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I'm slightly biased but I voted for Phoenix. Phoenix has it's goods but it's more hidden. If more people knew about it though our COL wouldn't be this good, so I'm ok with it
Sacramento by far. You can look up some posters' history and see them claiming Sac is one of the most underrated cities in CA, in the CA forums. Then a few months later they are on city vs city claiming the place is for rejects.
I think inland western cities in general draw the ire of google maps experts. They all say the same thing, "I have family there", "I was there last week", etc.
For all the accurate criticisms Houston does have, there is an equal amount of BS mixed in as well.
It's just that too many people get bent out of shape when someone dares to criticize Houston. Houston has many flaws and just because someone brings it up doesn't mean it has to be countered with an over the top fantasy praise for it. Houston is sprawled out, hot/humid, flood prone, brown coastal water, and nightmare traffic. As Houstonians we need to accept this as a reality while at the same time being able to speak on it's positives like strong economy, cheap housing, and mild winters. Houston only appears to get a ton of hate because as soon as it gets criticized people come on here and rant about how Houston Is the best city in the world which of course is going to get more people countering that with it's negatives.
As for Phoenix I don't see many people ranting about how great Phoenix is whenever it is criticized. They seem to take their criticism much better than people from Houston. So when I see many negative posts about Phoenix on here I actually feel bad for them.
There's a thread in the Houston forum right now that embarrassingly highlights just how offended people get when Houston gets any kind of criticism.
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