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I'm just curious, most on this site love the city and bash the suburbs, but yet, rave about small cities with huge suburban populations. Am I the only one who finds this contradictory?
Despite the claims from people on this site (and yes they may all prefer the city) most migration is still to the suburbs and not the core city for a myriad of reason from crime in the core cities to more land and larger houses in the suburbs. Either way both have their place in American society and which ever one is better is dependent on that persons own opinion so no one can ever say one is better than the other and be correct for the masses only for themselves. Personally, I prefer the city even though I'm in the suburbs at the moment as I have kids so I need the space and the larger lot and better schools. The moment my youngest is older, I will definitely be moving back within city limits.
Certainly not all metros are that vastly different from their city proper. It doesn't jive, how most posters want nothing to do with suburbia, but then rave about small cities with large, sprawling metros - such as those mentioned by West336.
It depends. I like suburbs that have their own identity. Generally that means they've been around for a long time and have good local businesses and a lot of good neighborhoods.
What I hate is those suburbs that consist of nothing but gated communities that keep popping up (most notably in the sun belt) which have no culture whatsoever.
Overall, I'd say city proper, but I'm fine with a suburb that isn't just a gated hellhole.
I loathe suburbia.. As far as the small city large suburb, that basically is every city when you take into account that large cities with smaller suburbs are almost always consist of suburban development around a core that is about the same size as the 'small city-large suburb' core. The majority still loves the surban style life.
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For a place to buy a house I really like those areas that are in between urban and suburban, areas built from 1930 to 1950. Examples include the Audubon neighborhood in Louisville, the Cincinnati "suburb" of Fort Wright/ Park Hills / Fort Thomas (All on the KY side)
Why I like such areas...
- All are only several miles from downtown
- Tree lined streets
- Well built houses. I like plastic fishing lures, not plastic houses
- Close to both tradition and suburb shopping
- Feels like a real neighborhood, not a subdivision
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