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Chicago, Philadelphia, and Houston for the largest cities.
All these cities intrigue me. Can you achieve a SFH, a garden, close to its own established "village" neighborhood, and also either walking distance (two miles or so) or easy transit to the more happening core of downtown; ballpark, museums and other cultural amenities- restaurants, theater, clubs (shopping doesn't interest me at all) and where would those urban, yet somewhat bargain (and I'm from San Diego where my bungalow is worth over a million so bargain to me is 500k ish) neighborhoods be in each of those cities? Also, nearby school scores are of no interest.
All these cities intrigue me. Can you achieve a SFH, a garden, close to its own established "village" neighborhood, and also either walking distance (two miles or so) or easy transit to the more happening core of downtown; ballpark, museums and other cultural amenities- restaurants, theater, clubs (shopping doesn't interest me at all) and where would those urban, yet somewhat bargain (and I'm from San Diego where my bungalow is worth over a million so bargain to me is 500k ish) neighborhoods be in each of those cities? Also, nearby school scores are of no interest.
In Chicago, for the most part, yes. Some things you may have to compromise on (like a shared garden plot with other people, or train access to the museums instead of being directly adjacent), but almost all of what you would describe you can get easily on the North and Northwest sides of Chicago and also parts of the near South side.
Second most expensive metro in the Midwest, which contains many other good-sized metros with good-sized amenities.
I've gone on real estate sites and poked around Minneapolis in what would seem like similar, desirable neighborhoods to mine; classic, upscale street car suburb adjacent downtown, nice bungalows and larger houses with nearby amenities and the prices actually don't seem so far off from here in San Diego, maybe $100-200k, or a larger house for the same. I know the average or median prices would be different but apples to apples not so much.
Never been to Minneapolis but friends who know me and have say I would like it. I hear the downtown is not that hopping though.
I've gone on real estate sites and poked around Minneapolis in what would seem like similar, desirable neighborhoods to mine; classic, upscale street car suburb adjacent downtown, nice bungalows and larger houses with nearby amenities and the prices actually don't seem so far off from here in San Diego, maybe $100-200k, or a larger house for the same. I know the average or median prices would be different but apples to apples not so much.
Never been to Minneapolis but friends who know me and have say I would like it. I hear the downtown is not that hopping though.
Dallas and Houston for sure. A few years ago I would have said Austin but prices are really increasing there. San Antonio is an affordable alternative that still offers a good quality of life. I would also definitely add Minneapolis to the list.
Thanks for the advice so far everyone! Many seem like great options.
I will say that while the salaries in Houston are very high, rent within the city has skyrocketed an unbelievable amount in the last few years. Seems like most one-bedrooms are in the $1600+ range.
Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta are still cheaper than its peers generally.
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