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Seattle is an urban city with big city amenities a much smaller scale than NY or Chicago. Economy is good lots of city stuff and outdoor recreation a good ballence.
Seattle is an urban city with big city amenities a much smaller scale than NY or Chicago. Economy is good lots of city stuff and outdoor recreation a good ballence.
And yet, Seattle has no cost advantage. It's much more expensive than any of the other cities mentioned in this thread. Since the OP is looking for a city that offers the most urban amenities for your dollar, Seattle's gotta be toward the bottom, offering less amenities than Chicago or Philly and being more expensive.
And yet, Seattle has no cost advantage. It's much more expensive than any of the other cities mentioned in this thread. Since the OP is looking for a city that offers the most urban amenities for your dollar, Seattle's gotta be toward the bottom, offering less amenities than Chicago or Philly and being more expensive.
Do you realize the cost of living index rates philadelphia as more expensive than Seattle . I realize there are lots of philly boosters here but please check your facts before you boost we dont need made up numbers. And I guess that puts Philadelphia at the bottom of the pack . I would consider Chicago much more urban than Philadelphia . And when it comes to living in a city I would rather live in a downtown with all the amenities within walking distance. Philadelphia is very urban but still needs alot of work . I only comment because I have lived in city centers have of my life. So like everyday stuff not just tourist stuff like movie theaters, Grocery stores, And department stores the idea is you never have to leave the city center . Wont have to take a trip out of the city center to see movies or go shopping. So I would say Seattle has a better ballence than philadelphia and is cheaper.
I guess we could have a long discussion about amenities - but almost no matter how they are defined Las Vegas ends up in the top three or four with vastly lower cost of living.
It is interesting to see the prejudice against Las Vegas. But if you get off the strip it is simply a reasonably nice mid-sized southwestern city. Excellent climate if the heat does not turn you off...excellent traffic set up. Very inexpensive housing.
And competitive with NY and LA on the restaurant and entertainment side.
It is not even close if you actually are trying to answer the OP question. Las Vegas by a mile with the contest for second place way back.
I guess we could have a long discussion about amenities - but almost no matter how they are defined Las Vegas ends up in the top three or four with vastly lower cost of living.
It is interesting to see the prejudice against Las Vegas. But if you get off the strip it is simply a reasonably nice mid-sized southwestern city. Excellent climate if the heat does not turn you off...excellent traffic set up. Very inexpensive housing.
And competitive with NY and LA on the restaurant and entertainment side.
It is not even close if you actually are trying to answer the OP question. Las Vegas by a mile with the contest for second place way back.
Ok the problem is Las Vegas is not urban in Nature but more subburban metroplis. Have you ever been to downtown New York or Minneapolis. Las Vegas is seperate developments mostly on the strip. The poster was looking for urban amenaties.
Ok the problem is Las Vegas is not urban in Nature but more subburban metroplis. Have you ever been to downtown New York or Minneapolis. Las Vegas is seperate developments mostly on the strip. The poster was looking for urban amenaties.
Vegas is nothing but a small suburb with an oversized entertainment district. Aside from casino's and clubs there's nothing to the place.
Ok the problem is Las Vegas is not urban in Nature but more subburban metroplis. Have you ever been to downtown New York or Minneapolis. Las Vegas is seperate developments mostly on the strip. The poster was looking for urban amenaties.
There is urban and there is urban. The southwest model is simply different. Those living here would argue more modern and livable. The belief that stacking people high has value would not be accepted.
The strip is stacked high and contains all those urban amenities...but you don't have to live there.
The best of both worlds perhaps?
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