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But do YOU see Denver as Sunbelt? Unlikely. It had a rough winter too this past year. Blizzards too. Some like to claim milder then the Midwest. But still real winters that do manifest with blizzards and many cold periods in winters.
Some people change their suburb or city living preference depending on the stage of life they are in. Plenty examples of empty nesters choosing the urban city again. Millennial that revived out inner-cites .... my choose once the decide on Children at school age to move to the suburbs.
Some just stay out and downsize or upsize ... depending on the stage of life. City schools and their issues sadly are a bog culprit in staying in the city with school-age children. I believe many more would stay in the city if not for that and expensive private schools instead. Including Millennial's when children come.
Denver has some of the characteristics of a sunbelt city. It gets a lot of sunshine; 69% of possible sun. The winters are long, but contrary to what you said above, fairly mild. We have not had a real blizzard in many years. Despite 7 days of below 0 weather a year, it's usually warm-ish during the day. Average high temp for January is 44. There are weeks of warm, dry sunny weather.
These stories about "Barbie and Ken" moving to the city in retirement tend to show up as "fluff" stories with no real data to go with them. Most people "retire in place". Some move to retirement-type communities but usually in the same area where they lived when working.
My city, Phoenix. I love it, but it's the whipping boy of this forum
Completely agree, I've traveled all of the country for work and personally have not found a city that better fits me than Phoenix. Strong and growing employment opportunities, making friends with people from all over the country and world, non-stop things to do (sports, arts, music, culture), excellent connectivity to the country and world at Sky Harbor, the most affordable top 15 metro area, located at the base of the geographically stunning central/northern region of Arizona, 100's of miles of hiking and biking trails surrounding the city, a now thriving downtown that is still affordable, and a mainly warm/dry climate for enjoying all things outdoors.
I really like Detroit: its architecture: the Fisher building is to me the most beautiful building on earth, the art deco buildings, the opportunities for urban exploration, its reputation, its troubled history and current revival, the industrial rust-belt vibe, and the grit. It would be the city of my choice if I would still live in the US.
Overall I prefer the rust-belt cities, I don't care much for the Sun belt cities. They lack in character, architecture, and history.
You realize that these are lows, right? As in, below zero temps at nighttime, when people are in bed sleeping. You seem to be implying that these are the high temps during the day, when people would otherwise be affected.
You realize that these are lows, right? As in, below zero temps at nighttime, when people are in bed sleeping. You seem to be implying that these are the high temps during the day, when people would otherwise be affected.
I am implying nothing of the sort. That is how many below zero days there are in the named cities. How hot do you think it gets in the day if it's well below zero at night?
Houston. Exquisite culinary and cultural scene, warm year round, diverse, international, and laid back.
But many people view it as unkempt, haphazard, ghetto, and polluted with hurricanes, floods, and out of control humidity. Thing is, I cant really argue with most of those.
Houston. Exquisite culinary and cultural scene, warm year round, diverse, international, and laid back.
But many people view it as unkempt, haphazard, ghetto, and polluted with hurricanes, floods, and out of control humidity. Thing is, I cant really argue with most of those.
But I still love it. No city is perfect.
I never heard many bad things about Houston except for the humidity. I've heard more good things about Houston than bad.
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