Fayetteville metro #5 Best Place to live - US News (Lake City: apartment, how much)

[Bangolufsen]

The list is nonsensical and is obviously meant to promote the sale of real estate. For example, Orlando is on that list the combination of horrendous traffic and high crime make is one of the worst places anyone could live (not to mention the summer heat)

Originally Posted by Rock Climber

Down from #3 on the list last year, but still high praise.

100 Best Places to Live in the USA 2017 | US News Best Places to Live

1. Austin, TX
2. Denver, CO
3. San Jose, CA
4. Washington, DC
5. Fayetteville, AR
6. Seattle, WA
7. Raleigh & Durham, NC
8. Boston, MA
9. Des Moines, IA
10. Salt Lake City, UT

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Bangolufsen

The list is nonsensical and is obviously meant to promote the sale of real estate. For example, Orlando is on that list the combination of horrendous traffic and high crime make is one of the worst places anyone could live (not to mention the summer heat)

your opinion; these studies are done constantly, of course they company has an agenda to push, but I will add, NWA is almost always in the list of best places to live or start a business regardless of who is doing the study, not to mention it is still fun to see your region make a good list. God only knows, probably from people like you we get enough of a bum wrap. As for Orlando, you are forgetting these studies factor in a lot of fields, and are referring to the entire region, not just one city. How much time have you spent in Orlando or NWA for that matter? We have a daughter who lives in the Orlando area, no not the city itself. The hoes are outstanding, the weather is great except for high humidty,, the people are friendly, lots of great outdoor activities and I am not talking Disney World types. The economy is great, the shopping is good and the area is clean; one of the cleanest I have ever seen.

So take the study the way you want, i do agree, as I have said a study a month from now might be totally different, but let us have our fun. Maybe come and visit with an open mind and then post your opinion.

[pek]

Originally Posted by nmnita

love your positive attitude. WOW

sheesh, make a casual mention of a well-known fact...

I found this Kiplingers list, after I saw your comment... turns out some of those are in the top 10 most expensive US cities.

I wasn't commenting on Fayetteville.

Thanks

Most Expensive U.S. Cities to Live In

[drinkthekoolaid]

I stumbled into your neck of the woods here out of curiosity. Through work I have occasional dealings with some folks in the NW Arkansas region. I know it is a small sample size but they are the friendliest and nicest people over the phone.


I know this is a vague question but is this a common trait among people in the area? Is this a really nice, upbeat, friendly, welcoming area? I previously never once thought much about Arkansas in my life, but the people I talk to now are very likeable.

[unbeliever]

I hate these lists. The quality of life in Colorado isn't great. Denver is a boring little city that's gotten extremely expensive. Salaries are low and the public schools, as in most cities, are terrible.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by drinkthekoolaid

I stumbled into your neck of the woods here out of curiosity. Through work I have occasional dealings with some folks in the NW Arkansas region. I know it is a small sample size but they are the friendliest and nicest people over the phone.


I know this is a vague question but is this a common trait among people in the area? Is this a really nice, upbeat, friendly, welcoming area? I previously never once thought much about Arkansas in my life, but the people I talk to now are very likeable.

Lets just say, never in a million years did I think we would live in AR and now, only God could get us to leave. There are so many more positives than negatives. An example; kids here are polite and sincere about it. Do we have trouble makers? of course, but overall, if nothing else the kids do know how to act around adults compared to a lot of places we have lived. The cost of living is low. People go out of their way to help ohters The economy is very good in NWA. And our weather, for the most part is nice: warm, sometimes humid summers, but they are shorter than other places we have visited or lived. Our winters brigng some snow, but not much. Spring and fall are to die for. We have both rural and metro areas within a few minutes of one another. No, it isn't Paradise, we have problems just like anywhere, but it is a good life.

[avarockwell]

Originally Posted by Loveswater_outdoors

List was invalidated to me with DC being so high. Why would you want to live somewhere with such bad crime and traffic? Also Boston is very cramped with narrow streets and extremely high traffic as well. Kind of an odd list because it appears we are the smallest city by far on the list.

I am with you - these things are always skewed by other factors. For example, Neighborhood Scout lists Fayettville AR with a crime rate/safty of 6, 100 being the highest, yet Indianapolis is 3! Trust me, Indy is seriously 3rd world. This makes Neighborhood Scout non-credible in my book.

But if anyone thinks I am wrong, please correct me. Does anyone think Fayetteville, AR deserves a 6? When Indy has had 150 homicides+ (this # DOES NOT include shootings that do not cause death, which is prob double). It looks like Fayetteville has less than 500 crimes total, Indy has 40,000+.

Just my 2 cents.

[avarockwell]

Originally Posted by unbeliever

I hate these lists. The quality of life in Colorado isn't great. Denver is a boring little city that's gotten extremely expensive. Salaries are low and the public schools, as in most cities, are terrible.

Agreed, and for what you get in housing, it's like Carmel, IN. You can get a shotgun house for $200K and a decent/ok one for $250K+ - CO is very similar. Ugly houses... for really expensive. And decent houses for a lot more. Any gems on the market get sold in almost 24 hours it seems. Serious bidding wars in Carmel. I suspect Fayettville, AR is the same way. It looks like a really tight RE market.

[Bangolufsen]

Originally Posted by nmnita

your opinion; these studies are done constantly, of course they company has an agenda to push, but I will add, NWA is almost always in the list of best places to live or start a business regardless of who is doing the study, not to mention it is still fun to see your region make a good list. God only knows, probably from people like you we get enough of a bum wrap. As for Orlando, you are forgetting these studies factor in a lot of fields, and are referring to the entire region, not just one city. How much time have you spent in Orlando or NWA for that matter? We have a daughter who lives in the Orlando area, no not the city itself. The hoes are outstanding, the weather is great except for high humidty,, the people are friendly, lots of great outdoor activities and I am not talking Disney World types. The economy is great, the shopping is good and the area is clean; one of the cleanest I have ever seen.

So take the study the way you want, i do agree, as I have said a study a month from now might be totally different, but let us have our fun. Maybe come and visit with an open mind and then post your opinion.

I current live in central Fla about 40 mins from Orlando and this place is horrible. I have been here over a year and the traffic and crime are both terrible. I spent a week in NWA and there's plenty of traffic there too, but less road range, fewer tailgaters, and just easier to get around. The thing I don't like about NWA is the whole bible belt mentality. It's too conservative for me and a NY Jew is not a good fit for that area.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Bangolufsen

I current live in central Fla about 40 mins from Orlando and this place is horrible. I have been here over a year and the traffic and crime are both terrible. I spent a week in NWA and there's plenty of traffic there too, but less road range, fewer tailgaters, and just easier to get around. The thing I don't like about NWA is the whole bible belt mentality. It's too conservative for me and a NY Jew is not a good fit for that area.

OK, as I have said you have a right to your opinion, but that is all it is;opinion and based on very little actual knowledge. As for the Jewish bit, my son in law is Jewish, though he is not practicing right now, he and daughter have several friends in NWA that are practicing and are not bothered at all by the Bible belt mentality as you call it. There are more and more Jews moving here because of businesses like WalMart all the time. They are practicing Jews btw. Let me all, I find your reference to Bible belt mentality a bit of a put down.

I will agree with you on the conservative part: yes, for the most part Benton and Washington counties are pretty conservative, but we all know plenty of residence that are anything but. Most of have friends on both sides of the fense. Even some christians I might add and some Jews that are conservative.