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Wife is looking for a new job in a new city... Which of these are nice?
urahonky
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I know it's somewhat generic, but I was wondering if I could get a fresh take from other people's perspectives. Below is the list of cities and I was wondering if someone could tell me what they like/don't like about a certain city?
One of the big things we're looking for is temperature. She doesn't like cold so we were going to try and avoid them. Another thing is crime rates... Right now we're in Miamisburg, OH and it doesn't seem to have almost any crime (apart from the occasional drug sale).
Here's the list of cities:
Some of them we aren't sure what they mean. Like "Connecticut HCS"... Anyway. If anyone lives or have lived in any of them could you tell me what you liked/didn't like?
One of the big things we're looking for is temperature. She doesn't like cold so we were going to try and avoid them. Another thing is crime rates... Right now we're in Miamisburg, OH and it doesn't seem to have almost any crime (apart from the occasional drug sale).
Here's the list of cities:
Boston HCS, MA
Mather/612
Nebraska-Western Iowa HCS Omaha, NE
Pittsburgh/646
Western NY HCS
Bay Pines, FL
Boston HCS, MA
Connecticut HCS, CT
Denver, CO
Indianapolis, IN
Memphis, TN
North Chicago, IL
Northern California HCS, CA
Phoenix, AZ
San Francisco, CA
St. Louis, MO
VISN 23 Minneapolis, MN
Some of them we aren't sure what they mean. Like "Connecticut HCS"... Anyway. If anyone lives or have lived in any of them could you tell me what you liked/didn't like?
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But the downside is you have to live in Phoenix. And know this, it is a huge downside. This state is destroying itself.
Really? I've always wanted to move to the Tempe area since there are a lot of tech jobs.
I live in Tempe now and I actually love the city. But this state has gone absolutely crazy and it's not looking good. On the other hand, there is a lot going for this place in terms of weather and location. I would way rather live here then say, Florida.
Outside of those 4 places the rest of the list is actually pretty cold.
Memphis is a cool town, too, it's kind of a like a less energetic New Orleans with better barbecue.
The traffic is not as bad as Orlando here, they have more of a problem because rapid growth didn't keep up with street expansions. But, it is comparable in some areas. It all depends on how far you live from work. Much more surface streets than highways/freeways near Bay Pines than in Orlando. Upside, its 79 degrees and sunny right now, went to the beach last weekend
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However, if you don't like cold weather, cross us off the list.
Yeah I used to live in Omaha when I was a child. Holy crap the snow storms and the tornadoes are something I don't miss.
Chicago got 20.5 inches in a single storm a few weeks ago. As did everywhere anywhere near the city itself. Not sure what the overall snowfall has been this year, but does it really matter after something like that? :shock:
HAHA I was just curious, honestly. :P
Yeah I know... Boston is a great choice but we aren't sure about the area. Plus she will be in this position for about 2 years and then she may need to relocate.
Which made me nervous.
I'd never been to CT so I wasn't sure about that.
CT is expensive. I'm sure it goes without saying, but Minneapolis is also very cold.
I suspect "HCS" means Hartford, which I wouldn't want to live near. If you guys are relatively young and like to do fun things, you want to live in or near New Haven--the bastion of civilization.
How's the weather around there?
As far as the temp it has been in the 20s almost all winter with the occasional dip into the teens. Our range is pretty broad. Down in the 20s in the winter and up into the 80s in summer. We do have more cloudy days than sunny through out the year.
It is a nice city. Voted top ten most livable the last few years. Public transportation sucks so if you can not rely on it that's a plus unless you live right along the T (rail) line. If it is in Oakland though the T doesn't go over there so you're out of luck in that regard. A ton of bus routes were just cut recently. We have a lot of good cultural things with the museums and theaters. This is a sports town and the Steelers and Penguins are a big deal.
In 2009 Forbes rated us the 7th safest city in the country!
It has four legitimate seasons. Can be incredible, can be cold and rainy.
Yea--we right now are having the worst winter I can remember, and I've still been able to ride my bike outdoors every Sunday. CT definitely has a winter. My girlfriend is from Waterloo, Ill, and I know that our winters are incredibly mild compared to what she is used to--and our summers far more pleasant.
Chicago just set the all-time record for snow in February too, 29.5 inches.
I'm not sure about Pittsburgh. Most of her mom's family lives up there and we've gone to their family picnic twice a year there and it's absolutely nuts! The roads are crazy at least... But if it's so safe we might have to take that into consideration.
But I hate the Steelers... Though I guess I don't have to advertise it. :P
Re: Cold - it's not that bad if you get proper outerwear.
Also, UCSF is in the area, and is one of the biggest areas for health science research.
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She seems to enjoy hiking (there are a few trails here) and I would too if I weren't so out of shape (currently working on that problem!). I'm a techy nerd so basically video games and computers are my thing. She's still looking for an interest to keep her time when she's off (Ohio offers just about nothing when it comes to past times, other than drinking which we don't do at all).
A dealbreaker is probably cost of living. Her job will start out at 37K (give or take) so we'd like to be able to live comfortably with that until I find a job (hopefully I get one here so I have SOME experience under my belt when moving).
Do you think people could live comfortably with 35k a year there? I think that's one of the things we looked at, and Denver was pretty expensive.
In addition to her 35k a year pay, we'll have to be paying on my student loans (which are at 50K) so keep that in mind.
Connecticut's are way worse, and they have this terrible habit of not plowing/salting/doing fucking anything during a snowstorm, and because you're on the 95 corridor between Boston and NYC summer and holiday traffic is goddamned ridiculous
Also, state income tax in Connecticut is a bitch and it has one of the highest rates for electricity in the country (behind only Hawaii, I think)
If I were going to move back to New England (which I wouldn't even if someone paid me in solid gold) I would choose Boston over Hartford/New Haven hands down: more stuff to do plus a decently reliable public transportation system
Considering that, I'd say Memphis is your best bet - it's a warm, nice city with relatively cheap real estate, a fantastic music scene, and a lot of good outdoorsy things to do in close range. However, like a lot of southern cities it has some places that are very high-crime and some places that are bastions of white flight safeness.
Next to that, I'd say Phoenix is another good, cheap, warm city, though I haven't really been there enough to comment.