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It depends what part of the city you live in and if you have money. If you make under 60k-70k a year most likely you aren't gonna have fun/participate in the fun activities the city has to offer. It has a big city feel, similar to how I felt in Chicago, except in Charlotte i'm less likely to get raped. Charlotte does need to work on its night life, but not to where crime goes up with it as well, which nightlife+crime would make it Charlotte would surely be the new Atlanta, which is a bad thing. I like to compare Charlotte to San Diego, Cali. If Charlotte had the same amount of night life as Fayetteville (which has alot IMO) that'd be great. Strip club skyscrapers, lets make it rain Canadian dollars in Charlotte.
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San diego Vs. Charlotte
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Even if you do not have money, Charlotte has a bigger feel then Denver ever had. I like Charlotte as much as I like strippers in Las Vegas.
Almost everything you've said here is just flat-out wrong.
I posted a similar question in the City vs City thread. I thought I'd ask those who live in Charlotte (maybe some of you lived in Denver before?) to see if you saw any similarities between the two cities? I am contemplating a move and it is between Charlotte and Denver. I lived in Charlotte 15 years ago, but the city has drastically changed and is not the place I remember. Still am fond of it though! I know they both get snow, have museums, amusement parks and light rail. Any opinions are welcomed.
You're know your probably going to have a hard time getting an unbiased opinion here. Most folks who come to these sites tend to be local civics boosters for their own cities. I lived in Charlotte many years ago and it was a perfectly fine place. I've never lived in Denver but I have visited there several times. My opinion, Denver. There's just so darn much to do there. And it's just gorgeous! Go take a walk in the park (like I did recently) and your looking out at the Rockies in the near distance. Go take in a show at Red Rocks Amphitheater, enjoy listening to the music while looking out at the breathtaking scenery in the background: https://walkaboutphil.files.wordpres...ocks15phil.jpg And, of course, if you're a skier like me, or like to hike or go mountain biking, it's hard to beat Colorado.
Now for some less biased, more data driven opinions, check these links out:
First, this is Money Magazine's list of the best places to live in the U.S. Number 4 on the list is Castle Rock, Colorado, a suburb of Denver about 25 miles south of downtown. Centennial, CO, another suburb, comes in at #13. And Boulder, CO, also in the Denver area, is #23. There are no communities in the Charlotte area on this list. http://time.com/money/3312312/castle...laces-to-live/
Fourth is Livability's list of 100 most livable cities in the U.S. Three Denver area communities made this list: Boulder (#4); Lakewood (#34); and Westminster (#75). No Charlotte area communities made the list; however, Asheville came in at #12, and Durham at #29; Chapel Hill at #62; and Greensboro at #91. 100 most livable cities in USA | Fellowship of the Minds
Finally, Men's Health's list of the 50 most populous cities ranked from fittest to fattest. Denver comes in at #4, which is not surprising given all the local recreational opportunities. Charlotte falls right in the middle at #26, not the fittest nor the fattest. The 2014 Fittest and Fattest Cities in America: The List | Men's Fitness
This entire post is wrong. How can you compare Charlotte to San Diego.. they aren't remotely the same except that they are both located in the United States, and say Fayetteville has more nightlife than Charlotte. This might be the dumbest thing I have read.
I live in San Diego and I'm getting a pretty good laugh out of that. Charlotte has it's pluses, but you can't compare Charlotte to San Diego. There are reasons I chose to quit my job, sell my house, pack up and move across the country to live here. IMO, there are very few places you can compare to San Diego.
You're know your probably going to have a hard time getting an unbiased opinion here. Most folks who come to these sites tend to be local civics boosters for their own cities. I lived in Charlotte many years ago and it was a perfectly fine place. I've never lived in Denver but I have visited there several times. My opinion, Denver. There's just so darn much to do there. And it's just gorgeous! Go take a walk in the park (like I did recently) and your looking out at the Rockies in the near distance. Go take in a show at Red Rocks Amphitheater, enjoy listening to the music while looking out at the breathtaking scenery in the background: https://walkaboutphil.files.wordpres...ocks15phil.jpg And, of course, if you're a skier like me, or like to hike or go mountain biking, it's hard to beat Colorado.
Now for some less biased, more data driven opinions, check these links out:
First, this is Money Magazine's list of the best places to live in the U.S. Number 4 on the list is Castle Rock, Colorado, a suburb of Denver about 25 miles south of downtown. Centennial, CO, another suburb, comes in at #13. And Boulder, CO, also in the Denver area, is #23. There are no communities in the Charlotte area on this list. http://time.com/money/3312312/castle...laces-to-live/
Fourth is Livability's list of 100 most livable cities in the U.S. Three Denver area communities made this list: Boulder (#4); Lakewood (#34); and Westminster (#75). No Charlotte area communities made the list; however, Asheville came in at #12, and Durham at #29; Chapel Hill at #62; and Greensboro at #91. 100 most livable cities in USA | Fellowship of the Minds
Finally, Men's Health's list of the 50 most populous cities ranked from fittest to fattest. Denver comes in at #4, which is not surprising given all the local recreational opportunities. Charlotte falls right in the middle at #26, not the fittest nor the fattest. The 2014 Fittest and Fattest Cities in America: The List | Men's Fitness
Wow! I had only seen a couple of those lists. The one I found most surprising was the livability index! Not sure what criteria was used, but I am pretty sure Denver is more expensive than Charlotte, especially in housing.
