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To me it's no contest I'd pick Clovis(near Fresno), over the other Clovis. And the one in CA seems to have a livelier downtown.
Now for the one in NM, back in the early 2010s BNSF was debating abandoning part of the tracks the Amtrak Southwest Chief train ran on between Albuquerque and Newton, KS(I think) due to(back then) the lack of positive train control being installed. If Amtrak had to reroute this train, communities like Clovis(NM) and Amarillo would've benefitted from this train being rerouted, due to Amtrak setting up train stations in these communities. If my memory is right, Wichita would've gained direct service(under a Southwest Chief reroute, currently their closest station is Newton, KS) once again. But that Southwest Chief reroute never came to be, as in the end BNSF did decide to install positive train control on the tracks the Southwest Chief uses in western Kansas, southeast Colorado, and northern New Mexico. Finally I have a weird hunch that a reroute may've possibly caused more delays for the Southwest Chief, as BNSF runs more freight trains on their line through Amarillo, vs their other line(which Southwest Chief currently uses) through places like say Garden City, KS.
Since Clovis, NM has a military base, that'll lead to my next comparison(of towns with a local military base). Hinesville, GA, or Jacksonville, NC?
Ogden UT. There's already a job waiting for me there if I want it!
Tucson AZ or Nashville TN?
Nashville. I strongly prefer a four-season climate to a hot desert climate, and I prefer lush greenery to dry desert-ness. Also, in today's climate of increasing illegal migration across the southern border, I don't consider proximity to Mexico to be a plus.
Nashville. I strongly prefer a four-season climate to a hot desert climate, and I prefer lush greenery to dry desert-ness. Also, in today's climate of increasing illegal migration across the southern border, I don't consider proximity to Mexico to be a plus.
Asheville, NC or Knoxville, TN?
This is a tough one! I'm going to go with Asheville, just so I wouldn't have to deal with Tennessee fans. Both are great though.
Salt Lake City easily. Better economy and no devastating homelessand drug abuse. More balanced governmsnt leaders and cleaner area.
Indianapolis, IN or Austin, TX?
Neither one is super appealing to me but I guess Austin. I still haven't been there, while most of my extended family is in the Indy area, so I'm kind of sick of it by now.
People say the vibe is "over" in Austin and it's too gentrified and sterile now, but everyone also says that about Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco, and I've had a great time in all those cities, and still found them to contain a good amount of alternative culture and interesting/weird people. Indy I don't think has ever had that, even by Midwestern standards.
Sticking to the same state pair: Muncie, IN or Odessa, TX?
Neither one is super appealing to me but I guess Austin. I still haven't been there, while most of my extended family is in the Indy area, so I'm kind of sick of it by now.
People say the vibe is "over" in Austin and it's too gentrified and sterile now, but everyone also says that about Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco, and I've had a great time in all those cities, and still found them to contain a good amount of alternative culture and interesting/weird people. Indy I don't think has ever had that, even by Midwestern standards.
Sticking to the same state pair: Muncie, IN or Odessa, TX?
Muncie... It has the university presence and is not that far from Indianapolis for big city amenities. Odessa is too isolated for my liking.
Strictly as a college town vs college town comparison I think I'd lean to Lincoln NE but I can't ignore the charm of Lexington KY here. Even though I'm not an equestrian I like the idea of living in the horse capital of the world and the scenic background it provides and the arts / food scene and bourbon culture of Lexington.
One thing I did notice about KY is most towns/cities have a high local income tax rates which on top of state income tax makes me feel they have a pretty regressive tax structure in place. NE has pretty high state taxes as well so not something that would tilt the scale here.
I'm still shell shocked I recently saw KC's prodigal son on CD extolling the virtues of Texas BBQ...with that in mind:
Lexington NC or Lockhart TX.
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