East Coast City Most Conducive To Suburban Living? (transplants, prices)

[Jumpman023]

I'm wondering what East Coast city (by East Coast I mean upper East Coast, close to App Mountains and no lower than DC/NOVA) would offer the best opportunity to have a more suburban lifestyle? Obviously, you can still live in a home/yard in NYC, but compared to other cities, its definitely more geared towards city life vs suburban living. So I'm wondering which East Coast city is most conducive to this (more commonly found on the west coast) lifestyle?

thanks

[CHIP72]

All of them are, if you want to live a few miles out from the city itself. I will note the larger the city, the further away from the regional core you need to move to find "suburban" style living because the areas closer in tend to be older and more densely built-up.

[tpk-nyc]

The suburbs surrounding New York and Boston are beautiful but extremely expensive (rather like the Bay area). Every city offers suburban living, it just depends on what you're willing and able to pay.

[5Lakes]

Any city in the US is conducive to suburban living. Even NYC, despite its areas of intense urbanism, has plenty of typical suburban communities around it. Personally, if I were going to live in the suburbs and spend most of my time there, I would go with the city with the least traffic and lowest cost of living. On the east coast that is probably either Philly or Baltimore.

[strawflower]

All cities on the East Coast are conducive to suburban living. Some moreso than others but all have it nonetheless. My vote goes to DC/NoVa and Philly.

[Tom Lennox 70]

I like Baltimore's suburbs, quiet yet laid back without the hautiness and elitism that pervades a lot of the DC and New York suburbs. You can drive a half hour from downtown Baltimore and be surrounded by farmland which is great. Northern Virginia is too crowded and too liberal, with too many transplants from New York and New Jersey.

[ckhthankgod]

Pretty much any of them. Even in the Syracuse area, you can live in a nice suburb with relatively affordable housing prices. Same for other major Upstate NY cities and those further away from the Eastern seaboard.

[openheads]

Originally Posted by Tom Lennox 70

Northern Virginia is too crowded and too liberal, with too many transplants from New York and New Jersey.

That was not even remotely related to the question asked.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Tom Lennox 70

Northern Virginia is too crowded and too liberal, with too many transplants from New York and New Jersey.

LOL wtf? How is this even relevant?

[Duderino]

If you're alluding to the fact that the Northeast tends to have the starkest difference between city vs. suburban living, I think you're right. The five major cities in the Northeast Corridor (Boston, NY, Philly, Baltimore and DC) all have a very nice contrast between well-defined and vibrant urban cores not too far from much quieter, pleasant and often bucolic suburbs. Although all of these areas are generally pricey to live in compared to a national average, the Baltimore and Philadelphia areas tend to give you a little more bang for your East Coast buck.