Providence vs Boulder (living, compare, places, life)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
-Urban living
-Living without a car
-Downtown
-Outdoors
-Things to do on the weekends
-Passion of sports fanbases
-People
-Quality of life
-Economy
-Which place you'd rather live
-Which place you'd rather visit
-Transportation
-Urban living-providence
-Living without a car-providence
-Downtown-providence
-Outdoors-boulder
-Things to do on the weekends-its close, i still prefer providence
-Passion of sports fanbases- providence
-People-i know some cool people in boulder, so boulder
-Quality of life- boulder
-Economy-providence
-Which place you'd rather live-providence
-Which place you'd rather visit-boulder
-Transportation-providence
both are great, i feel like providence is more independent, it doesnt have a major city within 50 miles or so. This is a good comparison, it'll probably start a few discussions.
From the West Coast, I'd make a dash to Providence RI. I know there are some problems there these days, but I don't care for earthy-crunchy places and don't want an all-wheel drive vehicle, so Boulder is not for me. What culture does Boulder have? Shops for hemp clothing and a party school, the fairly easy to get into University of Colorado main campus? Providence has New England's rich historical tapestry, not to mention communities of Italians, Portuguese and other ethnic groups, together with their restaurants and cultures. Boston would be more interesting than Denver, and you can enjoy it without living there and paying through the nose. Even nearby Newport RI is interesting.
You're trying to compare a city of 1,630,956 metro (Providence) to a town of 293,161 metro (Boulder). Providence is a bustling medium sized city while Boulder very much clings to their "town by the mountains" mentality. This is a horrible comparison. And by your comparison criteria, this is obviously favored towards Providence. Urban living in Boulder? Are you serious?? This is dumb.
Last edited by R_U_SERIOUS?; 03-25-2012 at 10:28 PM..
Reason: Edited to adress OP, for the sake of clueless posters
...both are great, i feel like providence is more independent, it doesnt have a major city within 50 miles or so. This is a good comparison, it'll probably start a few discussions.
You're trying to compare a city of 1,630,956 metro (Providence) to a town of 293,161 metro (Boulder). Providence is a bustling medium sized city while Boulder very much clings to their "town by the mountains" mentality. This is a horrible comparison. And by your comparison criteria, this is obviously favored towards Providence. Urban living in Boulder? Are you serious?? This is dumb.
Are you asking me? In a way, Boulder bolts onto the Denver metro area, and is usually lumped in. Sure, show the view from the Flatirons looking down. It's beautiful. So is the University of Colorado campus. The OP asked a question. I answered it. Where would I want to live? I am no longer into winter sports and don't like places with a high "granola" factor, so I wouldn't like Boulder. Plus, I would probably live in the outskirts of Providence.
How about an Oklahoma City vs. New York City comparison next...SMH
yes. i was not basing the comparison off the skyline, and both cities are part of large metros
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
