Cleveland vs Twin Cities vs Ann Arbor vs Richmond vs Pittsburgh... (best, better)

[RunD1987]

Hey so Midwest cities and 1 outlier city

How do you feel these places rack up when comparing:

Hospital's
Higher education facilities
Good suburbs of good school system within City limits
Outdoor recreation
Museums
Zoos/Aquariums
Low COL
Approximate to other metropolitan's

Look forward to the feedback.

[bjimmy24]

Hospitals - Cleveland
Higher ed - Pittsburgh
Suburbs - Cleveland (good districts in city limits? None of the above? I don't really know)
Outdoor rec - probably pretty even
Museums - Cleveland, Twin Cities, Pittsburgh pretty close here
Zoos/aquariums - Pittsburgh (I'm including the National Aviary here, which I absolutely love)
Low COL - All pretty affordable.
Proximity - Pittsburgh or Cleveland.

[TheProf]

Odd thread. To me the better comparisons would be:

Cleveland-Twins-Pittsburgh (major cities)

Ann Arbor-Richmond (small cities/college towns)

[SonnyDaze]

Of those choices, I think you'd get the best overall value in Pittsburgh.

Ann Arbor is the nicest (most educated, most prosperous) city on your list with the best schools by a good margin for what it's worth.

[TheProf]

Originally Posted by CincyExpert

Of those choices, I think you'd get the best overall value in Pittsburgh.

Ann Arbor is the nicest (most educated, most prosperous) city on your list with the best schools by a good margin for what it's worth.

Sounds like a U-M fan.

[ForYourLungsOnly]

Pittsburgh is the best if considering all categories.

[Mtl-Cns]

Originally Posted by RunD1987

Hey so Midwest cities and 1 outlier city


Approximate to other metropolitan's

I'm not usually a grammar police officer but this is a mess and I really don't understand the question. Approximate what to other metropolitan's (metropolitans'?) what(s)?

[Borntoolate85]

Originally Posted by RunD1987

Hey so Midwest cities and 1 outlier city

How do you feel these places rack up when comparing:

Hospital's
Higher education facilities
Good suburbs of good school system within City limits
Outdoor recreation
Museums
Zoos/Aquariums
Low COL
Approximate to other metropolitan's

Look forward to the feedback.

Hospitals:

1. Cleveland
2. Minneapolis
3. Pittsburgh
4. Ann Arbor
5. Richmond

Higher Education:

1. Ann Arbor
2. Pittsburgh
3. Cleveland
4. Minneapolis
5. Richmond

Suburbs:

1. Minneapolis
2. Cleveland
3. Ann Arbor (Detroit's western suburbs to the east)
4. Richmond
5. Pittsburgh

Outdoor Recreation:

1. Minneapolis
2. Cleveland
3. Pittsburgh
4. Richmond
5. Ann Arbor

Museums:

1. Cleveland
2. Pittsburgh
3. Minneapolis
4. Richmond
5. Ann Arbor

Zoos/Aquariums:

1. Cleveland
2. Minneapolis
3. Pittsburgh
4. Richmond
5. Ann Arbor (although #3 if you include Detroit)

Low COL:

1. Cleveland
2. Pittsburgh
3. Richmond
4. Ann Arbor
5. Minneapolis

Proximity:

1. Richmond
2. Cleveland
3. Pittsburgh
4. Ann Arbor
5. Minneapolis

Overall:

1. Cleveland
2. Pittsburgh
3. Minneapolis
4. Richmond
5. Ann Arbor

[Taggerung]

Originally Posted by Borntoolate85

Hospitals:

1. Cleveland
2. Minneapolis
3. Pittsburgh
4. Ann Arbor
5. Richmond

Higher Education:

1. Ann Arbor
2. Pittsburgh
3. Cleveland
4. Minneapolis
5. Richmond

Suburbs:

1. Minneapolis
2. Cleveland
3. Ann Arbor (Detroit's western suburbs to the east)
4. Richmond
5. Pittsburgh

Outdoor Recreation:

1. Minneapolis
2. Cleveland
3. Pittsburgh
4. Richmond
5. Ann Arbor

Museums:

1. Cleveland
2. Pittsburgh
3. Minneapolis
4. Richmond
5. Ann Arbor

Zoos/Aquariums:

1. Cleveland
2. Minneapolis
3. Pittsburgh
4. Richmond
5. Ann Arbor (although #3 if you include Detroit)

Low COL:

1. Cleveland
2. Pittsburgh
3. Richmond
4. Ann Arbor
5. Minneapolis

Proximity:

1. Richmond
2. Cleveland
3. Pittsburgh
4. Ann Arbor
5. Minneapolis

Overall:

1. Cleveland
2. Pittsburgh
3. Minneapolis
4. Richmond
5. Ann Arbor

I agree with this

[bjimmy24]

^ I think that's right on.

Edit: Also, just wondering if the person who sent an anonymous comment via rep would want to message me instead? It's amazing how sensitive you people are. For some reason, you guys are offended any time someone speaks well of cities you don't like.