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Old 05-08-2018, 05:59 PM
 
Location: West Seattle
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LA. I already live in DC and I'd like to try somewhere new - and it's a little small for my liking.

Rockford, IL or Peoria, IL?
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Old 05-08-2018, 06:15 PM
 
Location: Salinas, CA
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LA. I already live in DC and I'd like to try somewhere new - and it's a little small for my liking.

Rockford, IL or Peoria, IL?
Rockford, IL

Better location IMO. Much closer to Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison. Closer to people I know in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Lincoln, NE or Little Rock, AR?
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Old 05-08-2018, 07:39 PM
 
Location: Northern California
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Rockford, IL

Better location IMO. Much closer to Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison. Closer to people I know in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Lincoln, NE or Little Rock, AR?

Lincoln.... it has appeared near the top of at least one quality-of-life ranking (although offhand I don't recall the specifics; perhaps it was Money Magazine's list).

Eugene, Oregon or Olympia, Washington?
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Old 05-08-2018, 08:44 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Olympia, Washington! There is a surreal beauty to Western Washington. In Olympia, you can own properties right on the water with views of Mt. Rainier. Although a small town, there are small city amenities and it is within driving distance of Seattle, a much more bustling and interesting city than Portland, OR in my opinion.

Brewseter, MA or Holden Beach, NC?
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Old 05-09-2018, 05:54 AM
 
Location: Brew City
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Olympia, Washington! There is a surreal beauty to Western Washington. In Olympia, you can own properties right on the water with views of Mt. Rainier. Although a small town, there are small city amenities and it is within driving distance of Seattle, a much more bustling and interesting city than Portland, OR in my opinion.

Brewseter, MA or Holden Beach, NC?
I could go for either. I think as of right now while I'm working and raising young children I would pick Brewseter, MA. When I retire and plan to live out my days on a boat I'd go with Holden Beach for the warmer weather.


So sorry for forgetting to list cities last time!


New Orleans, LA or Miami, FL. Caveat, the year is 2100.
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Old 05-09-2018, 07:06 AM
 
Location: Germantown, Philadelphia
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I could go for either. I think as of right now while I'm working and raising young children I would pick Brewseter, MA. When I retire and plan to live out my days on a boat I'd go with Holden Beach for the warmer weather.


So sorry for forgetting to list cities last time!


New Orleans, LA or Miami, FL. Caveat, the year is 2100.
Miami by default because the Mississippi, Lake Ponchartrain and Gulf of Mexico together will have overrun New Orleans by then, levees or no levees.

On second thought, New Orleans, because they might be able to take a page from the Dutch down there. Miami will have no such luck.

This may be a repeat, and apologies if it is, but I'm curious because I definitely have an answer to this one that I suspect may represent a minority preference:

Seattle or San Francisco?
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Old 05-09-2018, 07:12 AM
 
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Miami by default because the Mississippi, Lake Ponchartrain and Gulf of Mexico together will have overrun New Orleans by then, levees or no levees.

This may be a repeat, and apologies if it is, but I'm curious because I definitely have an answer to this one that I suspect may represent a minority preference:

Seattle or San Francisco?
Seattle... Not a fan of the climate but I think quality of life would be higher there for my young family granted we aren't millionaires.

Fort Wayne, IN or Des Moines, IA?
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Old 05-09-2018, 07:56 AM
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Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Seattle... Not a fan of the climate but I think quality of life would be higher there for my young family granted we aren't millionaires.

Fort Wayne, IN or Des Moines, IA?
Des Moines, IA, a fine (and to date off the radar) city in a very fine state. I rode RAGBRAI one year and fell in love with Iowa.

https://ragbrai.com

I gotta say, I love how everyone participating in this thread is respectful of others' choices. That's pretty rare on CD!

Clayton, MO or Bellevue, WA?
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Old 05-09-2018, 09:10 AM
 
Location: West Seattle
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Bellevue. You can't really go wrong with developed, vertical inner suburbs with a lot going on, but Seattle's a much better place for my industry.

Oklahoma City or El Paso, TX?
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Old 05-09-2018, 11:08 AM
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Location: North Monterey County
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Rockford, IL

Better location IMO. Much closer to Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison. Closer to people I know in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Lincoln, NE or Little Rock, AR?
Maybe Rockford now - but 40 years ago? Nuh-uh.

My BIL worked for the Illinois Bureau of Investigation as a Forensic scientist.

You just don't wanna know.
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