Where Would You Move?

[TexasWSP]

Austin
Charleston

[nikki1920]

Charlotte has a good mix of city and not-city life, I think. Plus its close to Atlanta without being RIGHT there. (I have family in both cities)..

My heart is STILL in Chapel Hill, though.

[DSTRen13]

I miss Atlanta SO BAD ... so obviously that is my biased vote. Little bit of something for everybody, and a good job market plus relatively low cost of living, so what's not to love? Plus lots of new renovation and growth going on. I do love to visit NYC, but I don't think I would want to live there (too much crazy, too much expensive, too much ... everything). Never been to CA, so can't speak to that.

[ISUKappa]

If I were younger, weren't married with kids and had enough means so I wasn't living on one cup'o'noodles per day, I would totally live in NYC. I spent a summer in a work-study program in London during college, and even though it was very difficult at times, it was a fabulous experience. I will always have a love for the city despite the fact I will never move out of this state.

[MysticCat]

Granted, I'm not a single 20-something anymore, but I think I'd slit my wrists before I'd live in NYC, Atlanta or any other big city. The older Ms. MC and I get, the less appeal city-life has. We're both from small towns, and it's becoming clear that sooner or later we'll end up back in a small town -- preferably in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Granted, I'm not a single 20-something anymore, but I think I'd slit my wrists before I'd live in NYC, Atlanta or any other big city. The older Ms. MC and I get, the less appeal city-life has. We're both from small towns, and it's becoming clear that sooner or later we'll end up back in a small town -- preferably in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

At this stage of my life, I wouldn't want to live there. But when I was under 25, I loved it; same with DC.

But taking the quiz that Leslie Anne posted, I may someday be the Mystic Cat family's neighbor!

[TrojanWoman]

ChristianGirl, If I were you, I would definitely head to NYC for a period of time. I had a few friends who went there after undergrad, and most of them are still there and loving it. the others ended up back in Cali but are so happy that they had that time while they were young. If you end up staying there for grad school, great, but if you get in elswhere, then you had an amazing adventure for a few months. You can always look into subletting a place for a few months just for the experience.

I love California, but I don't really think of Santa Barbara as a young 20 something place. It is really for the college crowd or retired folks.

On a side note, I took that quiz and ended up with 8 cities in Oregon! Maybe I'll have to check it out. And my significant other lives in Sacramento and that popped up as #12 on my list! Crazy!

[ktbug10474]

do ATL!!!!! (of course i'm biased) but Atlanta is very cosmopolitian but you still get that southern hospitality that the South is known for.


NYC is ridiculously expensive. I read a stat that said prices are 10.5% higher than in other parts of the country.... .

[KSUViolet06]

*San Diego. I grew up there and my dad still lives there and I miss it sometimes. I could drive up to LA to do stuff, without actually having to live there (it's crazy).

*Las Vegas. I have family there and I have visited there alot. I think it would be a great place to live.

*Columbus. It's still in Ohio so I'd be driving distance to my family, but I'd be in a bigger city.

*Charlotte, NC. I visited a couple of times and I liked it. I think it would be a good place to live.

*Philadelphia. It's a large city, but is more family-friendly than some HUGE place like NYC.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

I <3 San Diego. It's the only place I've ever been to where the beach was even better than where I currently live. It was like visiting magic I loved it so much. I could totally raise some babies there. *sighs*

[LttleMsPrEp]

I recommed DC.. it's a great place for young professionals, decent nightlife, politically savvy, it has all the components of a great city and only minutes away from the suburbs if the pollution becomes bothersome...

NYC is a great choice

[kchaptergphib]

From your 3, I'd probably pick Atlanta first, then NYC, if you can swing it financially. It's just so hard to live in an amazing (yet expensive) city and be BROKE! I'd do San Diego over Santa Barbara.
I HAVE to recommend CHICAGO, because I've always wanted to live here, have been here a year, and love it! But you have to be willing to live in a small place if you want to have money to experience the city.
I'd also definitely consider AUSTIN, TX (love that town!), PORTLAND, PHILLY or BOSTON.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by kchaptergphib

I HAVE to recommend CHICAGO, because I've always wanted to live here, have been here a year, and love it! But you have to be willing to live in a small place if you want to have money to experience the city.

I just moved to Chicago! I find that people are friendly here, but they also swear like sailors on leave, so it amuses me to no end.

Our place isn't that tiny - and we got it for under 1200/month which was a big win. Living here with a roommmate (or boyfriend, in my case) is not that hard, especially if you know where to look. There are a lot of "up and coming" neighborhoods that are really improving.

Plus, if we stay here for a while, there's a chance there will be a summer olympics here (in 2016).

Aside from the PSAs in support of my new home, I understand what you're going through as far as figuring out where you want to live. I just finished grad school (woot woot) and was faced with a similar decision. But, for me, it was "what city can I go to and still work while avoiding DC" plus my boyfriend works at the CME and he and I were ready to not be long distance anymore. He made the decision easier for me just by existing I guess, but I've been looking all over the place, including NYC and Philly, for about 6 months before I finally decided on Chicago.

Did you make your decision yet?

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by LttleMsPrEp

I recommed DC.. it's a great place for young professionals, decent nightlife, politically savvy, it has all the components of a great city and only minutes away from the suburbs if the pollution becomes bothersome...

NYC is a great choice

I'd like to do DC at some point; it sounds like my type of city, and everyone I know who's lived there has loved it.

I think people's definition of "nice" really depends on where they grew up. I have heard people say all the time that Boston residents are rude, but in my experience living there, they were perfectly fine. Friends of mine who live in NYC say the same thing about NYC residents. Then again, I grew up in the Northeast and have lived here all my life, so that affects my opinion.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I'd like to do DC at some point; it sounds like my type of city, and everyone I know who's lived there has loved it.

I think people's definition of "nice" really depends on where they grew up. I have heard people say all the time that Boston residents are rude, but in my experience living there, they were perfectly fine. Friends of mine who live in NYC say the same thing about NYC residents. Then again, I grew up in the Northeast and have lived here all my life, so that affects my opinion.

I agree. I LOVE DC. And even if you don't live right in the city, the surrounding areas are gorgeous.

And I grew up in the Boston area, and everyone says that people from Boston are rude, but I think they're the nicest people. I brought my bf there to visit this summer, I asked him his opinion (because I might be slightly biased being from there), and he thought they were all extremely nice, too.

So yea, it might depend. But again... I HATED NYC.