Which of these Great Plains Cities would you live in? (real estate, houses)

[ajf131]

Here's the list to choose from:

Dallas
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Tulsa
Omaha
Cheyenne
Lincoln
Oklahoma City
Topeka
Wichita
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Fargo
Grand Forks
Minot

I know Dallas is going to be a big pick followed by cities in Oklahoma but please give reasons as to which of the cities you would choose in either Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, or North Dakota. Feel free to add more cities to the list if you wish.

[vegaspilgrim]

Why isn't Denver on your list? That would be my vote. In this day and age it's typically not thought of as a "Great Plains" city, since "plains" doesn't really attract real estate investment and tourism, but nonetheless it IS on the great plains.

[ajf131]

Originally Posted by vegaspilgrim

Why isn't Denver on your list? That would be my vote. In this day and age it's typically not thought of as a "Great Plains" city, since "plains" doesn't really attract real estate investment and tourism, but nonetheless it IS on the great plains.

I didn't put Denver because it is at the convergence of the Great Plains and the Rockies. But I guess if some consider it the Great Plains, so be it.

[Steve-o]

Id pick Amarillo. Parts of the town are an absolute dump, but Im still intrigued by it everytime Im there. lol

[Steve_W]

Dallas and Souix Falls, SD. Dallas is a lot of fun for someone my age but Sioux Falls is safe and clean.

[EnjoyEP]

Originally Posted by vegaspilgrim

Why isn't Denver on your list? That would be my vote. In this day and age it's typically not thought of as a "Great Plains" city, since "plains" doesn't really attract real estate investment and tourism, but nonetheless it IS on the great plains.

Sure, it technically is on the very cusp of the Great Plains, but even the overwhelming majority of Denverites wouldn't consider themselves part of the Great Plains; Denver identifies in almost ever aspect with the Rocky Mountain region. The name of the baseball team is the Rockies. The hockey team is the Avalanche, etc.

Denver's identifier is the Rocky Mountains, not the plains. Heck, even the weather in the Rocky Mountain News (note: name of the paper is RM News! ) lists the regional cities as the "Rocky Mountain Empire"!

[EnjoyEP]

Originally Posted by Steve-o

Id pick Amarillo. Parts of the town are an absolute dump, but Im still intrigued by it everytime Im there. lol

I am totally with you here Steve-O. I don't know what it is about Amarillo, but I have been through it and stayed in it a bunch of times and I am always intrigued by it too! I always have to buy the Amarillo newspaper and read about the happenings in Amarillo.

[EnjoyEP]

Of these, I would live in:

Dallas - One of the great American cities / good year-round weather despite hot, sticky summers / great cost of housing
Fort Worth - Pretty much the same as Dallas. If Dallas is Minneapolis, then Fort Worth is the St. Paul to Dallas' Minneapolis.
Amarillo - A little small, but it is always a really neat city to me when I go through it. It is friendly, and it is true Texas. And while winds can be wicked, temps can fluctuate incredibly, overall the weather is much more mild in the winter with the possibility of any day being in the 70s (of course, also the possibilities of 0!).
Tulsa - What a beautiful, underrated, mid-sized city. Great freeway infrastructure. Tulsa is very underrated.
Omaha - Also incredibly underrated. Perfect sized city (metro is between 800K and 1-million), good central location, surprisingly rolling hills and nice river setting, nice houses with cheap costs, milder winters than the upper midwest.
Cheyenne - A nice Rocky Mountain town that is more manageable than more populated RM towns.
Lincoln - I have always liked Lincoln. Good college town. Close to Omaha for bigger city conveniences.
Oklahoma City - OK City I have always felt was a very underrated city; always the nasty possibility of bad tornadoes, however, mildish winters and a good sized city (1.2 million metro), lots to do.
Topeka
Wichita
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Fargo
Grand Forks
Minot

Wow, I really must love Great Plains cities!

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by EnjoyEP

I am totally with you here Steve-O. I don't know what it is about Amarillo, but I have been through it and stayed in it a bunch of times and I am always intrigued by it too! I always have to buy the Amarillo newspaper and read about the happenings in Amarillo.

You have good taste! I went through there again this summer, I like what theyve done with the highways! Theyre doing the turquoise and green color scheme, with the Amarillo logo (two boots for the l's in Amarillo) everywhere. I also love the Big Texan, neat place. We actually camped there in June, but strangely it was freezing cold and foggy, quite bizarre. We stayed at a KOA northeast of town, it was right next to the scariest trailer park youd ever see! But Im still intrigued. hahaha Figure that one out!

[EnjoyEP]

Originally Posted by Steve-o

You have good taste! I went through there again this summer, I like what theyve done with the highways! Theyre doing the turquoise and green color scheme, with the Amarillo logo (two boots for the l's in Amarillo) everywhere. I also love the Big Texan, neat place. We actually camped there in June, but strangely it was freezing cold and foggy, quite bizarre. We stayed at a KOA northeast of town, it was right next to the scariest trailer park youd ever see! But Im still intrigued. hahaha Figure that one out!

I think another part of it is that for literally 200 miles or so on I-40 (either way) from Amarillo, you see the massive billboards for that 72 ounce steak restaurant! Seriously, you can be 20 miles outside of Albuquerque - like a half-day away from Amarillo, and those billboards start to pop up!