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This is pretty off base and silly. DC is long past being an all government town. Have you been to DC in the past 5 years?
There are more tech workers in DC, than Miami and Chicago combined. It's the most profound professional workforce of the three overall, DC has life sciences, banking, IT, media etc. for jobs in addition to "government" (which it dominates the others). The DC metropolitan area has twice the amount of Fortune 500, and Fortune 1000 companies that Miami does. Do you understand how more well rounded of a job base that is?
That's like saying well you shouldn't really look to Miami cause there's really only one specific type of person you can be there, a real estate agent or club owner.
FWIW I still picked Miami for the criteria that the OP lists, but your comment was supremely off base.
I love Miami, so I'll concede and suggest to the OP that it's the obvious first choice for a number of reasons, but that post was the epitome of ignorance.
If you are in a salary range of 350k, the Miami lifestyle fits perfectly. Plus the weather is a plus during the winter.
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Where are you getting your numbers for tech? Chicago is constantly in the top tier for tech jobs and overall workforce (Banking, Law, Medicine). DC may edge it out in tech, but more than Chicago AND Miami combined? Miami would be below both Chicago and DC for overall professional workforce, but Chicago is in the top 10 for most sectors, so I don't think "combined" DC would be more than both.
I agree that Chicago and DC are both significantly ahead when you look at overall professional workforce across industries. DC may edge out Chicago on some metrics, but it would not be a blowout.
Maybe I over stated it with the "Combined", but DC is a hotspot for tech talent and jobs ahead of the other two. Pertaining to this thread, it probably is moot though, since the guy operates a Self Storage facility. Although we could then take a look into growth rates, and transient(ness) for these cities populations, where he might be more inclined to open or operate a new "Self Storage". DC/Miami would probably have the most of these popping up across their metro areas currently, assuming it follows growth rate.
This post is shallow. The shock would be moving from an east coast lifestyle to the midwest. Totally different vibe. DC's dating scene is diverse with a lot of options, however, Miami has more of an international flavor that Chicago or DC can't match.
Yup, this is obvious and is what the majority of posters have mentioned. Chicago offers a similar experience to NYC, but on a smaller scale and less expensive. As you have mentioned, Philly does as well.
It strikes a nerve with this poster when Chicago is paired with NYC and other NE cities, and DC is left out (since it's an outlier and doesn't offer the traditional "big-city" experience that the NE cities do- NYC, Philly, Boston). The fact that everyone on this thread is mentioning that Chicago will provide a better NYC-light experience than DC hurts.....
Yea, this thread started fine and got sidetracked by two posters that flip tables when DC is not the #1 or very close #2 choice for virtually everything.
It is very fair to rank DC as the third choice from the criteria of this thread. Doesn't make it bad, just not the top choice...
No! DC is probably third on this post. I ranked Miami first and can see the argument for Chicago as well. You said something ridiculous about someone being shocked moving from NYC to Miami or DC. I think the flashy Miami vibe fits New Yorkers more than a Midwest vibe. DC has an east coast vibe.
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Yea, this thread started fine and got sidetracked by two posters that flip tables when DC is not the #1 or very close #2 choice for virtually everything.
It is very fair to rank DC as the third choice from the criteria of this thread. Doesn't make it bad, just not the top choice...
Except that is fake news, and here you again go piling on with false rhetoric. The DC posters both picked Miami! What the heck are you guys talking about?
Yourself and Personone are the two who get disgruntled when either of your home cities are challenged, and God forbid outshined by little old DC in anything. And this thread you're just piling on, as Philly wasn't even in the thread OP. I like the spin you all put on it to make it seem like it's "DC posters" wanting to be #1, cute stuff.
As stated for the purposes of this thread and the OP, based on the criteria laid out by the OP, I stand on original statements. Miami, then DC, and then Chicago make the most sense of someone leaving New York City IMO. Otherwise stay on the East and go to Philly if you want cheaper COL and be close to NYC. Miami and DC stand out more than Chicago does in comparison to departing New York, does that not make sense to any of you? If I left New York I'd be leaving for a completely different change of scenery, not for (with all intended respect) a Midwest version of NYC.
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Except that is fake news, and here you again go piling on with false rhetoric. The DC posters both picked Miami! What the heck are you guys talking about?
Yourself and Personone are the two who get disgruntled when either of your home cities are challenged, and God forbid outshined by little old DC in anything. And this thread you're just piling on, as Philly wasn't even in the thread OP. I like the spin you all put on it to make it seem like it's "DC posters" wanting to be #1, cute stuff.
As stated for the purposes of this thread and the OP, based on the criteria laid out by the I stand on original statements. Miami, then DC, and then Chicago make the most sense of someone leaving New York City IMO. Otherwise stay on the East and go to Philly if you want cheaper COL and be close to NYC. Miami and DC stand out more than Chicago does in comparison to departing New York, does that not make sense to any of you?
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No, no and no.
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