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I'm a senior this year, and thinking about where I want to go next year. I would like some place with a good number of educated, intelligent people, great cultural amenities, professional sports, and a decent economy. Weather is not an issue, except that I prefer cool to hot, and would rather stay away from really hot places like LA, Phoenix, Houston, Atlanta, etc. Oh, and a good singles scene would be nice .
Sounds like you should stay in the Midwest or Northeast.
Midwest: Chicago is the least expensive major major city option, but the economy is terrible. Look to Cleveland and Minneapolis as the young professional populations there are quite sizable.
East Coast: NYC, Boston, and DC are extremely expensive. The most jobs are there but there are more people looking for those jobs. The next tier is Baltimore and Philly are on the East Coast, although Baltimore has the smallest young professional population.
All those cities have fun cultural things to do, good sports, and educated young professionals.
Sounds like you should stay in the Midwest or Northeast.
Midwest: Chicago is the least expensive major major city option, but the economy is terrible. Look to Cleveland and Minneapolis as the young professional populations there are quite sizable.
East Coast: NYC, Boston, and DC are extremely expensive. The most jobs are there but there are more people looking for those jobs. The next tier is Baltimore and Philly are on the East Coast, although Baltimore has the smallest young professional population.
All those cities have fun cultural things to do, good sports, and educated young professionals.
Just curious, why not West Coast cities, such as San Francisco, Portland, or Seattle?
Just curious, why not West Coast cities, such as San Francisco, Portland, or Seattle?
SF is a fortune. Think close to Boston/DC's levels for cost of living, although not as bad as NYC. Although downtown Oakland is nice now and much cheaper and still close to SF, but has a good young professional scene of its own.
Portland or Seattle wouldn't be bad either, although they are not my areas of expertise.
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