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Oh that's a tough one as I like both places a lot. I think I would go with Asheville. I prefer the area the greenery, and the mountains. Would love to visit Santa Fe regularly though.
Detroit MI or Memphis TN?
I'll definitely take Detroit on this one. I'd live in one of the central neighborhoods that are rapidly recovering. Not to mention the amenities of a 5+ million metro compared to a much smaller Memphis.
I'll definitely take Detroit on this one. I'd live in one of the central neighborhoods that are rapidly recovering. Not to mention the amenities of a 5+ million metro compared to a much smaller Memphis.
Grand Rapids or Birmingham AL?
Grand Rapids... Wouldn't be a fan of the winters but Grand Rapids seems like a much more thriving city on the whole... Culturally, the midwest is a better fit for me than the deep south as well.
I'll definitely take Detroit on this one. I'd live in one of the central neighborhoods that are rapidly recovering. Not to mention the amenities of a 5+ million metro compared to a much smaller Memphis.
Grand Rapids or Birmingham AL?
As much as Bham has improved I've gotta go with GR. Just seems like a denser, more urban metro with more solid residential neighborhoods --- there are places in the city limits of Bham that are completely 100% unwalkable, nowhere in GR like that really. I prefer MI's political climate as well, which does affect things.
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Grand Rapids... Wouldn't be a fan of the winters but Grand Rapids seems like a much more thriving city on the whole... Culturally, the midwest is a better fit for me than the deep south as well.
Waco, TX or Tallahassee, FL?
Streetviewing now, Waco looks surprisingly dense and Tallahassee really doesn't. Not just verticality, Waco has a pretty consistent patchwork of businesses throughout its downtown. I'm impressed.
As much as Bham has improved I've gotta go with GR. Just seems like a denser, more urban metro with more solid residential neighborhoods --- there are places in the city limits of Bham that are completely 100% unwalkable, nowhere in GR like that really. I prefer MI's political climate as well, which does affect things.
Streetviewing now, Waco looks surprisingly dense and Tallahassee really doesn't. Not just verticality, Waco has a pretty consistent patchwork of businesses throughout its downtown. I'm impressed.
Urbana, IL or Champaign, IL?
I'll go with Champaign which is a bigger city, with most of the amenities in that area.
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I'll go with Champaign which is a bigger city, with most of the amenities in that area.
State College PA or Ithaca NY?
Ithaca, I'd be happy hiking with my dogs around those waterfalls and gorges every weekend paired with having decent college town amenities and nearby lakes.
Ithaca, I'd be happy hiking with my dogs around those waterfalls and gorges every weekend paired with having decent college town amenities and nearby lakes.
Stonington, CT or Tiverton, RI?
I guess Tiverton. I've heard good things about RI. Durant OK or Hillsboro TX?
I guess Tiverton. I've heard good things about RI. Durant OK or Hillsboro TX?
Hillsboro... It's a commutable distance to Waco and a little bit closer to the Metroplex than Durant... I like that Durant is a little bigger with a small university in town but Hillsboro's location is the deciding factor for me.
Hillsboro... It's a commutable distance to Waco and a little bit closer to the Metroplex than Durant... I like that Durant is a little bigger with a small university in town but Hillsboro's location is the deciding factor for me.
Morristown, NJ or Mineola, NY?
Mineola. I like easier access to Long Island and the fact that it practically borders the city, too.
Mineola. I like easier access to Long Island and the fact that it practically borders the city, too.
Providence, RI or Portland, ME?
Portland, Me., ranks with Lancaster, Pa., as the coolest small city in the Northeast, if not the entire East Coast.
It sits right on Casco Bay, while Providence sits just a little ways upriver from Narragansett Bay. But Providence has so much more going on, and it's close enough to the bay. Its topography also rocks, as do Olneyville "New York System" hot dogs. So Providence takes this matchup.
Portland, Me., ranks with Lancaster, Pa., as the coolest small city in the Northeast, if not the entire East Coast.
It sits right on Casco Bay, while Providence sits just a little ways upriver from Narragansett Bay. But Providence has so much more going on, and it's close enough to the bay. Its topography also rocks, as do Olneyville "New York System" hot dogs. So Providence takes this matchup.
So now that I've mentioned both:
Portland, Me., or Lancaster, Pa.?
I'll go with Portland. It has lower crime than Lancaster(per looking up both city/town profiles on city data)
Westerly, RI, or New Bedford, MA?
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