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Assuming money isn't an issue, I think I'd go with Palo Alto. I know I'd probably feel more at home in Alameda which is more blue collar; but I don't like the idea of being on an island with only a few ways off. It's much easier to 'escape' civilization from Palo Alto, so that pushes P.A. over the edge for me.
Assuming money isn't an issue, I think I'd go with Palo Alto. I know I'd probably feel more at home in Alameda which is more blue collar; but I don't like the idea of being on an island with only a few ways off. It's much easier to 'escape' civilization from Palo Alto, so that pushes P.A. over the edge for me.
San Diego or Oceanside, California?
They are both technically the same place since Oceanside is within SD County/Metro, but I'd prefer to live within the City of SD since I haven't heard too many good things about O-Side. However rather than either of the two I preferred the East County suburbs (Santee, Lakeside, etc).
They are both technically the same place since Oceanside is within SD County/Metro, but I'd prefer to live within the City of SD since I haven't heard too many good things about O-Side. However rather than either of the two I preferred the East County suburbs (Santee, Lakeside, etc).
They are both technically the same place since Oceanside is within SD County/Metro
I know they're in the same county/metro area, but I thought it was a good comparison because living in Oceanside seems like it would provide quite a different lifestyle / experience as opposed to living in the San Diego city limits.
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Port Townsend WA or Arcata CA?
I don't like that neither city ever gets warm, but I'll pick Port Townsend because I think it's more culturally and politically moderate than Arcata and Humboldt County - though I could be wrong... Port Townsend is also significantly less rainy.
I know they're in the same county/metro area, but I thought it was a good comparison because living in Oceanside seems like it would provide quite a different lifestyle / experience as opposed to living in the San Diego city limits.
I don't like that neither city ever gets warm, but I'll pick Port Townsend because I think it's more culturally and politically moderate than Arcata and Humboldt County - though I could be wrong... Port Townsend is also significantly less rainy.
Kearney, Nebraska or Mankato, Minnesota?
Definitely Mankato... It's bigger, has a nicer downtown area, and is less than 1.5 hours from the Twin Cities.
Definitely Mankato... It's bigger, has a nicer downtown area, and is less than 1.5 hours from the Twin Cities.
Muskegon, MI or Ashtabula, OH?
Muskegon. I like its proximity to Grand Rapids. Nice area and I have family in MI. Though I like OH and lived there for a year, the NE part of the state isn't doing as well economically as the Grand Rapids/Muskegon area.
I know they're in the same county/metro area, but I thought it was a good comparison because living in Oceanside seems like it would provide quite a different lifestyle / experience as opposed to living in the San Diego city limits.
I don't like that neither city ever gets warm, but I'll pick Port Townsend because I think it's more culturally and politically moderate than Arcata and Humboldt County - though I could be wrong... Port Townsend is also significantly less rainy.
Kearney, Nebraska or Mankato, Minnesota?
Mankato, between these 2. To me, there's more interesting things there, vs. in Kearney.
Two towns not too far from entrances to national parks: Durango, CO(Mesa Verde), or Montrose, CO (Black Canyon of the Gunnison)?
Phoenix. I don’t relish the thought of living in the desert, but I’ll take sand and heat over MPLS winters.
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Durango, CO(Mesa Verde), or Montrose, CO (Black Canyon of the Gunnison)?
Durango. It has a small college which is a plus for me, and it just seems a bit more rustic and gritty (which I prefer) compared to Montrose, which seems more polished.
Phoenix. I don’t relish the thought of living in the desert, but I’ll take sand and heat over MPLS winters.
Durango. It has a small college which is a plus for me, and it just seems a bit more rustic and gritty (which I prefer) compared to Montrose, which seems more polished.
Sioux City, Iowa or Sioux Falls, South Dakota?
Sioux Falls it appears overall has more to do, so I'd pick that over Sioux City. Although I do like the design of this courthouse building, in Sioux City: https://goo.gl/maps/WL2pSrFmce2KgaPa9
I wonder if that was a Louis Sullivan designed building, by any chance?
Sioux Falls it appears overall has more to do, so I'd pick that over Sioux City. Although I do like the design of this courthouse building, in Sioux City: goo.gl/maps/WL2pSrFmce2KgaPa9
I wonder if that was a Louis Sullivan designed building, by any chance?
Lincoln, NE, or Columbia, MO?
The building looks like it's from a more recent generation than Sullivan's...
I checked; it was built in 1916 (but that was surprising; I'd have guessed 1930-something).
Anyway, based on Streetview images, I'd choose Columbia... it looks more hilly and woodsy.
Prescott AZ or Las Cruces NM?
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