Atlanta - Closest to DC, Dallas, or LA (suburbs, metro)

[capoeira]

Originally Posted by ECD9973

For the summer - It does cool down, right? That was my pain in Dallas. I don't mind the heat and hummidity (DC had that as well), but in Dallas, it would stay in the 90's at night. There was no break.

Atlanta has much better weather than either Dallas or DC. The 1000 foot elevation protects it from the extreme humidity that you get in southern Georgia or along the Gulf Coast. The mountains to the north block the extreme cold in winter.

Here are the numbers from the "Cities Ranked and Rated" book:

Days over 90: Atlanta 19; Dallas 88; Wahington DC 37

Annual inches of snow: Atlanta 2; Dallas 3, Washington DC 16.

These are the average annual numbers. Last summer was an extreme case. There were some summers when it barely broke 90.

[capoeira]

Originally Posted by ECD9973

Educated (Not trying to sound like a snob. I hardly graduated HS and got through college after 5 years. But there was a high level of College Grads in the DC area. Just had more in common with them to make friends.)

Atlanta could be described as a gigantic college town. First you have two top ranked universities,Emory and Georgia Tech. In addition there is Georgia State,Oglethorpe University,Mercer(with the pharmacy school),Morehouse,Spelman and Clark Atlanta.

If you want small college town atmosphere you can drive 50 miles east to Athens to visit the University of Georgia campus and all the cool shops and restaurants in downtown Athens.

Atlanta - College Town, USA | GeorgiaTrend.com

[goozer]

Originally Posted by capoeira

Atlanta could be described as a gigantic college town. First you have two top ranked universities,Emory and Georgia Tech. In addition there is Georgia State,Oglethorpe University,Mercer(with the pharmacy school),Morehouse,Spelman and Clark Atlanta.

Well...it's no Boston...

[plessthanpointohfive]

Well, since I live IN the city I was going to get on here and spell out all the ways Atlanta is different from Dallas but I guess there's no point!

However, in my opinion, we could use more folks like you!

[Colorado to Texas]

I am liberal living in Denver, origianlly from Louisiana and miss the warm weather and friendly extroverted people who love community and entertaining. I am lloking at Atlanta, Charlotte and Austin to relocate to possibly.
I need:
warmth weather with some humidity 70-90 degrees is fine
good job market
educated population
progressive healthy 30 to 50 somethings
ideally not far from the beach or mountains 2 plus hours fine
Lots of outdoor activities

what do you guys recommend?

Thank you VERY much for your suggestions.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by Colorado to Texas

I am liberal living in Denver, origianlly from Louisiana and miss the warm weather and friendly extroverted people who love community and entertaining. I am looking at Atlanta, Charlotte and Austin to relocate to possibly.

Although I am a 'native' and love Atlanta, if I were faced with these choices (and not from here) it would be Charlotte, hands down. I love Austin, too, but I'm afraid everyone else does, too...it's becoming overrun.
Charlotte has a great QOL IMO and seems to be avoiding a lot of Atlanta's mistakes as it grows. My sister moved to the Lake Norman area (NW of Charlotte) from Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood last year and is totally loving it there...I was up there last weekend and I can see why.

[atlantagreg30127]

Originally Posted by Colorado to Texas

I am liberal living in Denver, origianlly from Louisiana and miss the warm weather and friendly extroverted people who love community and entertaining. I am lloking at Atlanta, Charlotte and Austin to relocate to possibly.
I need:
warmth weather with some humidity 70-90 degrees is fine
good job market
educated population
progressive healthy 30 to 50 somethings
ideally not far from the beach or mountains 2 plus hours fine
Lots of outdoor activities

what do you guys recommend?

Thank you VERY much for your suggestions.

The original thread on this topic started in February a few months ago. It was a dead thread until this post above.

Colorado to Texas, it's always best to start your own new topic from scratch rather than revive and old/dead thread to start a new question in the middle of it. Many people who replied to the old one won't even bother to read it. Starting a new topic/thread will give your question the attention you need.

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[DeadInSuburbia]

Originally Posted by kagmypts

I hate to say it, but probably Dallas. Here are the things in Atlanta that you had on your hated in Dallas list:

Very Right politically (not very right, but definitely right leaning)
Very Religious people

However, you will have a vastly different Atlanta experience based on where you live. Based on what you said, you would probably be much happier ITP (inside the Perimeter (i.e. Interstate 285)).

I would echo the sentiments i selected in the above quote -- and it is more than just "leaning," politically, at least metro-wide. Newt Gingrich is from the northern Suburbs, and his old district votes 70% R every year. Honestly, it's smotheringly conservative out here to me.

[chip1980]

Hate DC list

- Crime is horrible
- pg country, a suburb of dc ranks high in crime and car thiefs
- 1 out of 20 people in DC have aids
- too expensive, one bedroom condo will cost u over $300k
- metro is too expensive, over $10 round trip during the weekday if u have to go to work
- people are rude
- they drive slow in the fast lane
- everybody thinks they are important when they arent
- local women arent into cooking
-etc

[netdragon]

I think it's right leaning politically, though many of the people in the inner metro are left-leaning, especially transplants and young people. I think the politics of the city is going to change. A lot of people, for instance, are GA Tech grads who settled in the area around their school. As far as religious, the transplants from the North are less religious, so it all depends who you talk to. Weather-wise, it's chilly in the winter, but definitely not cold -- for someone who grew up in the Northeast. Also, metro Atlanta is a lot more beautiful than LA or other cities with straight roads, because the roads curve so most of what you often see is trees, even in very dense areas. Also, there is plenty to do if you are interested in outdoors things because we are very close to many recreational areas, and not too far from the smoky mountains or great beaches. There also is quite a bit of history, mostly within the last 120 years or so, though... However, if you are interested in American Indian history, there is plenty in the general area of Atlanta that stretches back over 1000 years, such as the Etowah mounds.