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Best Place in the United States to live?

  • Thread starter Thread starter ECUboi
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I have to say I think it would be great to live in Portland, Seattle or Chicago.

Austin would be cool as well. :)
 
Austin, TX isn't a bad place to live. The traffic is a bit of a problem, but it isn't all that much worse than in most cities of about 700,000.

Unlike most of Texas (from what I've heard), Austin is a liberal mecca--right now, we're just finishing up SXSW (South by Southwest)--one of the leading independent music festivals in the world. There's been every kind of live music almost all over the city.

A4A
 
What I look for in a "great city" is a place where one can live in a "community" and can do activities, make purchases, and live life all within walking distance of where one lives. Things like stunning architecture, great parks, and transit are also important variables IMO. That said, my favorite U.S. cities are...

NYC
San Francisco
Chicago
Washington DC
Philadelphia
Boston

I think those are probably the only major cities where it's easy (and even preferable sometimes) to live without a car. The only problem is that almost all of them are very expensive places to live. The exception is Philadelphia. It is still possible to rent a nice 1-BR in Center City Philly for under $1,000/month!!!! Philly is a great city, beautiful, a visible gay community, always a fun place to visit. And as with any city in the Northeast Megalopolis, there are many other great, large cities an easy train ride away. In 3 hours or less you can get to DC, Baltimore, NYC, and Boston is probably 4 hrs away. IMO Philadelphia offers all of the perks of big Northeast city life at a much lower cost than NYC/DC/Bos.

You mentioned Pittsburgh. I'm much less familiar with that city but I've heard nothing but great things about it (beautiful housing stock, nice walkable downtown, etc). It's also inexpensive, but more isolated from other large urban areas than Philadelphia. Also, I don't know what you do for a living, but he economy in Pittsburgh overall hasn't recovered well from the fall of U.S. manufacturing.
 
^ Well he asked for "somewhat urban." Nothing in Vermont really is. There's a lot going on in Burlington, it's a great town, but it's only home to 30,000 people.
 
The nicest places are the most expensive. There is a reason why they are the most expensive. It is because there are a lot of people want to live there because they are nice.

As for inexpensive....hmmm...living in California....I don't think that inexpensive is even a possibility. If you go to Atlanta...maybe Elvin and gmoney can show you around. :)
 
I'm just going to make one more suggestion...

I forgot how COOL Austin, TX is...

And one observation....

SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE AGREE WITH MY TOP 3?????

Portland, OR or BUST dude...

You'll thank us for it later...
 
NOTHING BEATS LOS ANGELES although it is a bit expensive
 
In no particulr order: Seattle, Portland, SW Oregon, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Tucson, Denver, Albuquerque, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Madison WI, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Nashville, Asheville, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, Ann Arbor-Detroit (because it's my home area), Charleston SC, Pittsburgh, NYC, parts of northern NJ, Boston, the other big Portland.

Climate sucks, for one reason or another, in almost all these places, though. Personal preferences, after climate is in the mix, would probably have me in Oregon somewhere, or Seattle.
 
I live in Savannah, Ga. and I love it. The state of Georgia itself is fucking fantastic, but Savannah is rightly called the San Francisco of the south. It is very very beautiful here (southern Gothic). The people are extremely friendly, and everyone owns a dog. Downtown is the largest historic district in the country, there is ALWAYS something going on (arts, theatre, museums, concerts, etc.) due to Savannah College of Art and Design (which of course brings in all the homo's). We just had ST. Patty's day, and it is the 2nd largest celebration in the country. Tybee Island is 20 minutes down the road, and Hilton Head and Jekyl are an hour away. Check it out. :)

http://www.jotravels.com/savannah
http://www.usaweekend.com/03_issues/030518/030518springtravel.html
 
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