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Would live in, had it not been for weather being below 60-70 degrees for segments of the year and a few other hang ups (in this order)
New York
Washington (live here, so if (when) I leave then I'm not repeating)
Chicago (have already lived in, so no repeating but where I would put it either way)
Boston
San Francisco
Have either lived in (so no repeating) or some hang ups keeping me from considering (in this order)
Dallas
Atlanta
Houston
Los Angeles
^^ Up to this point, I enjoy all these cities. Some I could see myself in (first two tiers) and others I think I like the constant visiting option as well, too bad that weather eliminates nearly all of them aside from Miami.
Hasn't really crossed my mind for living due to several reasons
Philadelphia
Last edited by Trafalgar Law; 04-19-2013 at 04:46 PM..
I don't care how big Chicago is or looks. I personally would live in:
Philly- I love to live in deep history
SF- Just love the vibe of the city
NYC- Love things to stay going on around me. Love the fact that millions of people live around me for some reason. Lol
Miami- Don't need to say. Just no jobs there
L.A.- The glitz and glam.
Won't live in:
Boston: To rasist of a town, people aren't accepting of a black male like me ( and I have really good looks)
Houston/Dallas- Suburbs are for Suburbs NOT cities...
D.C. is in the middle of both list. Love it, but it didn't make top 5 or me personally. These are just a personal preference. That's it.
I have debated about living there myself because of the low col and great job growth but it's very suburban there. I guess to some people this is appealing though.
Cost of living compared to salaries(not sure) - Houton/Dallas, LA, Miami, Chicago/DC/Philly, NYC, Boston/SF
I'm going to assume that left to right is from best to worst case scenario. In that case...first off, LA is more expensive than Miami, Chicago, and Philly...and DC is more expensive on average than even LA.
A more accurate list is like this:
Houston/Dallas, Miami, Philly, Chicago, LA, DC, Boston, San Francisco, NYC (maybe DC and Boston switched).
I'm going to assume that left to right is from best to worst case scenario. In that case...first off, LA is more expensive than Miami, Chicago, and Philly...and DC is more expensive on average than even LA.
A more accurate list is like this:
Houston/Dallas, Miami, Philly, Chicago, LA, DC, Boston, San Francisco, NYC (maybe DC and Boston switched).
Philly is not on the same level as San Fran or Chicago. More accurate list IMO is like this:
NYC, Chicago/LA, San Francisco, DC/Boston, Philly/Miami
Not sure why Chicago is so low on your list. Personally my list would be like this:
NYC, Chicago/Boston/Philly, San Fran/DC, LA, Houston/Dallas
Chicago's system is much more extensive than Boston's and when you count buses, it's larger than DC's
NYC, Chicago, DC (very close to Chicago), Boston, Philly, LA, SF, Miami/Dallas/Houston
Just do your own list and stop correcting his... Also Phollys food scene is on par is with Chi and SF. Hahaha
Houston/Dallas, Miami, Philly, Chicago, LA, DC, Boston, San Francisco, NYC (maybe DC and Boston switched).
Sounds about right. Haha, I don't spend much time on a day-to-day basis thinking of the COL/Salary info of America's cities.
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Philly is not on the same level as San Fran or Chicago. More accurate list IMO is like this:
NYC, Chicago/LA, San Francisco, DC/Boston, Philly/Miami
I think I see where you're coming from, but I think Philly, with its stake and cheese subs, has more fodd identity than Chicago and SF. Though I guess Chicago does have famous pizza, if rumor is correct, so in hindsight maybe it should've been a tie between the three.
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Not sure why Chicago is so low on your list. Personally my list would be like this:
NYC, Chicago/Boston/Philly, San Fran/DC, LA, Houston/Dallas
Never been to Chicago and haven't heard much about the neighborhoods there aside from North vs South. Personally all of NYC's neighborhoods look too similar. Same is sort of true for what I saw of Philadelphia, whereas in Boston, Eastie, Allston, West Roxbury, Beacon Hill, the West End, the South End, and Dorchester look and feel drastically different. Boston has the most eclectic collection of neighborhoods, which is why I put it first. In hindsight, DC should've been higher.
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Chicago's system is much more extensive than Boston's and when you count buses, it's larger than DC's
NYC, Chicago, DC (very close to Chicago), Boston, Philly, LA, SF, Miami/Dallas/Houston
Really? I don't have experience with Chicago's public transit, but just from looking at maps, they seem to cover the same amount of their respective cities (Chicago is geographiacally larger so of course its system would be larger in order to even compete with Boston's). Boston's is also very crowded and utilized. Maybe DC, Chicago, and Boston should be together.
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