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The one in Maryland. Mizzou's home is an exception to my general rule stating that Midwestern college towns are cool, and I think it might be neat to live in one of the most celebrated planned new towns of the 1960s, midway between Baltimore and Washington.
We can do a round-robin:
Columbia, Md., or Columbia, S.C.?
(Whoever answers this one should be able to figure out the next pair.)
I'll still go with Columbia, MD. Unfortunately, the southeast's eggs are being shifted to GA and NC, leaving SC as the least progressive of the bunch, and even within SC, Columbia has "Middle child syndrome" between charming Charleston and the "New South" growth of Greenville-Spartanburg. As a result, it will remain provincial and only drawing from a subregional market for at least the medium term. I've never ever been there, but what I've read about it, it just seems like your typical midsized southern city on the same vain as Little Rock, Jackson, Montgomery, or Macon.
Now back to MD's. Right before the pandemic hit, it was having a town center that was reinventing itself in a way that hadn't been envisioned before with new development. Also, since its not an official municipality and only has community organization rules and part of a county that doesn't have any incorporated towns/cities, it has a more efficient government. Also, the K-12 schools are much better, and even has a Blue Ribbon school (River Hill). Finally, commuter buses in various locations take you directly to downtown DC and Baltimore as well as a few other nearby suburbs like downtown Bethesda and Silver Spring. And because MD is a pretty small state, that also means quick proximity to other great destinations like Annapolis, Frederick, and the Bay. It is a bit on the expensive side if you're coming from a low cost state like SC, but many of the jobs nearby pay well and/or have good benefits. I will miss the Symphony Of Lights that starts up around this time of year thanks to the new development that surrounds Merriweather, a very fine outdoor amphitheater that attracts top talent and even has a cool pinball room with all machines themed after a cool rock stars. It has a much greater diversity of musical genres represented, from pop, rock, country, R&B, hip hop, and jazz. Columbia, SC, is mostly a country music city, so the musical talent isn't as diverse down there. Speaking of which, Columbia, MD is much more diverse and that was part of Rouse's vision when he founded the planned community; the SC city is mostly just black & white. I also appreciate the more equally balanced seasons of MD's than SC's, where summers are just too long, hot, and humid for me. 81 degrees in mid-November? No thanks!
Now doing some neighborhoods of some big cities:
Hancock Park, Los Angeles or Wicker Park, Chicago?
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I'll still go with Columbia, MD. Unfortunately, the southeast's eggs are being shifted to GA and NC, leaving SC as the least progressive of the bunch, and even within SC, Columbia has "Middle child syndrome" between charming Charleston and the "New South" growth of Greenville-Spartanburg. As a result, it will remain provincial and only drawing from a subregional market for at least the medium term. I've never ever been there, but what I've read about it, it just seems like your typical midsized southern city on the same vain as Little Rock, Jackson, Montgomery, or Macon.
Now back to MD's. Right before the pandemic hit, it was having a town center that was reinventing itself in a way that hadn't been envisioned before with new development. Also, since its not an official municipality and only has community organization rules and part of a county that doesn't have any incorporated towns/cities, it has a more efficient government. Also, the K-12 schools are much better, and even has a Blue Ribbon school (River Hill). Finally, commuter buses in various locations take you directly to downtown DC and Baltimore as well as a few other nearby suburbs like downtown Bethesda and Silver Spring. And because MD is a pretty small state, that also means quick proximity to other great destinations like Annapolis, Frederick, and the Bay. It is a bit on the expensive side if you're coming from a low cost state like SC, but many of the jobs nearby pay well and/or have good benefits. I will miss the Symphony Of Lights that starts up around this time of year thanks to the new development that surrounds Merriweather, a very fine outdoor amphitheater that attracts top talent and even has a cool pinball room with all machines themed after a cool rock stars. It has a much greater diversity of musical genres represented, from pop, rock, country, R&B, hip hop, and jazz. Columbia, SC, is mostly a country music city, so the musical talent isn't as diverse down there. Speaking of which, Columbia, MD is much more diverse and that was part of Rouse's vision when he founded the planned community; the SC city is mostly just black & white. I also appreciate the more equally balanced seasons of MD's than SC's, where summers are just too long, hot, and humid for me. 81 degrees in mid-November? No thanks!
Now doing some neighborhoods of some big cities:
Hancock Park, Los Angeles or Wicker Park, Chicago?
Hancock Park. It's a nicer community and I just prefer L.A in general
Pennsylvania. Winters would be tough, but at least it's green and lush. Seems like a better place to raise a family, too. It has history and character.
Pennsylvania. Winters would be tough, but at least it's green and lush. Seems like a better place to raise a family, too. It has history and character.
Columbus, Indiana or Columbus, Georgia?
Columbus, Ind., mainly thanks to its leading corporate citizen, Cummins Engine Company. That firm's leaders are architecture buffs, and they have given that small city an outstanding collection of modern buildings.
Having established beyond a doubt the superiority of Columbia, Md., I'd like to move on to the losers' bracket:
Columbus, Ind., mainly thanks to its leading corporate citizen, Cummins Engine Company. That firm's leaders are architecture buffs, and they have given that small city an outstanding collection of modern buildings.
Having established beyond a doubt the superiority of Columbia, Md., I'd like to move on to the losers' bracket:
Columbia, Mo., or Columbia, S.C.?
Columbia SC, it is a bigger city/area that is in a good location between the coast and mountains.
Martin. It's a nice town, just the right size, with a small public university. I like West Tennessee a lot, and Martin is just down the road from my ancestral home in Gibson Co.
Martin. It's a nice town, just the right size, with a small public university. I like West Tennessee a lot, and Martin is just down the road from my ancestral home in Gibson Co.
Umatilla, Oregon or Umatilla, Florida?
Umatilla FL. It's way less in the "middle of nowhere" so to speak
Tulsa. I like the greenery and recreation opportunities of eastern OK.
Prescott, Arizona or Prescott, Arkansas?
Prescott Arizona. Love the wild west scenery.
Gainesville FL or Gainesville GA?
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