Northeast v. Southeast (pros, cons, difference, market)

[ccm123]

I picked the Northeast.

[CrazedCamper]

Dixie all the way!

[TonyPajamas]

What I’m really curious about is the nature aspects of these two regions. I feel like it’s super close.

[MB1562]

COL: Southeast
QOL: Northeast
Culture: Northeast
Economy: Northeast
Character and Charm: Tie
Transit: Northeast (by a mile)
Transportation (roads, etc): Northeast
Cities: Northeast (by a mile)
Suburbs: Northeast
Downtowns: Northeast
Higher Education: Northeast
Schools (K - 12): Northeast
Climate: Southeast (during winter), Northeast (during summer, but not by much)
History: Both have very interesting historical lineages.
Favorite thing about the Southeast: Beaches, great winter weather, cheap(er)
Favorite thing about the Northeast: Big cities, progressive, spring/fall, great transit
Least favorite thing about the Southeast: Republicans, religious people, humid summer weather
Least favorite thing about the Northeast: Cost of living/high taxes, cold winters

Winner: Northeast by a long shot, but it's always nice to fly to Florida for getaways in the winter.

[Borntoolate85]

COL: Southeast (although rural PA/upstate NY is less expensive than the SE coast in many instances)
QOL: Northeast (although once again, the vibrant sunbelt metros have a leg up on a lot of the interior NE)
Culture: Northeast
Economy: Tie. The Northeast still has NYC regarding the top of big business, but the SE has caught up quickly with many corporations from the NE relocating south, thanks to the more business-friendly climate)
Character and Charm: Northeast. Although the SE has its share of charm, much of the region is automobile, cookie-cutter sprawl in its built-up areas, and even the rural areas are much more uniform thanks to the county-based government.
Transit: Northeast
Transportation (roads, etc): Southeast. The Northeast has many more toll roads and there often isn't as much room to build them, while the longer winters cause more maintenance problems. Outside of Florida, toll roads ar
Cities: Northeast, but not much. The more quickly growing cores of cities like Charlotte, Raleigh, Nashville, Orlando, Tampa, and more. They're more sterile due to the newer build, but just as vibrant as comparable places in the NE.
Suburbs: Northeast
Downtowns: Northeast
Higher Education: Northeast
Schools (K - 12): Northeast
Climate: Tie
History: Northeast due to being more progressive as well as more notable people who have contributed to society.
Favorite thing about the Southeast: Lower COL, easy to get around, infrastructure
Favorite thing about the Northeast: More walkable cities, fitter people, more independently owned small businesses/fewer chains, diversity, QOL
Least favorite thing about the Southeast: Summers, Good Old Boys, country music fans
Least favorite thing about the Northeast: Winters away from the coast, Type A personalities in the big cities, high taxes

Winner: The Northeast overall, but there are places in the Southeast that have improved tremendously, especially urban/suburban NC, TN, SC, GA, VA, and FL.

[Phil P]

Originally Posted by TonyPajamas

What I’m really curious about is the nature aspects of these two regions. I feel like it’s super close.

Same question for me! It seems like more people visit the SE though the Appalachians and beaches, but the NE has so much public land and hilly terrain all through Pennsylvania on up. Ohio was a lot prettier than I imagined! I don't know if people just hate winter that much and that's why inland NE is so under the radar???

[TonyPajamas]

Originally Posted by Phil P

Same question for me! It seems like more people visit the SE though the Appalachians and beaches, but the NE has so much public land and hilly terrain all through Pennsylvania on up. Ohio was a lot prettier than I imagined! I don't know if people just hate winter that much and that's why inland NE is so under the radar???

Outside of those two, although beautiful, things the Southeast has there—I don’t think they have really much to offer. I’m from the Northeast and haven’t traveled extensively in the Southeast but I feel like Acadia, ADK, and the beaches of New England/Long Island could easily give the Southeast a run for its money. Then there’s so much more inland like the Berkshires, Catskills, Poconos, White Mountains, and more.

[Heel82]

Originally Posted by TonyPajamas

Outside of those two, although beautiful, things the Southeast has there—I don’t think they have really much to offer. I’m from the Northeast and haven’t traveled extensively in the Southeast but I feel like Acadia, ADK, and the beaches of New England/Long Island could easily give the Southeast a run for its money. Then there’s so much more inland like the Berkshires, Catskills, Poconos, White Mountains, and more.

If you took out the coast and mountains from the SE and compared it to the coast and mountains of the NE, then I agree you’d get a lopsided comparison.

[MarketStEl]

Originally Posted by TonyPajamas

Outside of those two, although beautiful, things the Southeast has there—I don’t think they have really much to offer. I’m from the Northeast and haven’t traveled extensively in the Southeast but I feel like Acadia, ADK, and the beaches of New England/Long Island could easily give the Southeast a run for its money. Then there’s so much more inland like the Berkshires, Catskills, Poconos, White Mountains, and more.

The Poconos got a bum rep from the 1950s, when a lot of "lovers' resort" hotels opened.

The region's definitely moving past that now. Ski fans still diss the Pocono ski resorts relative to their New England peers, however.

[GeoffD]

Originally Posted by MarketStEl

Ski fans still diss the Pocono ski resorts relative to their New England peers, however.

My New England friends who have relocated to Philly for Comcast stuff call it MASH. Mid-Atlantic Ski Hell. I took some Comcast people to Blue Mountain on an after work outing once. It's pretty underwhelming.