What city or area would check every one of your boxes?

[Citykid3785]

Originally Posted by Gaylord_Focker

And do you live there? Obviously we all have our preferences and the pickier you are the harder it would be.

So, I've often said NYC would be about perfect, but one thing I like is to be near warm water. Well, how about Florida then? Nope, need seasons.

My preferences:

Left leaning
4 seasons
Near the coasts
Diverse---above average diversity, doesn't have to be 90% minority
Warm water beach access
Kind of hilly
Above average education
metro area over 2 million

I think the city that comes closest to my description is actually Atlanta. Houston misses with 4 seasons, as does Seattle and LA. North Carolina misses in size and diversity


What is ideal for you?

My preferences:

Right leaning
major airport
proximity to day trips
moderate 4 seasons
areas with good schools
close to mountains
close to ocean
safe areas

So for me, it's Atlanta metro, and I do live there!

[cornsnicker3]

My checkboxes:

Metro Area 150000 - 1000000
Humid Continental with cold snowy winters and cool summers
Affordable housing
Appreciable Engineering Industry
Green and Forested
Lots of Hiking trails
Lots of lakes and rivers

Obvious Portland, OR metro fulfills a couple places but fails population, weather, affordability, lakes. I live here because wife wants to and I like it well enough.

[popwar]

Somewhere in northern California between Sacramento and Reading. Doesn't get too cold . Great pine forest hikes close by as well as the coast. Decent economy for jobs.