Indianapolis vs Atlanta vs Minneapolis vs Nashville vs Houston vs Orlando (crime, compared)

[powcity]

Indianapolis is probably the most affordable for what you can get. You can get a really nice house for pretty cheap in the really nice north suburbs in Hamilton County. Those cities have some of the lowest crime rates in the country and have been ranked some of the best cities in America & have extremely low unemployment rates at 2.9%.

[JoeTarheel]

Why is there one list of cities in the thread title and a different list in the poll? Indianapolis is the only one to make an appearance in both lists. Weird.

[Ant131531]

Originally Posted by Shakeesha

False



Indianapolis has a great economy, it's not booming but is one of the best in the Midwest. Oklahoma City has cheaper housing than most of the metros mentioned.



False, Atlanta is one of the most affordable large cities in the country.




False, you must be living under a rock if you wouldn't call Nashville's economy thriving. It is almost always ranked in the top ten fastest growing cities and economies in the country, but I don't expect someone who bases their like or dislike of cities on sports to know much about economics.

Houston is the one I know the least about, so I'm gonna pass on judging them further.

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Suburbs of Atlanta are cheap as hell, but the city itself...not at all. Rents are getting very high here and we're approaching rents just below Seattle/San Diego.

If you want a suburb with great schools, however, Alpharetta or Johns Creek is not cheap.

[YIMBY]

Originally Posted by Fl1150

Sorry I did not mean to accuse you of vouching but I believe for a fact the Orlando area offers far more in restaurant diversity then Minneapolis. I was actually shocked to see that the area only had like 1 or 2 good Asian markets for its supposed large Asian population but the Orlando area had far more to offer on all levels IMO. I'm not knocking Minneapolis as I know the area is magnet for good jobs and city planning but personally coming from someone I knew who lived their it didn't cater to a creative types very well and she end up moving to LA.

P.S. Just my two cents !!

LOL. You can't be serious. Minneapolis - St. Paul has far more restaurant diversity than Orlando. There is so much more to choose from in MPLS-STPL; Ethiopian, Indian, Vietnamese, Hmong, Nepalese, Greek, Somali, Afghan, Cuban, German, Japanese, Russian, etc... name it and it's there. As far as Asian markets are concerned, there are several - not 1 or 2. I did a quick Google search and stopped counting at 30.

Also, your statement about not catering to creative types is beyond ridiculous. There are literally thousands of photographers, musicians, writers, graphic designers, public relations specialists, art directors, multi media types, architects, dancers, etc... who do very well in the Twin Cities. If one can't make it in Minneapolis as a creative type then s/he isn't very good at what they do.

Thanks for the laugh and BTW, you can have your two cents back.

[Shakeesha]

Suburbs of Atlanta are cheap as hell, but the city itself...not at all. Rents are getting very high here and we're approaching rents just below Seattle/San Diego.

If you want a suburb with great schools, however, Alpharetta or Johns Creek is not cheap.

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The city of Atlanta is affordable compared to cities such as San Francisco, Minneapolis, Seattle, and several other large cities listed. Not cheap, which is not what I said, but definitely a great value considering the world class amenities and stuff to do there. Despite traffic woes and much needed improvemens to its rail system, Atlanta continues to attract thousands of new residents annually.

[Drewcifer]

Originally Posted by Shakeesha

The city of Atlanta is affordable compared to cities such as San Francisco, Minneapolis, Seattle, and several other large cities listed. Not cheap, which is not what I said, but definitely a great value considering the world class amenities and stuff to do there. Despite traffic woes and much needed improvemens to its rail system, Atlanta continues to attract thousands of new residents annually.

Minneapolis shouldn't be lumped in with SF and Seattle. Midwesterners think it is expensive because it is the second most expensive city in the Midwest but it is still pretty cheap - you can rent a 1br in a "gentrified" area for $800. I don't think you can do that in any large city on the west coast.

[Shakeesha]

Originally Posted by Drewcifer

Minneapolis shouldn't be lumped in with SF and Seattle. Midwesterners think it is expensive because it is the second most expensive city in the Midwest but it is still pretty cheap - you can rent a 1br in a "gentrified" area for $800. I don't think you can do that in any large city on the west coast.

Yeah it's expensive. Talking about all large cities in comparison, not just the west coast. Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego, Washington D.C., Minneapolis, etc. are all significantly more expensive than Atlanta.

[Drewcifer]

I don't know, when I look at padmapper I don't see much price difference between rents in Atlanta and Minneapolis. I just found a studio in my neighborhood for $450 a month.

[TheGrumpyCalifornian]

San Francisco (except for cost of living and crime in the bad parts). :^)

[jennifat]

Originally Posted by Drewcifer

I don't know, when I look at padmapper I don't see much price difference between rents in Atlanta and Minneapolis. I just found a studio in my neighborhood for $450 a month.

To be fair, it probably IS a 250 sq. ft. closet in a run-down building, or a building that rents out to registered sex offenders.