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I'd probably consider Boston or Seattle as the first two most viable options outside of Chicago. They are both northern cities on the ocean with a cooler climate which are not the biggest kids on the block, but with a vibrant cultural scene.
My second tier choices would be New York City, Washington DC, or some smaller to medium sized New England town (are there any other types of New England towns ).
I'm not interested in the south, southwest, or southern California as places to live, I prefer just to visit.
looking to leave the cold and expensiveness of boston..... what do you guys recommend. My requirements are reasonable COL, gay friendly/good gay social scene, and coastal...
I doubt you like Houston, but it fits what you are looking for in a big way.
Reasonable cost of living and booming economy
The inner loop area particularly the thriving montrose neighborhood is very liberal and gay friendly
The ocean is a short drive away
The heat in the summer though might be a bit much since Boston and Rhode Island have relatively mild summers
I'd probably consider Boston or Seattle as the first two most viable options outside of Chicago. They are both northern cities on the ocean with a cooler climate which are not the biggest kids on the block, but with a vibrant cultural scene.
My second tier choices would be New York City, Washington DC, or some smaller to medium sized New England town (are there any other types of New England towns ).
I'm not interested in the south, southwest, or southern California as places to live, I prefer just to visit.
Given a choice, and only if I had to leave for my job, I think Chicago and Philadelphia would top my list. These are the only two cities that are enough different from my current home to make a move interesting while still having all the amenities I'm accustomed to having without being too big or too overrated.
or some smaller to medium sized New England town (are there any other types of New England towns ).
hahaha nope, not really... that just about sums it up. The majority of Southeastern New England is metro Boston which means that the cities and towns over there are satellite or suburban Boston cities. Even Worcester could be thrown into that mix. In fact, most of the "larger" cities (not named Boston) like Providence, New Haven, Stamford, etc are satellite cities. Even those "larger" New England cities like Springfield, by national standards (at 150,000) are a small. Hartford and Providence are small cities as well (you could include Manchester NH in that mix too).
Places like New Haven, Stamford, and Bridgeport are satellite cities of NYC. That leaves places like Bangor, Concord, Portland, Pittsfield, Burlington, as the real "independent" towns not previously mentioned. Portland is the biggest out of the those, and it's set up and feels like a medium sized town more than an urban area.
Long story short, If you live outside of a major metro area (NYC or Boston) in New England, you're going to be living in a small city at most and most likely a small or medium sized town.
Portland, Me., or anyplace else in the New York or New England area. Absolutely no place known for SUN and HEAT.
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