I live in San Diego and I'm getting a pretty good laugh out of that. Charlotte has it's pluses, but you can't compare Charlotte to San Diego. There are reasons I chose to quit my job, sell my house, pack up and move across the country to live here. IMO, there are very few places you can compare to San Diego.
Did you leave Charlotte and move to San Diego? That's where my wife wants to move, but the COL is a huge deterrent.
I live in San Diego and I'm getting a pretty good laugh out of that. Charlotte has it's pluses, but you can't compare Charlotte to San Diego. There are reasons I chose to quit my job, sell my house, pack up and move across the country to live here. IMO, there are very few places you can compare to San Diego.
Not sure if this was directed at my post, or the one I was responding to. But I agree with you, not him, just to be clear.
Wow! I had only seen a couple of those lists. The one I found most surprising was the livability index! Not sure what criteria was used, but I am pretty sure Denver is more expensive than Charlotte, especially in housing.
Yes, Denver is more expensive than Charlotte. But like my comment below to goosbyjazz about San Diego, Denver is also the kind of place where people spend most of their time out doing recreational things, not sitting at home. So you don't really need a big house to be happy in Denver because you won't be in the house enough to make it worthwhile. (Unless you're just homebodies who don't like being outside.) In case you're curious, here's a tool to compare the cost of living between different cities: Cost of Living Calculator: Compare the Cost of Living in Two Cities - CNNMoney
According to this tool, someone making $50,000 in Charlotte would need $55,783 for the same standard of living in Denver. That's not a huge difference. So buy a little bit smaller house. The smaller size wouldn't matter because you wouldn't be in it as much as you probably are now. It's about what you're looking for in quality of life. If you're outdoors people, that might be the place for you.
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Did you leave Charlotte and move to San Diego? That's where my wife wants to move, but the COL is a huge deterrent.
I actually moved out of Charlotte way back in '88 and moved up to DC. So I moved out here to SD from DC back in 2002. The cost of living, yes, if very high. Don't expect to have the same size house without paying a lot more for it. But the thing is, people here don't spend so much time at home because the weather is always nice. You'll be out and about all the time. I always tell people that a house in San Diego is the place where you eat and sleep, but the great outdoors is where you live. There is so much to do here, from Balboa Park and its museums and concert venues (and other parks throughout the city), to amusement parks, to the Gaslamp Quarter, to the downtown culture scene, to hip neighborhoods with happening nightlife, lots of street fairs, to mountains and hiking and, of course, the beaches. I actually got transferred back east five years ago and it was very, very depressing. I did NOT want to leave. So I did everything I could to work my way back here and was able to return to SD two years ago. I'm very happy now.
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Not sure if this was directed at my post, or the one I was responding to. But I agree with you, not him, just to be clear.
Yes, I understood that. I was commenting about the post YOU were commenting on. I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear before, but I was agreeing with you.
You're know your probably going to have a hard time getting an unbiased opinion here. Most folks who come to these sites tend to be local civics boosters for their own cities. I lived in Charlotte many years ago and it was a perfectly fine place. I've never lived in Denver but I have visited there several times. My opinion, Denver. There's just so darn much to do there. And it's just gorgeous! Go take a walk in the park (like I did recently) and your looking out at the Rockies in the near distance. Go take in a show at Red Rocks Amphitheater, enjoy listening to the music while looking out at the breathtaking scenery in the background: https://walkaboutphil.files.wordpres...ocks15phil.jpg And, of course, if you're a skier like me, or like to hike or go mountain biking, it's hard to beat Colorado.
Now for some less biased, more data driven opinions, check these links out:
First, this is Money Magazine's list of the best places to live in the U.S. Number 4 on the list is Castle Rock, Colorado, a suburb of Denver about 25 miles south of downtown. Centennial, CO, another suburb, comes in at #13. And Boulder, CO, also in the Denver area, is #23. There are no communities in the Charlotte area on this list. Castle Rock, Colo. - 1
Fourth is Livability's list of 100 most livable cities in the U.S. Three Denver area communities made this list: Boulder (#4); Lakewood (#34); and Westminster (#75). No Charlotte area communities made the list; however, Asheville came in at #12, and Durham at #29; Chapel Hill at #62; and Greensboro at #91. 100 most livable cities in USA | Fellowship of the Minds
Finally, Men's Health's list of the 50 most populous cities ranked from fittest to fattest. Denver comes in at #4, which is not surprising given all the local recreational opportunities. Charlotte falls right in the middle at #26, not the fittest nor the fattest. The 2014 Fittest and Fattest Cities in America: The List | Men's Fitness
brichard, you make some good points! We are definitely the outdoors type and are constantly on the go. A smaller house is not out of the question.
Take note Gools......His logic makes a lot of sense.
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I was commenting about the post YOU were commenting on. I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear before, but I was agreeing with you. 
