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Atlanta probably first but Dallas, Austin, Charlotte, Raleigh, Nashville also would work well.
If the op is coming from anywhere but the West Coast, the NE, DC or South Flarida, Austin is not low rent. It's just lower rent than those places.
If the op is single and an average income person and coming from an average income place such as Indiana, rent in Austin would probably be more than what they want to pay for a place to live and would look elsewhere.
I agree with Nashville, but I think it's become a high rent city also, and that's why I picked Bowling Green, Kentucky instead of Nashville. Nashville is just right down the road and far enough away that it's not a suburb.
If the op is coming from anywhere but the West Coast, the NE, DC or South Flarida, Austin is not low rent. It's just lower rent than those places.
If the op is single and an average income person and coming from an average income place such as Indiana, rent in Austin would probably be more than what they want to pay for a place to live and would look elsewhere.
I agree with Nashville, but I think it's become a high rent city also, and that's why I picked Bowling Green, Kentucky instead of Nashville. Nashville is just right down the road and far enough away that it's not a suburb.
-The OP is from Maine according to the username.
-Bowling Green doesn't have good mass transit. Very limited bus service. Knoxville might be a better option.
-The OP is from Maine according to the username.
-Bowling Green doesn't have good mass transit. Very limited bus service. Knoxville might be a better option.
- A decent job market ( child care field, secretary, or sales field) Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham: all have mostly booming economies and very strong job markets.
- Low rent costs ($500 - $1200): Nashville and Atlanta are getting pricey, but many options available still. For really low rent, you may want to add in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Greenville, SC, Winston Salem, NC, Birmingham, AL.
- a decent Social Scene that is good for a single girl: Hot cities for this are Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte lead the pack.
- good shopping and restaurants: Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Raleigh, all solid.
- good public transportation: Atlanta and Charlotte best here.
- decent weather ( I don’t mind a little snow or rain): Atlanta, and the Carolinas cities or VA/TN cities work well.
-The OP is from Maine according to the username.
-Bowling Green doesn't have good mass transit. Very limited bus service. Knoxville might be a better option.
I agree. Knoxville would be an excellent choice. I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner. I think any town that has a nice sized state run university is going to be one of the nicest cities and best cities in the state in which to live in.
I get to thinking about it, it seems like nearly every town in the United States that is home to a state run university is among the fastest growing cities in what ever state the university happens to be located in.
Perhaps much of the future in each state and the country lies with the college towns that will play a more important role to advance the state than they ever did before, as far as economics, employment, high technology, luring smart people and major corporations to the state.
We're in a different age now. It's no longer the industrial age. It takes more than a high school diploma in order to have at least a middle class income and lifestyle.
If the op is coming from anywhere but the West Coast, the NE, DC or South Flarida, Austin is not low rent. It's just lower rent than those places.
If the op is single and an average income person and coming from an average income place such as Indiana, rent in Austin would probably be more than what they want to pay for a place to live and would look elsewhere.
I agree with Nashville, but I think it's become a high rent city also, and that's why I picked Bowling Green, Kentucky instead of Nashville. Nashville is just right down the road and far enough away that it's not a suburb.
Yeah I had thought about that, Austin is not low rent if coming from a non coastal location but the incomes are high there so that makes the cost to income ratio favorable. I agree with your point that nashville isn't low rent but again, the income and growth opportunities are higher in Nashville than smaller cities in that region so I'm thinking big picture. So yes the cities yo mention are cheaper for living but offer less income and opportunity if a person is looking for that as well.
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