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Old 07-27-2018, 11:07 AM
 
Location: Germantown, Philadelphia
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Salinas for me, assuming I don't have to commute anywhere.

Copying the pattern, two most recent homes:
Jersey City, NJ or Montclair, NJ?
Having now been to both, Montclair. It's one of those suburban downtowns that's hipper than it looks.

I'm going to have to narrow my focus to participate in this variant, and I'm editing out two neighborhoods in order to get a city vs. city comparison:

Watertown, Mass., or Philadelphia's Germantown section?
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Old 07-27-2018, 11:20 AM
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Having now been to both, Montclair. It's one of those suburban downtowns that's hipper than it looks.

I'm going to have to narrow my focus to participate in this variant, and I'm editing out two neighborhoods in order to get a city vs. city comparison:

Watertown, Mass., or Philadelphia's Germantown section?
Germantown. Historic and well-located, but not overly gentrified...which I like.

Carrying on the current theme, Atlanta or Miami?
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Old 07-27-2018, 07:33 PM
 
Location: Germantown, Philadelphia
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Germantown. Historic and well-located, but not overly gentrified...which I like.

Carrying on the current theme, Atlanta or Miami?
You might find something I wrote recently about my home neighborhood interesting, then. It sparked some conversation when I wrote it:

How This Philadelphia Neighborhood Is Gentrifying without Displacement | Next City

Actually, what I'm describing here is what I think could happen more than what is happening right now, but the way things are going right now, I think they might be able to pull it off.

Repeating: Atlanta or Miami?
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Old 07-27-2018, 07:53 PM
 
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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You might find something I wrote recently about my home neighborhood interesting, then. It sparked some conversation when I wrote it:

How This Philadelphia Neighborhood Is Gentrifying without Displacement | Next City

Actually, what I'm describing here is what I think could happen more than what is happening right now, but the way things are going right now, I think they might be able to pull it off.

Repeating: Atlanta or Miami?
Atlanta, Miami is more fun to visit. Atlanta would be a cozier place to call home.

Providence, RI or West Hartford, CT?
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Old 07-27-2018, 08:24 PM
 
Location: Nashville, TN
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Atlanta, Miami is more fun to visit. Atlanta would be a cozier place to call home.

Providence, RI or West Hartford, CT?
Providence any day over the slums of Hartford.

Louisville, KY or Atlanta, GA?
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Old 07-27-2018, 08:27 PM
 
Location: Back in Dirty Jersey
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Providence, I like it as a city better & it's proximity to Boston. Although I heard that West Hartford is a nice place. Also because RI has a lower cost of living than CT.

Stony Brook, NY or Uniondale, NY?
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Old 07-27-2018, 08:33 PM
 
Location: Germantown, Philadelphia
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Providence any day over the slums of Hartford.
Oops! West Hartford is a separate municipality (it's a town) from the city of Hartford. It's one of Hartford's affluent western suburbs along with Farmington and a couple of others.

Carry on with the Long Island battle: Stony Brook vs. Uniondale.
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Old 07-27-2018, 11:05 PM
 
Location: Back in Dirty Jersey
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Providence any day over the slums of Hartford.

Louisville, KY or Atlanta, GA?
Atlanta, it has more of a big city feeling & has more to do because of that. Louisville isn't bad though.

Stony Brook, NY or Uniondale, NY?
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Old 07-28-2018, 02:25 PM
 
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Atlanta, it has more of a big city feeling & has more to do because of that. Louisville isn't bad though.

Stony Brook, NY or Uniondale, NY?
Uniondale... on the condition that I live as close to the Hofstra campus as possible. Stony Brook is too deep into Long Island and while it's certainly in a more prosperous area, Uniondale is middle-class enough for my tastes.

Richmond, IN or Richmond, KY?
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Old 07-29-2018, 12:46 AM
 
Location: Salinas, CA
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Uniondale... on the condition that I live as close to the Hofstra campus as possible. Stony Brook is too deep into Long Island and while it's certainly in a more prosperous area, Uniondale is middle-class enough for my tastes.

Richmond, IN or Richmond, KY?
Richmond, KY

It is just 25 miles to Lexington, KY and 50 miles to the Red River Gorge area for scenery and recreation. Both cities have about the same population and probably similar weather, too.

Gatlinburg, TN or Incline Village, NV?
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