes I've read and heard this right from them(!) actually think small town freindliness is just creepy and a violation of social boundaries...
And flicking someone off or rushing them isn’t?
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS yes it sure is rude! But they live in a bubble of pretentious snobbery so it's normal for them...
Love my hometown dunnellon. Your not wrong about the big city people...they want to take our way of life to turn it into a city. We have a garbage company
Rainbow River is fun
There's the Marion county dump just north of Rainbow Lakes estates. Burning or dumping is too convenient. I do agree a trash service would help. But people still dump trash regardless.
Hey 👋 I used to live in Dunnellon! And I remember Chatmire 😁 that's where you would go to get various things. 😁 I love the area though
Various legal merchants, experts of civil liberties and legitimate enterprises
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS yeah, all that stuff 😁
North Florida still has some laid back areas. Your videos are excellent.
So true about what you said with transplants moving there. That's why I left Dunnellon.
You cant run forever.. times change
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS My wife swears I told you about the transplants 😄 I moved to the mountains of West Va. a state that is LOSING ITA POPULATION. I remember Dunnellon with a two lane HWY 41 and one traffic light. The beginning of the end for Dunnellon was after Hurricane Andrew in 1992
@@jojostudrock8185 WV is more backwards than Alabama 🤣😂 You made my day. Pricetown and beckley seamed nice but the capital city not for me!
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS backwards is what backwards does if you know what I mean. These people here in Looneyville West Virginia, believe in Live and Let Live.
Feel free to come let me show you Holler life here. We can put you and Ms Katy up for a day or two.
Nice tour of Florida
This town we wanted to move to before we came to alabama but after lockdowns it get really out of our price range
I been to Florida before it nice out there
My friends moved there. Thanks for showing me what this place is like
Are there hoa or deed restricted communities there? Scattered lots I did see. Didn’t see much houses, just alot of roads.
There are both. I live in rainbow springs and hoas are 230 yr . This is our biggest association. You also have rainbow lakes, lake Tropicana and a few others that don’t have any hoa. It’s really a mixed bag. Most of what he is showing are the older areas. Once you go over the river your in citrus county.
I’m looking to buy some land in Dunnellon. Prices are sky rocketing in FL in general. I wonder how much that $100k home is worth now.. probably double at least. In just one year
This is great! Never been thru Dunnellon before. My husband has got to have the beach close by so this area wouldn’t do for him. I personally love the country areas of FL.
Looking to buy my mini horse ranch here soon, currently living in Anthony, FL. Anthony is nice, but after driving around Dunnellon, Anthony and Ocala are like a ghetto. I hope I can get a 2-5 acres horse zoned property for under $500K.
I'm glad Y'all appreciate the rural Fla.
Where is the closest Whole Foods to dunellon? How many minutes?
gainsville or tampa 1 hour plus. publix usually does it for my needs
Publix
Gainesville 45mins away
Some of your statements about Dunnellon are so far from the truth, I know because we lived there. My wife grew up in Citrus County.
its just my opinion
Jose.... new subscriber.... where did you wind up in Alabama? we are looking for a place in a year or two and had
thought of Florida, preferably further north.... we like old houses and I fix them up as a side line.... where would you
or anyone else suggest we look? thanks..... Bill in Vermont
Were in elmore county. If you can fix houses this area can use you. Check out Shelby county
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS thanks for the feedback... Elmore county is a bit too far from open water... is the
Dothan area or city an option that you would recommend? again, thanks, Jose
@@williammorse8330 lake martin 😐
@@williammorse8330 dothan is okay but its not the best
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS understood... thank you
I grew up there and everybody knew to stay out of chatmire at all cost. We would hear about gang violence happening back there all the time. It's changed a lot since they built the walmart there. I'm pretty sure it wasn't this nice pre 2000's.
even in my short time its got better. that place was sCARY as crap. good people there too. the locals are VERY RACIST that doesnt help the poor people living there improve.
