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Cost of Living: I make a reasonable wage but not mega bucks. Culture: I am into the music scene, museums, sports, and restaurants (favourite cuisines are American, Mexican, Italian, and Chinese). Crime: Low crime would be ideal. Economy: A good economy would be nice for obvious reasons. Leisure: Not focused on clubbing. A focus on bars, coffee shops and other such places. I abhor clubbing and to move to another city where the social scene revolves around clubbing would be hell for me. Personality Types: I am introverted so would like to move somewhere with others who are introverted, though I would like to make friends still so not too aloof! Politics: Liberal. I was brought up in a conservative town and disliked it. Religion: I am irreligious so a place that doesn’t put a lot of weight on religion would be ideal. Sports: I like soccer, football and baseball. A city with any of those teams would be good. Weather: Hate humidity but love rain and thunderstorms. Preferably no snow, and if any at Christmas but it doesn’t stick around long.
Seattle should have you cover on every category (except for COL). Other cities to consider are Portland, Denver, and San Francisco. Portland and Denver are both more affordable, with San Francisco being the most expensive. Nonetheless, perhaps there are options within the Bay Area, if not San Francisco itself. It does snow in Denver, so I wouldn't put it on the top of your list, but it also has plenty of sunny winter days, which means the snow melts away.
The humidity factor eliminates the Southeast and eastern Texas.
The snow factor eliminates the greater Lake region and the Northeast.
Portland, but I don't know if it's economy is strong. Seattle, but Seattle is getting expensive these days. SF is expensive all around so unless you're a Techie, don't go to the SF Bay Area.
Seattle should have you cover on every category (except for COL). Other cities to consider are Portland, Denver, and San Francisco. Portland and Denver are both more affordable, with San Francisco being the most expensive. Nonetheless, perhaps there are options within the Bay Area, if not San Francisco itself. It does snow in Denver, so I wouldn't put it on the top of your list, but it also has plenty of sunny winter days, which means the snow melts away.
The humidity factor eliminates the Southeast and eastern Texas.
The snow factor eliminates the greater Lake region and the Northeast.
Essentially, the West Coast is your best bet.
If you ignored weather, would my options be open outside the West?
If you ignored weather, would my options be open outside the West?
Google top 10 cities for hipsters. If climate isn't a bother and cost of living is, find out the hipster neighborhood and then go on Craigslist for each city, go to apartments and houses for rent, type in the name of the neighborhood and put your min and max budget into the search bar. If you get thousands of legit listings then it's in your price range, if there is 4 ads in your price range and they have no pictures, a vague description and no number to call then it is too expensive
Tbh climate is one thing you shouldn't compromise on. Most any city especially ones that are magnet for hipster millennial urbanistas like yourself have similar amenities like ironic coffee shops snd over priced used clothing stores and atheist "progressives" most of these cities have low crime because progressive urbanistas like yourself have moved in and priced out poor people and minorities who commit the bulk of urban crime and have dumped them into once safe middle class suburbs so that social justice and anti racism can be espoused by urbanistas from a healthy distance. All of these cities are essentially the same city. The housing may look different and the shops have a slightly different name but seattle, portland, Austin, frisco, "hipster brooklyn" (aka Williamsburg/Bushwick in one cluster and fort Greene, Clinton hill and half of crown heights in the other cluster), and many more places are identical in every aspect besides the architecture, natural surroundings (mountains, forest, desert, coastline) and weather. Anything you like about Austin can be found in Portland but Austin is hot and sunny and portland is rainy and cool.
Cost of Living: I make a reasonable wage but not mega bucks. Culture: I am into the music scene, museums, sports, and restaurants (favourite cuisines are American, Mexican, Italian, and Chinese). Crime: Low crime would be ideal. Economy: A good economy would be nice for obvious reasons. Leisure: Not focused on clubbing. A focus on bars, coffee shops and other such places. I abhor clubbing and to move to another city where the social scene revolves around clubbing would be hell for me. Personality Types: I am introverted so would like to move somewhere with others who are introverted, though I would like to make friends still so not too aloof! Politics: Liberal. I was brought up in a conservative town and disliked it. Religion: I am irreligious so a place that doesn’t put a lot of weight on religion would be ideal. Sports: I like soccer, football and baseball. A city with any of those teams would be good. Weather: Hate humidity but love rain and thunderstorms. Preferably no snow, and if any at Christmas but it doesn’t stick around long.
Boston would be an excellent choice with areas like South Boston or the eastside having fairly affordable housing. The average income in Boston is at 51K so it doesn't take mega-bucks to live there comfortably. It nails each and every one of your criteria points (except snow but you're now considering Chicago), so I wouldn't let a mis-perception of affordability deter you from checking it out.
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