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Really and you dont care about culture, people, scenery, gay community, things to do and that other crap?
Huh? I'm just saying that I am more introverted in general and don't care about things like nightlife, festivals or restaurants. I don't like trendy places either, or places full of yuppies.
Then what was the point of this thread? to stir the pot up or what?
Yea, why even compare the cities if you hate cities in general. It's obvious that VA and the east coast will offer a lot more outdoors and recreation than central Indiana.
I know I said that Richmond will have less "culture shock" based on your criteria (Indian simply doesn't really have as much to offer you as Virginia would), but Indianapolis is a large city and there will not be any sort of culture shock difference between Indy and Richmond within the cities themselves.
I just wanted to clarify that I was not saying that Indy is some sort of hick town in flyover country or something. It's a good sized metro. It's just lacking in recreation and non-city attractions. Honestly Richmond only wins this debate because of that. Otherwise, It's sort of boring city for as large and historic as it is.
Yea, why even compare the cities if you hate cities in general. It's obvious that VA and the east coast will offer a lot more outdoors and recreation than central Indiana.
I know I said that Richmond will have less "culture shock" based on your criteria (Indian simply doesn't really have as much to offer you as Virginia would), but Indianapolis is a large city and there will not be any sort of culture shock difference between Indy and Richmond within the cities themselves.
I just wanted to clarify that I was not saying that Indy is some sort of hick town in flyover country or something. It's a good sized metro. It's just lacking in recreation and non-city attractions. Honestly Richmond only wins this debate because of that. Otherwise, It's sort of boring city for as large and historic as it is.
Yes, when it comes to recreation outside the city in VA there is more to do in terms of mountains, more better beaches and more significant historic points of interests (ie colonial Williamsburg a must see, btw). However, when you look at another criteria Indy's urban downtown core has a lot more vibrancy at street level than downtown Richmond with more to do. Richmond could actually learn a lot from Indy to help improve it's downtown. Cities like Cleveland and Pittsburgh have actually looked to Indy for ways to help revitalize their downtowns (just look at them today). Now outside of downtown Richmond's neighborhoods are in better shape with a lot more historic homes intact.
Richmond could learn a lot from Indy's urban street level vibrancy. The Cultural Trail's (bike/pedestrian network) design linking all the neighborhoods is top quality.
My husband took a job in Indy recently, and I went up for a house hunting visit. I'm not finding anything and I'm uneasy with how close blighted areas are to more pricey areas. I can't imagine spending a million plus in a house a few blocks away from $80K houses. I prefer older historic homes and that's what seems to be a common theme in Indy, if you want to buy closer in. I'm just not a suburban cookie-cutter type person. I like Indy's downtown, but I'm not sure it's enough to get me to invest in a $800-$1M home there...seems risky with homes in that price range taking years to sell. (We are coming from Dallas, TX)
We are within 10 years of retirement, and are toying with the idea of buying where we want to end up, and my hubby commuting to Indy to work. VA appeals to me because you are close to mountains, water, big cities, but I've never been to Richmond. I don't want more of the same tha Indy offers.
I don't need the size of Dallas, or the sporting teams (I'm a Packer fan anyway), but outdoor recreation is high on my list. Not sure about going back to dreadful winters either. Hmmmm......where to live, where to live? Maybe neither of these cities, but where?
My husband took a job in Indy recently, and I went up for a house hunting visit. I'm not finding anything and I'm uneasy with how close blighted areas are to more pricey areas. I can't imagine spending a million plus in a house a few blocks away from $80K houses. I prefer older historic homes and that's what seems to be a common theme in Indy, if you want to buy closer in. I'm just not a suburban cookie-cutter type person. I like Indy's downtown, but I'm not sure it's enough to get me to invest in a $800-$1M home there...seems risky with homes in that price range taking years to sell. (We are coming from Dallas, TX)
We are within 10 years of retirement, and are toying with the idea of buying where we want to end up, and my hubby commuting to Indy to work. VA appeals to me because you are close to mountains, water, big cities, but I've never been to Richmond. I don't want more of the same tha Indy offers.
I don't need the size of Dallas, or the sporting teams (I'm a Packer fan anyway), but outdoor recreation is high on my list. Not sure about going back to dreadful winters either. Hmmmm......where to live, where to live? Maybe neither of these cities, but where?
Why are you wanting to drop nearly a million bucks on a house in Indy? Meridian-Kessler has some nice homes, but there is no need to spend that much on housing here.
Richmond has enormous street level vibrancy, so I tend to think a person decrying it has never been here.
do a google news search on Richmond, and see how many national top 10 lists it's won. See how much the New York Times writes about it. See zillow this week on the housing market. Etc. etc.
Honestly, I moved to Richmond from Boston and love it. I'd never consider moving to Indianopolis - even my friends there all moved out as fast as they could. The 2 cities aren't in the same league.
My husband took a job in Indy recently, and I went up for a house hunting visit. I'm not finding anything and I'm uneasy with how close blighted areas are to more pricey areas. I can't imagine spending a million plus in a house a few blocks away from $80K houses. I prefer older historic homes and that's what seems to be a common theme in Indy, if you want to buy closer in. I'm just not a suburban cookie-cutter type person. I like Indy's downtown, but I'm not sure it's enough to get me to invest in a $800-$1M home there...seems risky with homes in that price range taking years to sell. (We are coming from Dallas, TX)
We are within 10 years of retirement, and are toying with the idea of buying where we want to end up, and my hubby commuting to Indy to work. VA appeals to me because you are close to mountains, water, big cities, but I've never been to Richmond. I don't want more of the same tha Indy offers.
I don't need the size of Dallas, or the sporting teams (I'm a Packer fan anyway), but outdoor recreation is high on my list. Not sure about going back to dreadful winters either. Hmmmm......where to live, where to live? Maybe neither of these cities, but where?
Why would you spend that much? Indy is cheap, what might cost $800K a lot of places would go for much less here. If you want to live in the city, you are going to have questionable areas near you. That goes just about everywhere, not just Indianapolis.
From Rich, been to Indu, and besides the airport, Indy loses this battle. Indianapolis is truly one of, if not THE, most boring large cities in the entire nation...
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