Which of these 30 cities would you consider leaving Seattle for? (Kent: fit in, transplants)

[IcomeInPeaceDolphLundgren]

Which of these 30 cities would you consider leaving Seattle for? Some criteria to help you decide is which of these places has a good quality of life, which has a good cost of living, which has less of a rat race, and which has less traffic or good traffic for its size.

1) Palm Springs, California
2) St. Paul, Minnesota
3) Minneapolis, Minnesota
4) New Orleans, Louisiana
5) St. Augustine, Florida
6) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7) St. Petersburg, Florida
8) Dunedin, Florida
9) Sarasota, Florida
10) Atlanta, Georgia
11) Greenville, South Carolina
12) Charleston, South Carolina
13) Savannah, Georiga
14) Raleigh, North Carolina
15) Durham, North Carolina
16) The Woodlands, Texas
17) Omaha, Nebraska
18) Louisville, Kentucky
19) Annapolis, Maryland
20) Providence, Rhode Island
21) Portland, Maine
22) Madison, Wisconsin
23) Charlottesville, Virginia
24) Fayetteville, Arkansas
25) Portsmouth, New Hampshire
26) Burlington, Vermont
27) Columbus, Ohio
28) Salem, Massachusetts
29) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
30) Astoria, Oregon

[Seacove]

None.

[AleeGee]

The answer is no. The only city I've been to on your list is Astoria. I lived there briefly, was mostly a frequent visitor, having lived on the coast in Wa. Astoria has no industry except fishing. There are alot of cool old houses there. I don't know where those people got their money. Possibly they are old money, or transplants. f I could afford one of those Victorian houses, yeah, I'd think about leaving Seattle.

[flyingsaucermom]

That's a really random list and all sorts of personal biases will influence the poll. I resent that you didn't include any cities from Colorado. Not going to answer...

[James Bond 007]

I have already voted with my feet and moved to a city not on your list.

[Canamlian]

Maybe Raleigh-Durham if I could get paid the same as I do now (I can't).

For me to be ok living in every other city on that list, I'd have to make multiples of what I make now, and there are probably some where I couldn't get paid enough unless it would be enough to retire in 3 years (Fayetteville, Woodlands, Omaha fit in there).

[homesinseattle]

I went to university in Burlington Vt. Gorgeous place but bitter cold in winter and not a very large economy. I've heard very good things about Portland, ME.

[mhays25]

What an odd list.

[pnwguy2]

Yeah, I don't get this list either. People continue to move to Seattle, mainly for jobs, but secondarily for lifestyle. I would guess than your locations are just the tip of the iceberg.

[IcomeInPeaceDolphLundgren]

I almost put Santa Fe, New Mexico and Salt Lake City, Utah on this list. There were many other cities that I could have put on this list. I definitely did not want it to be a normal list. I wanted it to be a different and odd list.