What's your hometown like?

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by DeltAlum
I suspect you could say that just about in any major urban area when compared to the cost of housing there.

When I think of condos, I always think of an old joke:

Q: What's the difference between a condo in (fill in the blank) and AIDS.

A: Some day you may be able to get rid of AIDS.

In reality, there are some good things about condos, but you need to take into account any additional fees (maintenance, organization fees, etc.), and always be aware of what the resale market is.

Right now, the resale market for condos in Boston is better than homes in Mass, I believe. There are places that don't even last a week on the market. I had appointments to see places one day and I would get a call the day before saying it was already off the market. And the prices just keep climbing. Hopefully it'll still be like this when I try to sell.

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by mu_agd
Right now, the resale market for condos in Boston is better than homes in Mass, I believe. There are places that don't even last a week on the market. I had appointments to see places one day and I would get a call the day before saying it was already off the market. And the prices just keep climbing. Hopefully it'll still be like this when I try to sell.

I was just going to say, the condo market is great here. Housing prices have gotten out of control, so a lot of young professionals and young families are turning to condos as ways to stay in the city. There's been talk that the market will suffer a bit this year, but that hasn't happened yet.

[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by KSigkid
There's Gloucester, Worcester, Westborough - any of those work?

I'd forgotten how many New England towns aren't pronounced the way they're spelled. My Mainer friends still laugh because I thought that Bangor was pronounced like "Bang-er" and "Saco" was pronounced like "sacko" when I first moved up there. And we won't even get into the pronounciation of "Biddeford" (Biddefid-really fast).

Turns out the town I asked about in my previous post was "Haverhill" which is, of course, pronounced (I think) "Hayvril" and not "Have-r-hill".

[NinjaPoodle]

Born Here---> Chicago, Illinois



Moved to when I was 5 and grew up here---> San Francisco, Ca



Demo's
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 776,733 people, 329,700 households, and 145,068 families residing in the city. The population density is 6,423.2/km² (16,634.4/mi²), making it the second densest city of 500,000 or more, as well as the fifth densest county, in the country [3]. . There are 346,527 housing units at an average density of 2,865.6/km² (7,421.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 49.66% White, 7.79% African American, 0.45% Native American, 30.84% Asian, 0.49% Pacific Islander, 6.48% from other races, and 4.28% from two or more races. 14.10% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The ethnic makeup is 19.6% Chinese, 8.8% Irish, 7.7% German, and 6.1% English. San Francisco has the largest Chinese population in America and the largest Asian population outside of Hawaii. The City has the highest percentage of gay families (as well as a large numbers of single gay people) of any American county or large city. Gay men outnumber lesbians, who are more concentrated in the suburban East Bay.

There are 329,700 households out of which 16.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.6% are married couples living together, 8.9% have a female head of household with no husband present, and 56.0% are non-families. 38.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the average family size is 3.22. San Francisco has fewer children, in proportion to the population as a whole, than any other large city in the United States.

In the city the population is spread out with 14.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 40.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 103.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $55,221, and the median income for a family is $63,545 one of the highest in the United States at 15th place overall and 3rd in a single large city. Males have a median income of $46,260 versus $40,049 for females. The per capita income for the city is $34,556 which is ranked as the 19th highest in the country. 11.3% of the population and 7.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.5% of those under the age of 18 and 10.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

[DeltAlum]

Two great cities.

[lifesaver]

The $hithole I grew up in...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pampa%2C_Texas

My family moved downstate shortly after I graduated HS and I have only been back three times since. The last time was 9 years ago. Dont know if I'll ever go back. There's not much there for me.

Where I have lived for the last Dozen years and consider "my hometown":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio%2C_Texas

[PiKA2001]

San Antonio's nice. I lived at Lackland for several months so I was able to see the town pretty well. Never got a chance to go to Coyote Ugly though.

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Turns out the town I asked about in my previous post was "Haverhill" which is, of course, pronounced (I think) "Hayvril" and not "Have-r-hill".

Hayvril is correct! I had a history professor at Miami that would always pronounce Worcester wrong, and it annoyed me so much. I came close many times, to raising my hand in the middle of a 200 person lecture to correct him but never did.

[peanutttu]

Wink is a city located in Winkler County, Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 919.

Wink was the hometown of singer and songwriter Roy Orbison, although he was born in Vernon, Texas.

Geography
Wink is located at 31°45'15" North, 103°9'20" West (31.754119, -103.155647)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²). 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.


Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 919 people, 341 households, and 260 families residing in the city. The population density is 311.3/km² (809.1/mi²). There are 437 housing units at an average density of 148.0/km² (384.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 85.64% White, 0.87% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 10.88% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. 23.07% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 341 households out of which 42.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% are married couples living together, 12.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% are non-families. 22.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 3.15.

In the city the population is spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 81.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $38,068, and the median income for a family is $44,750. Males have a median income of $32,266 versus $20,526 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,888. 14.0% of the population and 10.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 17.6% of those under the age of 18 and 20.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


Basically, it is a small crap hole town that has no stop lights and if you blink you'll miss it. I guess I enjoyed growing up there but will never go back to live there. I would say that 75% of the people I knew from high school either live there or somewhere w/in a 50 mile radius of there.