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Old 02-16-2010, 05:55 PM
 
Location: Metropolis
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Everyone has their own reasons for loving a town. This thread is to highlight the 3 favorite suburbs of your metropolitan area and any others you may have enough knowledge about to rate their suburbs. I personally rate my choices based on aesthetics, safety and amenities. I have visited and lived in many different metros and have quite a few I feel I can chime in on.

New York:
Greenwich, CT
New Canaan, CT
Princeton, NJ

Los Angeles:
Laguna Beach
Pacific Palisades
Newport Beach

Chicago:
Winnetka
Lake Forest
Oak Park/River Forest

Washington/Baltimore:
Bethesda
Annapolis
Alexandria

San Francisco:
Mill Valley
Sausalito
Burlingame/Hillsborough

Boston:
Wellesley
Concord
Brookline

Philadelphia:
Bryn Mawr
New Hope
Wayne

Dallas:
Highland Park
Southlake
Granbury

Atlanta:
Alpharetta
Dunwoody
Dahlonega

Houston:
The Woodlands
Friendswood
Memorial Villages

Miami:
Boca Raton
Palm Beach
Coral Gables

Detroit:
Birmingham
Bloomfield Hills
Grosse Pointe

Phoenix:
Scottsdale
Tempe
Fountain Hills

Seattle:
Kirkland
Bellevue
Mercer Island

Minneapolis:
Edina
Excelsior
Stillwater

Denver:
Boulder
Golden
Evergreen

Cleveland:
Chagrin Falls
Lakewood
Shaker Heights

St. Louis:
Clayton
St. Charles
Kirkwood

San Diego:
La Jolla
Del Mar
Rancho Santa Fe
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Old 02-17-2010, 09:30 PM
 
Location: C.R. K-T
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Los Angeles:
Santa Clarita
Palmdale
Newport Coast

Chicago:
Aurora
Naperville
Arlington Heights

Washington/Baltimore:
Fairfax
Arlington
Rockville

San Francisco:
Daly City
Oakland
Berkeley

Dallas:
Frisco
Lewisville
Irving

Houston:
Cinco Ranch
Sugar Land
The Woodlands
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Old 02-17-2010, 09:43 PM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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For the most part, suburbs seem the same to me, but there are a few that stand out:

Los Angeles:
Torrance
El Segundo
Westminster

Chicago:
Lincolnwood
Skokie
Niles

Miami:
Kendall
Coral Gables
Hollywood

Atlanta:
Norcross
Dunwoody
Suwanee

Dallas:
Plano
Garland
Irving

Houston:
The Woodland
Sugar Land
Kingwood
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Old 02-17-2010, 10:21 PM
 
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Fort Worth
Forest Hill
Crowley
Mansfield/South Arlington

Dallas
DeSoto
Cedar Hill
Lancaster

Atlanta
Lithonia
Decatur
Stone Mountain

Houston
Missouri City

Thats enough Im tired of writing...
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Old 02-18-2010, 11:34 AM
 
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Chicago:
Wilmette, Naperville, Northbrook-Deerfield

Detroit:
Rochester Hills, Troy, Livonia

Indianapolis:
Carmel

Phoenix:
nothing

LA:
Glendale, Pasadena

Washington DC:
Reston, VA Chantilly-Centerville, VA McLean, VA

Dallas-Ft.Worth:
Garland, Plano, Richardson-Carollton

Denver:
Aurora
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Old 02-18-2010, 12:19 PM
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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New York:
Darien, CT
Bronxville, NY
Bernardsville, NJ

Los Angeles:
San Marino
Pacific Palisades
Bel Air

Chicago:
Winnetka
Lake Forest
Highland Park

Washington/Baltimore:
McLean, VA
Potomac, MD
Rockville, MD

San Francisco:
Tiburon/Belvedere
Atherton
Burlingame/Hillsborough

Boston:
Marblehead
Beverly Farms
Brookline

Philadelphia:
Bryn Mawr
Chestnut Hill
West Chester

Dallas:
Highland Park
University Park
Preston Hollow

Atlanta:
Buckhead
Ansley Park
Druid Hills

Houston:
River Oaks
Tanglewood
The Woodlands

Miami:
Miami Beach
Coconut Grove
Coral Gables

Detroit:
Birmingham
Bloomfield Hills
Grosse Pointe

Phoenix:
Scottsdale
Tempe
Fountain Hills

Seattle:
West Seattle
Madison Park
Queen Anne Hill

Minneapolis:
Edina
Excelsior
Stillwater

Denver:
Boulder
Golden
Evergreen

Cleveland:
Chagrin Falls
Lakewood
Shaker Heights

St. Louis:
Clayton
St. Charles
Ladue

San Diego:
La Jolla
Del Mar
Rancho Santa Fe
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Old 02-18-2010, 01:21 PM
 
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Charlotte:
Rock Hill, SC
Huntersville, NC
Gastonia, NC

Winston-Salem:
Pfafftown, NC
Clemmons, NC

Raleigh:
Cary, NC
Apex, NC
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Old 02-18-2010, 01:54 PM
 
Location: moving again
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Im really confused on why anyone would name Rockville! I don't think there's a more Generic city in the US, apart from the historic district. It was once nice, but EW to it now!
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Old 02-18-2010, 02:04 PM
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Im really confused on why anyone would name Rockville! I don't think there's a more Generic city in the US, apart from the historic district. It was once nice, but EW to it now!
It's been a while since I've been there, but I thought it lovely when I did.
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Old 02-18-2010, 02:16 PM
 
Location: Seattle & Bellevue
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Seattle
Bellevue
Mercer Island
Kirkland

Portland
Beaverton
Lake Oswego
Tualatin

SF
Palo Alto
Berkley
Sausalito/Mountain View
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