Minneapolis vs. Milwaukee (St. Paul, Lakeville, Crystal: low crime, neighborhoods, university)

[Slig]

So Minneapolis has 0 foreign born from Somalia apparently?

[BlackOut]

Obviously the numbers for Somalis and probably a few others are missing. If you want to go through the Census site and do all the tedious work, feel free. The point of my response was MPLS. - STPL. has a much larger foreign-born population.

[Alt Dach]

I've lived in both places and for anyone of any sopistication the Twin Cities are
several orders of magnitude above Milwaukee. MKE is cheaper and OK and lacks the boom-town atmosphere of Mpls if thats a factor.
BTW-why would you want to go to law school when lawyers are a dime a dozen on a good day?

[sirwilliam]

Full disclosure - I'm in the process of moving to MSP from Milwaukee with my wife to be closer to family- but I wanted to address a couple of things:

1. The racial tension in Milwaukee is overblown and anything that does exist is decreasing day-by-day.
2. Downtown Milwaukee is a cultural hotbed - world class art museum, ballet, symphony, theatres, Discovery World, natural history and Harley Davidson museums, dining, nightlife, etc. - not many cities the size of Milwaukee can make those claims.

Both cities have a lot a pro's and both cities have their own con's, but don't let stereotypes sway your decision. Milwaukee is a great city, as is Minneapolis, and I don't think that you can go wrong with either.

(Also, The Milwaukee- West Allis-Waukesha area ranked number five in the nation when measuring the number of Fortune 500 companies as a share of the population - just behind the number four Minneapolis-St. Paul region in Minnesota.) Congrats to both Metros!

[lone traveler]

Originally Posted by sirwilliam

Full disclosure - I'm in the process of moving to MSP from Milwaukee with my wife to be closer to family- but I wanted to address a couple of things:

1. The racial tension in Milwaukee is overblown and anything that does exist is decreasing day-by-day.
2. Downtown Milwaukee is a cultural hotbed - world class art museum, ballet, symphony, theatres, Discovery World, natural history and Harley Davidson museums, dining, nightlife, etc. - not many cities the size of Milwaukee can make those claims.

Both cities have a lot a pro's and both cities have their own con's, but don't let stereotypes sway your decision. Milwaukee is a great city, as is Minneapolis, and I don't think that you can go wrong with either.

(Also, The Milwaukee- West Allis-Waukesha area ranked number five in the nation when measuring the number of Fortune 500 companies as a share of the population - just behind the number four Minneapolis-St. Paul region in Minnesota.) Congrats to both Metros!

i personally woulnt live in any of these cities

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by lone traveler

i personally woulnt live in any of these cities

Where would you choose to live? Where do you live now?

[JMadison]

After much research I tend to agree with lone traveler.

I no longer even consider work in Minn/St. Paul due to the Somali thing. Didn't realize it was even happening until a possible came up there and I did some research. Otherwise I'd have been happy with "Old Minn."

In Wisconsin I assess how far from Milwaukee the project is.

Why not consider UCI's law school down in Irvine? Close to Laguna Beach, which is friendly to your lifestyle choices.

However, I can't say off the top of my head how well regarded their school is.

[TheManWithoutQualities]

Well, UCI's law school is brand new - the first class will start in fall 2009 (admittedly, this is where I also plan to start).

To be honest, I'm not really keen on staying in Southern California...I'd like to try something new and I really do like the Twin Cities a good deal.

[Astron1000]

Originally Posted by sirwilliam

(Also, The Milwaukee- West Allis-Waukesha area ranked number five in the nation when measuring the number of Fortune 500 companies as a share of the population - just behind the number four Minneapolis-St. Paul region in Minnesota.) Congrats to both Metros!

Milwaukee is #5 per capita. Minneapolis/St. Paul is #2. That's a great thing, BTW.

[Minnehahapolitan]

Originally Posted by JMadison

After much research I tend to agree with lone traveler.

I no longer even consider work in Minn/St. Paul due to the Somali thing. Didn't realize it was even happening until a possible came up there and I did some research. Otherwise I'd have been happy with "Old Minn."

In Wisconsin I assess how far from Milwaukee the project is.

Why not consider UCI's law school down in Irvine? Close to Laguna Beach, which is friendly to your lifestyle choices.

However, I can't say off the top of my head how well regarded their school is.

What Somali thing?