America's most overrated, overhyped, or overpriced cities to live (chapel, living)

[Katiana]

Well, that is not the worst I've heard on this forum. There are many people who have never been to City X, but tell everyone what it's like. Plus the people who are moving somewhere who wax on about it, again, though they've never been there except perhaps for their house hunting trip (if that).

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by pittnurse70

Well, that is not the worst I've heard on this forum. There are many people who have never been to City X, but tell everyone what it's like. Plus the people who are moving somewhere who wax on about it, again, though they've never been there except perhaps for their house hunting trip (if that).

Excellent point.

Thanks

[hillside]

atl, dc, cleveland

[mead]

Yeah but SWB came to a pretty accurrate conclusion.

The people who move down to North Carolina are mostly people coming from suburban areas of the North East, generally on the lower end of middle-class income spectrum.

The rationale is basically that they already live in a suburb, so they might as well move to an area where you can get a bigger suburban house for less money, and the weather is warmer to boot. This type of thinking is especially prevalent with people I know from New Jersey and Long Island.

The same logic is the reason why there are so many Northerners who moved down to Florida over the past 40-50 years. Cheaper land, more house for the money. Most people look at the fact that the culture will be completely different, wages will be substantially lower, and that there is no urban core or urbanity to speak of in those areas, almost as an afterthought.

It's pretty typical American suburban thinking, and its quite prevalent on this site and throughout the country on the whole.

Originally Posted by Greatday

I am incredulous that you would draw a conclusion as to how, or why, one would like an area without knowing anything but a satellite picture of it?

Impossible

[oc2eire]

Originally Posted by lunarshield

You have got to be joking. Honestly Atlanta over San Diego. PLZ! In my opinion, Atlanta is just..ok. Sure a few things here and there, but hello, talk about sprawltastic!

San Diego has low, low crime, very clean, family friendly, lots to do, good schools, great suburbs, diversity and culture galore, close proximty to LA, and yes, we do have the best weather in the nation. The thousands that moved here last year because of that can't be wrong. Sure we are pricey. But so what! We have a standard of lving that makes it well worth it. Tell me a place that is like San Diego without the price. Unless it is some small suburb of of a major city, THERE ISN"T.

100% agreed!
+1

[gellio_sf]

Re: San Francisco, New York and Chicago being over-hyped and over-priced. You get what you pay for - and these three cities are hands down the three greatest cities in this country - without challenge. Personally, the high cost is more than worth it to live in San Francisco. And, if I ever leave, New York or Chicago is where I'll be heading.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by gellio_sf

Re: San Francisco, New York and Chicago being over-hyped and over-priced. You get what you pay for - and these three cities are hands down the three greatest cities in this country - without challenge. Personally, the high cost is more than worth it to live in San Francisco. And, if I ever leave, New York or Chicago is where I'll be heading.

Perhaps SF, Chicago and NYC are expensive especially when compared to most major cities, but overrated and overhyped, I would beg to differ. Go to Atlanta and you will know the meaning of overhyped and overrated. Ironically, it's sort of cheap.

[CarolinaBredChicagoan]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

Perhaps SF, Chicago and NYC are expensive especially when compared to most major cities, but overrated and overhyped, I would beg to differ. Go to Atlanta and you will know the meaning of overhyped and overrated. Ironically, it's sort of cheap.

I think you guys are actually in total agreement. Maybe reread his post?

[jonjj]

I guess a city has to have a pretty high rating to be considered over-rated. With that being said, I don't understand why folks are saying places like Detroit because I don't think it is that overrated to begin with. If I had to pick a city that I think is overrated I would say Chicago, simply because I personally like a number of cities that are smaller than it like Boston or Philadelphia (not that Philly is overrated either).

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by jonjj

If I had to pick a city that I think is overrated I would say Chicago, simply because I personally like a number of cities that are smaller than it like Boston or Philadelphia (not that Philly is overrated either).

Wait, wait, wait. So you think Chicago is "overrated" just because you like smaller cities (that might be slightly underrated)??? What sense does that make?