Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Yea it seems a good bit are that, but I'm surprised about Alabama, I was expecting all Huntsvilles. But nah it's actually multiple cities being chosen at relatively equal rates, which is pretty cool IMO.
I've been in or through more than 40 states, but I'll only state the places I know well.
CA: San Diego
CT: New Haven
FL: Miami Beach
MA: Boston
ME: Portland
MO: Springfield
NH: Portsmouth or Littleton
NJ: Somewhere in Hudson County
NY: New York City - One of the outer boroughs
OR: Portland
PA: Philly
RI: Newport
VT: Montpelier
WA: Seattle
Thank you for the suggestion. I wasn't too sure about Vermont, so I didn't include it.
I actually spent a year in Vermont and I lived in Burlington. It's a great city and as a 24 year old, I was the right age (maybe on the old side) to enjoy what the city had to offer. But now I'm 42 and I don't want to be around a bunch of college kids who are still developing their views on the world. Burlington is a stunningly beautiful city, but I'd rather be in a place with a little maturity.
Alright gang! I pulled together everyone's responses so far to determine the winning city for every state based on popular opinion! Here goes...
Alabama: Birmingham leads with 9 votes. Mobile and Huntsville tied at 5
Alaska: Anchorage noted 14 times, definitely a clear lead here
Arizona: Phoenix Metro at 12, but Flagstaff holding its own at 8
Arkansas: Fayetteville/Bentonville leads at 8, Little Rock 6
California: Extremely competitive: Bay Area 7, LA Metro at 6, San Diego 4
Colorado: Denver sweeping this at 12 votes
Connecticut: Competitive between Hartford (5) and NYC suburbs (4)
Delaware: Wilmington sweeping at 8
Florida: Miami (5 votes) and Tampa (4 votes) going head to head
Georgia: Metro Atlanta at 12 and Savannah at 8
Hawaii: Almost no contest is Honolulu at 14
Idaho: Almost no contest is Boise at 15
Illinois: Almost no contest is Chicago at 17
Indiana: Almost no contest is Indianapolis at 11
Iowa: Des Moines leads at 8
Kansas: Kansas City Metro popular here at 10
Kentucky: Louisville leads at 11, Lexington at 6
Louisiana: Almost no contest is New Orleans at 13
Maine: No contest winner Portland at 9
Maryland: Baltimore leads at 8
Massachusetts: Boston leads at 5 followed by Cambridge at 3. Lots of single votes for smaller cities
Michigan: Detroit leads at 7, but Grand Rapids close behind at 5
Minnesota: Little contest is Minneapolis at 11
Mississippi: Gulfport/Biloxi leads at 9 followed by Oxford at 6
Missouri: Kansas City Leads at 8 followed by St. Louis at 6
Montana: Extremely competitive: Missoula 3, Bozeman 2, Billings 2, Helena 2
Nebraska: Almost no contest is Omaha at 17
Nevada: Las Vegas leads at 9 followed by Reno at 5
New Hampshire: Manchester (7) in the lead followed by Portsmouth (5)
New Jersey: Competitive, but Jersey City leads at 4 followed by Hoboken (2)
New Mexico: TIE between Albuquerque (8 votes) and Santa Fe (8 votes as well)
New York: Little contest is NYC at 11 votes
North Carolina: Competitive, but Raleigh leads at 9 followed by Charlotte (6) and Asheville (5)
North Dakota: Fargo leads at 10 followed by Bismarck (weird how this city is consistently misspelled as Bismark) at 6
Ohio: Cincinnati leads at 9, Cleveland at 7, and Columbus failing at 2
Oklahoma: Tulsa (9) and Oklahoma City (8) almost in a dead heat
Oregon: Little contest Portland winning at 9
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (10) leads Pittsburgh (6)
Rhode Island: Providence clearly leads at 10 votes
South Carolina: Charleston dominating at 11 followed by Greenville at 5
South Dakota: Sioux Falls at 9 leads Rapid City at 3
Tennessee: Nashville dominates at 11 with Memphis and Chattanooga tied at 4
Texas: Another competitive state, but Austin leads at 7 while Dallas and Houston tied at 4
Utah: Salt Lake City dominates with 12 votes
Vermont: No contest Burlington at 9 votes
Virginia: NOVA including Arlington and Alexandria dominates at 13 followed by Richmond at 6
Washington: Seattle dominates with 10 votes
West Virginia: Charleston leads with 7 votes followed by Morgantown with 4 and Harpers Ferry with 3
Wisconsin: Madison (9 votes) leads Milwaukee (3 votes)
Wyoming: Cheyenne leads with 6 votes to Jackson's 2
Will update again in a couple of weeks! Interesting results here.
CD clearly doesn't represent the general population very well and where most people actually move. Cleveland would be the fastest growing city in Ohio if we based it on this, instead of one still in decline.
AL: Huntsville
AK: Sitka
AZ: Tempe
AR: Little Rock
CA: Koreatown or DTLA
CO: Denver
CT: New Haven
DE: Rehoboth
FL: Miami metro
GA: Atlanta metro
HI: Honolulu
ID: Boise
IL: West Loop, Chicago
IN: Gotta go with my namesake, Gary
IA: Pella (picturesque Dutch town)
KS: Overland Park
KY: Louisville metro
LA: New Orleans
MA: Boston
MD: Baltimore or Ellicott City
ME: Portland
MI: Ann Arbor
MN: Minneapolis
MO: KCMO
MS: Olive Branch or Southaven
MT: Bozeman
NE: Omaha
NV: Carson City
NH: Manchester
NJ: Jersey City
NM: Santa Fe
NY: SoHo would be ideal but Queens is probably more my pace, lol
NC: Charlotte
ND: Fargo
OH: Cincinnati
OK: Tulsa
OR: Portland
PA: Pittsburgh (didn't have a great impression of Philly when visiting)
RI: Providence
SC: Charleston
SD: Sioux Falls
TN: Nashville OR Chattanooga (gotta love those Internet speeds!)
TX: Dallas
UT: SLC
VA: Alexandria
VT: Burlington
WA: Seattle
WI: Madison
WV: Charleston
WY: Jackson Hole
AZ: Prescott
CA (north): Ukiah
CA (south): Solvang / Buellton
CO: Fort Collins
ID: Boise
MT: Bozeman, maybe (not very familiar w/ MT)
NM: Santa Fe
NV: Reno
OR: Corvallis
WA: Olympia
WY: Cheyenne
Depends on where I happen to be in my life cycle. Different places if I was:
-- A young single
-- Raising a family
-- Commuting to a high-power job
-- Retired.
Depends on where I happen to be in my life cycle. Different places if I was:
-- A young single
-- Raising a family
-- Commuting to a high-power job
-- Retired.
+1
I’ll be 63 this month. My metrics are quite different from when I was 25 or 45. My resources are finite. I can’t say “La Jolla” or “Manhattan with a Central Park view” or “Aspen”. 1%er housing isn’t possible. I have to consider things like health care quality and access to services.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
western states choices