I live in Ocala ten minutes from there take garbage to the dump on 41its free that's why you pay taxes no need to burn unhealthy stuff I burn the cardboard and paper products great place to live yes we are retired and no paved roads where we live off 40 nice and guiet
I think the town should be kept a secret. 🤫
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Dunellon is so cool!
Its awesome thats why we wanted to be there
The next Florida town you should drive around in is mayo Florida on the suwannee river
next trip, its a cool town very country
My wife the manager at McDonald across the street where the vid starts
Lake County CA is the same way. No garbage collection. In the avenues they fill old cars and boats with the garbage and it's an eyesore and stinks like hell.
Hell yeah man I grew up in Hernando the town not the County can't wait to move back to FL
yeah its just different vibes down here.
Actually go down to the Damn. Past the lock. Tranquility there.
Dunnellon is still my favorite place to live. Been all over Florida. I love tropical south florida, but living there is another story. I go down there a week out of the year. Was in the Keys recently. Still I love the Dunnellon area.
Did u moved back to Fl?!!
nah, just visiting family
I lived in Flagler Co. until I was 14 years old, my folks wanted to move back to N.C.. I've entertained moving to Fla. since retiring , but it has radically changed . The rudeness and culture change would be hard for me to deal with.
Rudeness. Must be a lot of New Yorkers down there.
😎🌴🤙🏼
What's sad is the tourist that ruined the river every year. We locals can't use the river from March to Sept. Too many people too much trash.
A lot of poor areas here in California in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys as well as Southern California's Inland Empire are purposely excluded from nearby incorporated towns and some lack basic infrestructure (spelling?) and services. Many don't even have clean drinking water. Most are predominantly Latino communities but some are also predominantly Anglo, including many in the Sacramento valley and on the edge of the Mohave Desert. Oildale just outside of Bakersfield in the San Joaquin valley is birthplace of Country legend Merle Haggard and is still mainly white but also very poor and now also very crime ridden and incredibly run down. Many are just poor but quite and friendly places however.
They want to change things and recreate what they left.
Put polarized glass or lens cover over camera.
Not sure thats exactly how the issue of the trash collection works. Normally, its a gov set up issue. You'd be surprised how much is out of their control. Careful treading giving "opinion" and judging. Thanks
Back at the four-way where you saw the two statues they are The blues Brothers at that stop sign if you would have taken 40 it would have took you 15 miles to highway 19 go across that you would be on follow that dream where Elvis Presley made his movie you would come to a dead end with the boat ramps in yankeetown trust me there's nothing to see down here three gas stations in one intersection Dollar general family Dollar and food ranch nothing to see here 😆
Im the one scooter rider lives there lol
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Hey I've been watching you awhile now...great personality!!! We need to chat and start some kind of business together!!!
Da way you talkin im sure nb from chatmire want you there even if you wanted to, yea you get friendly waves but step outta line and you get checked real quick 🤷🏾♀️
look, everyone is entitled to an opinion ok. I don't go there because i want to, i go there because my subscribers ask. Many of my subs are blacks and they want to see other black communities. I am sick and tired of the passive aggresive closet racism, if you wanna say something else go right ahead dont hide behind the bush. you dont want me there becuase of my race.. ironic that those who were discriminated historically now have the same views as those they were abused by?
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS umm, no you got us all messed up. There are plenty of white people in the community, but based on the way you talking pretty sure nb want you to be here. Don’t go trynna assume something about the community but then turn around and get offended when we try to stick up for ourselves by saying nb would want you there.
Chatmire is shitty
litter everywhere no garbage collection and ypou want to live there?
I don't think Rainbow lakes estates is a 55 plus community
No it isn’t. The only 55+ I know of is the trailer park behind save o lot
I stole my Queen from here and took her to the Atlantic ocean New Smyrna Beach
Would definitely like to go to Rainbow Springs there. And maybe people can't afford the $200 a year for trash pick up service BECAUSE they're spending $200 a month on weed like you said. Lol
Umm, please shut up, you ain’t gone talk abt my family tf you think this is 😂
probably more like 100 a week.