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70% of voters voted for Biden. Confused. Pittsburgh is more conservative than Austin.
I meant the political climate of Texas. Austin's political climate is fine, I'm just tired of living here. I was unaware of Pittsburgh, I though most of PA was liberal.
70% of voters voted for Biden. Confused. Pittsburgh is more conservative than Austin.
City of Pittsburgh went 78.8% for Biden. Allegheny County, home of Pgh, went 60% so the county overall is more conservative, but not the City of Pittsburgh.
I meant the political climate of Texas. Austin's political climate is fine, I'm just tired of living here. I was unaware of Pittsburgh, I though most of PA was liberal.
Pa is pretty rural in most areas outside of urban/suburban areas, so it trends more conservative, however I don't think you are looking to move to a random rural county in Western Pa, so you would be fine in any place you would actually end up.
"(snow is okay as long as it's unlikely to ever prevent me from leaving my house)"
If this means more than a few inches, then that could / will regularly happen every place you mentioned. If it means a foot or more, it can still happen each of those places, though not often.
D.C. area still gets snow and occasional dumps but less often than further north. Richmond VA, Raleigh NC... What do think right now of them?
I assume you meant Burlington Vermont? Tons of snow.
With the very diverse sizes of the cities you mentioned it is not easy to suggest other targets. Do you have a preference?
Is Louisville KY liberal enough / otherwise acceptable?
How "friendly" is friendly? Austin or higher or is average for a city or big city friendly enough?
Well I grew up getting between 4-12inches (maybe up to 24inches) of snow on occasion.
Kentucky is not on my list of places I would consider liberal. I want a liberal state overall more than just a liberal city.
'Friendly' meaning there are no laws (or at the least they are fighting against laws) that prohibit *****/gay/trans people from living their lives with the same rights as others.
Springfield MA (or a bit north)? Within reach of Boston for events, networking, next job search. More of the culture you want than most places.
Boston, I see an estimates for studios at almost $1700 per month. Springfield, a bit over $700. But check current offerings. Spots between Springfield and Boston if you want to be closer to Boston.
You might want to list even more preferences to help narrow things down. There are a lot of places with what you're asking for, and the threshold for decent public transit can vary quite a bit.
I'll also add that a lot of New Jersey seaside cities along the North Jersey Coast Line have a good reputation for being particularly LGBT friendly and are a relatively easy ride to NYC.
Philadelphia and some of its suburbs can also be pretty neat. I think Philadelphia and Chicago are basically the best bang for buck US urban cities with substantial mass transit options and both of these have satellite city suburbs (as does Boston though pricier) that have decent train access to the urban center of the region.
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