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Weather Houston, Seattle, Boston
Traffic Seattle, Boston, Houston
Public Transportation Boston, Seattle, Houston
Outdoor Recreation Seattle, Tie between Houston and Boston
Safety (crime) Seattle, Boston, Houston
Safety (natural disaster) Seattle, Boston, Houston
Job Market Hoston, Seattle, Boston
Diversity Houston, Boston, Seattle
People Houston, Seattle, Boston
I prefer Houston overall due to the warmer climate and southern culture.
Which do you prefer? Houston
Weather - Houston, no snow. Traffic - Houston, Boston is chaos, Seattle has too much water and mountains to create an efficient freeway system. Public Transportation - I own a car but its probably Boston. Outdoor Recreation - Seattle, Mountains. Safety (crime) - Seattle, Crime rates are lower. Safety (natural disaster) - Probably Boston? idk. Job Market - Seattle has a very low unemployment rate Diversity - Houston People - Houston, more people.
Weather: Seattle, than Boston and Houston a distant 3rd. I just can't stand Houston's ridiculously hot & humid summer. With cold weather at least if you wear more cloth you'll be comfortable, there's not a thing you can do to make yourself feel comfortable in Houston during summer while outside.
Traffic: Houston, than Seattle and finally Boston.
Public Transportation: Boston, Seattle and a very very distant 3rd Houston.
Outdoor Recreation: Seattle, Boston, and than Houston.
Safety: Seattle,,, not sure where to rank Boston and Houston.
Job Market: Probably Seattle
Diversity: Houston, Seattle and Boston. Though I don't think its that big of a difference, all 3 cities have enough ethnic minorities of various types that you can find ethnic enclaves and authentic cuisines.
Personally I prefer Seattle, than Boston and lastly Houston. For me Houston is just too big (land area wise), too spread out (very low population density), too suburban like and too car dependent for my taste.
Houston and Boston look almost identical demographically on paper.
Houston:
White alone, percent, 2010 50.5%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 23.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 0.7%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 43.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 25.6% Houston (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
Boston:
White alone, percent, 2010 53.9%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 24.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 0.4%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 8.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 0.0%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 17.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 47.0% Boston (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
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