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Pittsburgh and Portland feel very much the same. The trees are slightly different, but the weather is similar. I think if the PNW wouldn't work, Pittsburgh is a suitable alternative.
I vote for Portland, ME in an old apt or converted apt with nooks and crannies. In the city near public transportation.
Or Pittsburgh, PA. I have been hearing many positive things about Pittsburgh lately. It is large, but not too large, and has some dense urban neighborhoods.
Either of these towns are not too far away in case you want to return home for a visit.
While Pittsburgh, and many other rust belt cities, will offer you much of what you’re looking for, weather is not one of them. You’ll have the gloom for sure all winter, but it’s gets really cold there, and summers are very muggy. I went to school in southeast Michigan, and I’m familiar with that whole region. While I’m not as familiar with New Engalnd’s weather, I have been there many times, during different times of the year, and I think you’d be making a pretty lateral move weather wise. Winters will be a bit milder, but your summers will be nearly identical.
If weather isn’t that important amongst your criteria, then Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Detroit, would give you what you need, at the lowest cost with access to jobs. Personally I think the Pacific Northwest is your best bet. I have family on the coast in California near the Oregon border, and in Seattle. I love that whole region, except for all the rain, but that’s what you want. Good luck.
Pittsburgh and Portland feel very much the same. The trees are slightly different, but the weather is similar. I think if the PNW wouldn't work, Pittsburgh is a suitable alternative.
In Pittsburgh, winter is the dry season, with an average temperature range of 23-37F in the coldest month, and snow. In Portland, winter is the wet season, with an average temperature range of 36-45F. Pittsburgh is very humid for 4 months of the year, while Portland is virtually never muggy. Portland experiences much greater differences in sunlight in winter vs summer.
I guess there are places that are more different, but I think it's a stretch to call them "very much the same".
I guess there are places that are more different, but I think it's a stretch to call them "very much the same".
The city that has the most similar weather to Pittsburgh is Boston actually. The differences are:
1. Due to the inland location, Pittsburgh has colder falls and warmer springs.
2. Pittsburgh gets about the same amount of snow as Boston, but it gets it in little dribs and drabs (like 1-3 inches at a time) rather than dumped on in a few noreasters.
3. Pittsburgh is much more overcast city, particularly in the wintertime.
In Pittsburgh, winter is the dry season, with an average temperature range of 23-37F in the coldest month, and snow. In Portland, winter is the wet season, with an average temperature range of 36-45F. Pittsburgh is very humid for 4 months of the year, while Portland is virtually never muggy. Portland experiences much greater differences in sunlight in winter vs summer.
I guess there are places that are more different, but I think it's a stretch to call them "very much the same".
The look is very similar, not so much the seasonal occurence of moisture.
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