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St. Pete and Orlando are exceptions, both are very walkable.
I live in the Orlando area, there's a small pocket of Downtown Orlando (Thornton Park area) that is walkable/urban and certainly not reflective of an area in general where walking or biking is considered among the most dangerous in the US due to lack of crosswalks/bike lanes and aggressive drivers.
Downtown St Pete is more urban overall but again isn't known as a walker's paradise either, although biking is considerably better than Orlando with all kinds of dedicated bike trails/lanes.
I live in the Orlando area, there's a small pocket of Downtown Orlando (Thornton Park area) that is walkable/urban and certainly not reflective of an area in general where walking or biking is considered among the most dangerous in the US due to lack of crosswalks/bike lanes and aggressive drivers.
Downtown St Pete is more urban overall but again isn't known as a walker's paradise either, although biking is considerably better than Orlando with all kinds of dedicated bike trails/lanes.
Of course Orlando, in general, isn’t walkable but the area around Lake Eola is pretty good. The fact somewhere walkable exists at all is all that really matters.
Granted Orlando and St. Pete aren’t walkable like Boston, San Francisco, etc but they’re very good for the sunbelt.
Of course Orlando, in general, isn’t walkable but the area around Lake Eola is pretty good. The fact somewhere walkable exists at all is all that really matters.
Granted Orlando and St. Pete aren’t walkable like Boston, San Francisco, etc but they’re very good for the sunbelt.
Despite what many may say that holds true for pretty much every metro area in the country and as such really isn't saying much. The OP's idea is more likely of a city where there's more than the one-off walkable neighborhood among a group of otherwise car dependent ones.
I'd suggest to take a look at the midwest. Rental costs will be cheaper.
Go with Madison, WI, Grand Rapids, MI, or Rochester, MN--cities like that.
OP said no college towns.
These also sound like places where people make their friends and marry early. For someone moving for better dating prospects a place that is actively drawing people from all over the country makes more sense.
Just move to Seattle like all the other tech savvy 20 somethings. I was walking around in South Lake Union this evening and it was full of people your age out socializing. Everybody seems to have lots of money but aside from high rent (supported by sky high salaries) there are not many ostentatious signs of materialism. While the tech environment has quite a few more men than women the entire Seattle metro waters that out.
Looking for a mid-sized metro, small city or town with a great social/dating scene. Not interested in big cities like Chicago or NYC for now. I would like to give other cities a try before deciding on those.
Must meet following criteria:
High Female/Male ratio
Not a college town.
Urban area with good walkability
Approachable: - a place where people would be open-minded to making friends with new people who are not in their social circle.
Down-to-earth - not interested in meeting people who judge others based on what they have or how much money they have.
Not family-friendly - a place where people normally settle down after 30
Place with a lot of bars where people go to specifically to meet new people.
Age range interested: 21-34
About me:
Originally from Texas.
28 years old M
Tech-savvy (a good job market would be nice)
Budget: 1600 max rent
I always laugh at this metric as it’s completely irrelevant if you remotely have your shi* together and don’t come off as a huge DB. Find the city you want to live in because it has things you’re interested in and worry about the rest later.
Looks like Nashville, Tampa, Orlando, Richmond, and Charlotte are my top choices. Would anyone like to share their experiences in one of those cities?
Only two have any overall sense of urban and walkable.
Richmond and Charlotte.
Nashville has a few neighborhoods that qualify.
Tampa has a couple, perhaps three
Orlando has one, arguably two.
Also consider when looking at walkable, are you going to feel encouraged to walk to/from locations when it's 90+ degrees/humid eight to nine months of the year? (Orlando and Tampa)
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