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Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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"Everyone knows cities like New York, San Francisco, and Chicago are among the best in the U.S., but there are many other fabulous."
- The Article in your link
That's all I needed to know!
That list looks very accurate, but I don't understand why Houston is underrated, with the amount of attention it gets economically, you'd imagine it would be neither underrated nor overrated. Compared to Dallas- Yes, it's underrated, but on the national stage now, it's where all the economic fuss is at.
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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I'm surprised this list is as agreeable as it is, then again I give Yahoo more credibility than Forbes. The only one I would knock off the list to make room for another is Portland as that city has been on the trendy lists since the 90's. People who have interest in cities around the country have caught on to it's good urban planning, PNW scenic surroundings, and creative vibe. Portland really isn't underrated.
I would agree with Fort Lauderdale, I enjoyed the beach and atmosphere there more than Miami. All the canals and boating and colorful neighborhoods make it a great destination.
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Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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Philly is one of them.
Houston is underrated. It's the fourth largest city in America but many people don't hear much about Houston.
I bet a lot of people will figure they may end up doing business in Houston or Dallas at some point in time and they're not much on the radar as leisure destinations.
Houston is underrated. It's the fourth largest city in America but many people don't hear much about Houston.
Houston offers some of the worst air quality in the country. The #1 spot on that list is a toss up between it and Los Angeles. There's no shortage of data to support that claim.
That alone, never mind other negatives that come to mind, would be a deal breaker for me.
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Houston offers some of the worst air quality in the country. The #1 spot on that list is a toss up between it and Los Angeles. There's no shortage of data to support that claim.
That alone, never mind other negatives that come to mind, would be a deal breaker for me.
I noticed that you only mentioned some negatives and referenced to the sheer number of other negatives you believe you know of Houston, and I noticed you didn't bother pointing out any of the positives.
There's good and bad everywhere.
Baltimore has high crime, but I do not see you saying anything about that.
Maybe it's just me, but I feel a biased opinion coming from you.
I too question Houston for being on this list, but I will never list any reason why it's a bad place to live alone without listing reasons why it's a good place either. It has a lot of good things going for it, that can out number the bad things.
most underrated big city is philadelphia, most underrated medium sized cities are pittsburgh and cleveland, w/ possibles to baltimore and milwaukee. there is 5, is there any need to go on. i have a hard time giving props to some others b/c they don't feel like urban city life to me, just a big suburban area with an office park and a city limit wrapped around it, either that or they are rated right where they should be or overrated, so no vote. the medium size cities of the midwest and northeast have a bigger city/urban feel than more populated and more economically powerful, more important sunbelt cities largely for the fact they mostly developed before the automobile. st. louis and and detroit also have awesome urban stock if they would put some serious urban revitilization into them.
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