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Within five hours of Nashville, you have Atlanta, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Indianapolis, Birmingham, and Memphis.
+ Louisville.
Given this list, I think Atlanta would be my choice for most similar to NYC's urban amenities minus the high COL. It's quite sprawling and traffic is a nightmare, but there are very dense and/or walkable neighborhoods that can somewhat resemble NYC at times, and its also the largest metro by far so it can support the most diverse amenities of all the cities on this list.
I think you have some nice options here, and you could also add Charlotte if you expand the boundaries slightly (under 6 hours). Ultimately Nashville may be better than Atlanta though depending on how much weight you put on being close to family.
Given this list, I think Atlanta would be my choice for most similar to NYC's urban amenities minus the high COL. It's quite sprawling and traffic is a nightmare, but there are very dense and/or walkable neighborhoods that can somewhat resemble NYC at times, and its also the largest metro by far so it can support the most diverse amenities of all the cities on this list.
I think you have some nice options here, and you could also add Charlotte if you expand the boundaries slightly (under 6 hours). Ultimately Nashville may be better than Atlanta though depending on how much weight you put on being close to family.
I think that's stretching it a bit, unless we're talking about some neighborhoods in the outer boroughs. We'll just say that Atlanta has several urban neighborhood districts with an array of amenities that are pretty active.
Single 32 year old professional. Currently living in New York Metro Area. Enjoy living here, but starting to get little lonely. Place is really expensive. Have no family here. Want to move closer to my family in Tennessee. Planning to relocate back to south as soon as I finish my masters in software engineering.
Could you all offer some suggestions on nice urban cities within 5 hours drive of Nashville, Tennessee.
Preferably a place with lots of people, city landscape, and great downtown area.
That networking site was great for meeting people, and I just love the "look and feel" of Louisville's neighborhoods. Believe it or not, Louisville has better restaurants than Nashville, Cincinnati, or yes, even Atlanta. Read online about Louisville. The city is truly on a "roll."
Among the choices I would pick Louisville as it is still close to Nashville, and only 5 hours to either Chicago or Atlanta when you need your big city fix (and Chicago is a true big city). Atlanta is more like Nashville stacked on Louisville with a ton of surrounding sprawlburbs that you will never utilize and that will only create traffic chaos for you.
IMO, there is no urban neighborhood in the SE US that comes close to the combination of historic, walkable, urban vitality, and a great historic park like the Highlands of Louisville (ok excluding New Orleans but that city is a whole other beast): http://www.thehighlandsoflouisville.com
IMO Louisville's downtown is nicer and cleaner than ATL or Cincinnati (but both have much higher day office populations).
Nashville has by far the most vibrant downtown in the SE US, though, outside ATL. That said, Nashville's surrounding neighborhoods simply cannot compare to Louisville's. Nashville is also a great city for young singles. Really, the internet is the great equalizer. If you live in a metro area of 1 million plus, you should be able to meet a mate or friends if you are open minded and polite. Social media, things like meetup.com, etc have really changed the game.
That networking site was great for meeting people, and I just love the "look and feel" of Louisville's neighborhoods. Believe it or not, Louisville has better restaurants than Nashville, Cincinnati, or yes, even Atlanta. Read online about Louisville. The city is truly on a "roll."
You have any objective source for that statement as far as a comparison with Atlanta goes?
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Atlanta is more like Nashville stacked on Louisville with a ton of surrounding sprawlburbs that you will never utilize and that will only create traffic chaos for you.
Which is why he could limit himself to living inside the I-285 perimeter.
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IMO, there is no urban neighborhood in the SE US that comes close to the combination of historic, walkable, urban vitality, and a great historic park like the Highlands of Louisville (ok excluding New Orleans but that city is a whole other beast): The Highlands of Louisville, KY USA home page
Haven't experienced this neighborhood, but it doesn't sound too dissimilar from some parts of downtown Charleston or Savannah, or Carytown in Richmond, or even something like Old Fourth Ward or Little Five Points in Atlanta or Five Points in Birmingham.
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Nashville has by far the most vibrant downtown in the SE US, though, outside ATL.
That's quite debatable. I'd definitely but NOLA's downtown ahead of Nashville's, plus Charleston's and Savannah's.
I think that's stretching it a bit, unless we're talking about some neighborhoods in the outer boroughs. We'll just say that Atlanta has several urban neighborhood districts with an array of amenities that are pretty active.
Yes, we can agree on this. I was stretching a bit, hence my wording of: "can somewhat resemble at times."
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