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I can't speak for Austin but I'm not at all surprised at Raleigh's ranking. When it comes to core QOL considerations (jobs/incomes, crime, schools, COL, etc.), it really does excel. I know this is all considered boring, cookie-cutter stuff to most here, but these are the most important factors most people look for in a place to live.
No doubt about it. The research triangle has been 1A for QOL when you consider crime, COL, job availability.
Great medical + great higher education + strong R&D and tech/software.
Like everywhere else with a similar equation, it's gotten more and more expensive. But it's still reasonable, all things considered.
How are LA and NY so high? They're bleeding middle class. Unless you're dead broke to the point where you're relying on government assistance (project housing, etc) or rich, being in those cities suck. 80-90% of your check going to rent.
How are LA and NY so high? They're bleeding middle class. Unless you're dead broke to the point where you're relying on government assistance (project housing, etc) or rich, being in those cities suck. 80-90% of your check going to rent.
Because they are large cities with a lot of different neighborhoods, price points, and things to do. I grew up in one and live in the other. They're losing mostly lower middle class though the upper middle class is arguably growing mostly do to the tech boom.
This is testament to the tension between objectivity and subjectivity, and between aspirations and reality. It's influenced by what we know and hear about a place both positively and negatively, and it's about visibility in general that's often attributed to something that sets it apart from the others. (beach in LA, Broadway in NYC, etc.). It's also about the push & pull between culture and data, with culture usually tied to our dreams & data tied to our rational decision making.
I suspect that this survey is over representing our collective imaginations, dreams, aspirations, etc., rather than our actual practical decision making.
How are LA and NY so high? They're bleeding middle class. Unless you're dead broke to the point where you're relying on government assistance (project housing, etc) or rich, being in those cities suck. 80-90% of your check going to rent.
Well.. I mean.. the more expensive a city is, the higher the demand is to move there.
Obviously this is some sort of a joke, or mistake. It would have to be.
It makes perfect sense if you live in reality and ignore the "omg Portland is burning down and is a war zone!!" narrative that people desperately attempt to push.
Of the places I've lived (including Phoenix), Portland easily has the best quality of life. Hardly surprising that it made the top 10 in overall livability and top 3 in desirability.
Obviously this is some sort of a joke, or mistake. It would have to be.
Portlandia. I’d be surprised if the top half isn’t over represented by shows. Heck, even Jacksonville was a prominent character trait for someone on the Good Place.
This is testament to the tension between objectivity and subjectivity, and between aspirations and reality. It's influenced by what we know and hear about a place both positively and negatively, and it's about visibility in general that's often attributed to something that sets it apart from the others. (beach in LA, Broadway in NYC, etc.). It's also about the push & pull between culture and data, with culture usually tied to our dreams & data tied to our rational decision making.
I suspect that this survey is over representing our collective imaginations, dreams, aspirations, etc., rather than our actual practical decision making.
Portland on the list makes sense to me......I have a few friends that have been traveling down there for work recently and it sounds like they're making good progress on cleaning up from this last year. It's still a great city with awesome surroundings and a great food scene despite the challenges its faced recently.
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