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What about Miami? With the crime pluming, it sounds like a good deal what do you think?
If you find a place there I'd go check it out in person. Miami can be pretty overwhelming for some people, I think, with the partying, humidity/crazy weather, and the fact that there are parts of town where you can go without hearing a word of English. For some it's a super fun place and for others it might be a little much. I definitely wouldn't recommend on settling there without visiting first. Cost of living is good there in most parts of town but I'm not sure about the crime. I'm sure it varies by neighborhood but the only person I've known who actually lived there called it a "tropical Detroit." But as you said it does seem to be getting a lot better. Maybe look at Tampa or Orlando too, if you're interested in Florida.
If you find a place there I'd go check it out in person. Miami can be pretty overwhelming for some people, I think, with the partying, humidity/crazy weather, and the fact that there are parts of town where you can go without hearing a word of English. For some it's a super fun place and for others it might be a little much. I definitely wouldn't recommend on settling there without visiting first. Cost of living is good there in most parts of town but I'm not sure about the crime. I'm sure it varies by neighborhood but the only person I've known who actually lived there called it a "tropical Detroit." But as you said it does seem to be getting a lot better. Maybe look at Tampa or Orlando too, if you're interested in Florida.
You are right, I will visit first, in fact I will visit all those cities before settling.
For the party, I am very down to heart so i won't be tempted that much. Humidity... Well, if you had to chose between 7 months of winter (4 hard cold months where you have to basically put a plastic film on the window frames to prevent the cold from getting in, meaning no opening the windows for 4-5 months), then rain and some humid 1-2 months of summer in one had and Miami weather in the other, Who would you chose?
As for the crime, I was pretty shock when I saw the news, this year, Miami is one of the safest major city when it comes to gun murder, "only" 16 so far this year with 26 total murder so far... To put into perspective, it is safer than ATL, safer than Oakland, than Philly, Dc, and slightly less safe than San francisco
Well, metro Boston is good since I was in the southern suburbs. Seattle is too rainy for me, although way better than the canadian 11 months of winter but still.
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Its funny that you say Seattle is too rainy as Portland gets about the same amount or more than Seattle gets. Both have gorgeous summers as well. Seattle just had 40 straight days without rain.
Its funny that you say Seattle is too rainy as Portland gets about the same amount or more than Seattle gets. Both have gorgeous summers as well. Seattle just had 40 straight days without rain.
seattle is the rainiest city outside of Alaska, great summer but you keep swimming the rest of the year
seattle is the rainiest city outside of Alaska, great summer but you keep swimming the rest of the year
No, it's not. It has the reputation of being THE Rainy City but reality is there are loads of other cities that overtakes Seattle in this department (Miami being one of them). Seattle's overall very cloudy climate contributes to the notion of it being super rainy.
My point earlier was that if Seattle is too "rainy" for you, Portland will not be an improvement in this area. Other cities will have a better balance of sunshine, rain and cloudiness than SEA/PDX, those cities likely just won't be as mild as those 2.
My point earlier was that if Seattle is too "rainy" for you, Portland will not be an improvement in this area. Other cities will have a better balance of sunshine, rain and cloudiness than SEA/PDX, those cities likely just won't be as mild as those 2.
Exactly what I was trying to tell the OP. When it's raining in Seattle, chances are it's raining in Portland.
However unlike DC for example the bad elements are much more integrated into the better parts of the city, you can't truly escape it.
Exactly, When you lokk the homicide map of Philly, you will see that crime is everywhere, sure some area sees more than the other but overall, the crime and homicide are all over the city exept downtown...
For DC, you clearly see that the west side is pretty much crime/homicide free, all the homicides are on NE and SE
Exactly, When you lokk the homicide map of Philly, you will see that crime is everywhere, sure some area sees more than the other but overall, the crime and homicide are all over the city exept downtown...
For DC, you clearly see that the west side is pretty much crime/homicide free, all the homicides are on NE and SE
I didn't realize that crime was so rampant in Philly. The map is really telling. I wonder if the city has any plans to reduce the crime.
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