I lived in Hunter's Creek for three years. It is residential, relatively safe (nowhere is crime free, but it is better than a lot of areas), has grocery stores, Super Target, and now a big shopping center with Kohls, Bed, Bath and Beyond, and a movie theater very close. The schools are good enought that I know people who insisted on spending extra money to rent there instead of buy a new car so their kids could attend those schools. From Hunter's Creek, you can get on the 417, pay one toll, and be at Disney in 15 minutes. However, I never was able to see fireworks from anywhere in Hunter's Creek (even from my second-story apartment that faced that direction). On some cloudy nights, the sky would light up with the colors of the fireworks, though. I was alarmed the first time I saw that because I thought it was a forest fire! :lol:
Unfortunately, we couldn't afford to buy a home in Hunter's Creek, so we ended up buying in the Williamsburg area, which is very close to SeaWorld. We are still 15 minutes from Disney, but we are closer to Orlando (better commute for a household where someone works in the city). Many porches/yards here have views of the SeaWorld fireworks, which are seasonal, and you can hear Disney's fireworks most nights (Thunder at 9:12? No, that's IllumiNations finishing up.). We hear Epcot's fireworks more clearly more than we did in Hunter's Creek, even though we're geographically farther away by about 1/2 mile. Must be the tophography. When the wind blows the right direction, it sounds like we're being bombed!
Anyhow, I don't think it gets old. I'm not at the parks every day, but it's nice to have them available whenever you want to go for an hour or two.... or for all day. You have that choice, and if it rains, you can just leave without feeling like you're ruining your Only Chance Ever To See Disney World the way that tourists do.
There are a lot of jobs in the hospitality industry here, but they generally aren't very high-paying. However, depending upon your skillset, there are plenty of jobs in other industries that pay better and will allow you to enjoy having frequent access to the parks.