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I love NYC but it's winters are very very cold and I don't want to pay $2000 to live in a shoebox
I've actually done research into most of these cities, but there's just something not grabbing me.
The winters aren't that bad, honestly. If you are comparing them to Austin, then absolutely they are cold. But compared to say the midwest/Great Lakes winters, NYC is a lot less brutal, a lot less snow.
The rent is pricey, for sure. You missed the huge apartment deals due to COVID-19. In 2020 and early 2021, you could get a 30-40% discount in many areas. Now, rents are going super high again.
Anyway, I think some good options for you would be a mid-sized to larger city like Denver, Atlanta, Charlotte or Miami.
OP: Take a look at Salem, OR. It's the state capital, so maybe some state government library/editing work, plus a couple smaller universities. Salem has a decent bus system, and is on the Amtrak line from Eugene, OR to Vancouver B.C. Only about an hour to Portland. Once in Portland you can use local mass-transit to get to concerts, plays, events, airport, etc. Salem is big enough to get a few shows a year, but nothing like Portland, and Seattle will have even more. The big universities in Corvallis and Eugene are also reachable by Amtrak, and they get their own university driven entertainment.
Even as a "homer," I'm not one to suggest Philadelphia to just anyone, but it legitimately seems like it checks all the boxes for you.
You won't be leaving the Austin "weirdness" behind, either, if that's a factor, given Philly's extremely eclectic nature--especially for an East Coast city.
Robust public transit, COL that's even a touch below Austin nowadays, plenty of young singles, more temperate Mid-Atlantic climate, about an hour from the beach, very high LGBT+ population, a very high degree of racial and ethnic diversity, one of the most vibrant cultural scenes in the US outside of NYC.
Make more money...then the Portlands, Seattles and Bay Areas of the world open up.
I would think these days editing and library careers are not very high paying. Federal and state government jobs probably are the best paying in those career fields.
OP, have you ever looked at www.usajobs.gov ? It might help you see something new you never thought about before.
Omaha is most certainly also overlooked. Many people in this forum strongly believe Omaha is a much more desirable city to live in than Oklahoma City, even though Oklahoma City has been growing somewhat faster.
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