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ST Advice Poll: Where to relocate?

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Apr 26 '11, 09:20

If you could pick up and move anywhere in the country, what places would be on top of your list?

Wife and I are strongly considering leaving Atlanta over the next 2-4 years.

Requirements:
Most super large cities are out (Chicago, NYC)
Strong teachers' unions are a plus.
We have a teacher & engineer's salary, so super high cost of living is out. (No California)
Florida is out.
We're both more "urban" than rural people. We like the hustle & bustle of a city. We don't mind using transit to commute to work. We don't want to be out in the middle of nowhere.
Currently no kids, and there is a good chance there won't be any at all... so school quality while important for resale is not a deal breaker.

Places on my short list:
Oregon
Colorado
North Carolina (research triangle area)

Responses:

Of those three, I lean RTP, because I like the climate and I prefer East Coast because most of my family is there. - ty97 Apr 26, 09:44 2
- Also, three major universities, two pro sports teams, fun minor league team/ballpark. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 09:48 1
  - AND NASCAR!!!!! HELLO!!! :) -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:48
Baltimore! -- nm - Don Homer Apr 26, 09:39
NC -- nm - oblique Apr 26, 09:33 8
- NC was nice...but I couldn't handle how slow everything (and everybody) moves there. And I'm from the Midwest! -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 09:41
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  - That's a good call, I had forgotten that. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:40
  - I think that's more snow than he wants. -- nm - sycor Apr 26, 09:40 4
    - As far as climate goes, I'm not sure what would be "too cold" - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:42 3
      - if you wear proper clothes it's fine. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:43 2
        
        No way. Too cold is too cold regardless of what you wear. -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 09:43 1
        
        I don't care if it's in the mountains, Asheville NC does not get "too cold". -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:44
Somewhere in new england. -- nm - kelly Apr 26, 09:29 1
- I will say I have friends that are teachers in the area of Natick & Wellesley, Mass. and they like the schools they are in. Good salaries too. - bc/nc Apr 26, 09:45
I would plug KC, but I doubt it could hang with those areas. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 26, 09:26 2
- I have friends near St. Louis - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:32 1
  - Other than the crazy weather...it's not too bad here. -- nm - Jim Apr 26, 09:40
(Florida is out?) Of those three, I've lived in Colorado, and can tell you it's a nice place to live - except the winters. - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:25 1
- Florida is out. We both grew up there and have no desire to go back. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:27
We'd love to have you in central NC... - bc/nc Apr 26, 09:25 22
- We're both native Floridians but we don't mind the snow. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:26 21
  - I'd rather have 5 months of snow than 5 months of mugginess, any time. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:28 20
    - it's fine if you live on the coasts. -- nm - Remlik Apr 26, 09:34 5
      - of Florida? not me. that's my hell weather. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:34 4
        
        IMO: The actual coast of FL isn't bad. You have a steady breeze to make the humidity more tolerable. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:36 1
        
        Have been there many times, and not for me. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:37
        
        You're a nutter. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:36 1
        
        it makes me ill, literaly. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:37
    - I think I have a mild case of seasonal affective disorder. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:30 13
      - plus you'll want to cross off Oregon if that's a concern. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:31 11
        
        or just learn to cope :) -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:31
        
        Really? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:31 9
        
        I think it rains a lot there west of the Cascades -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:34 4
        
        Rain is fine. It's the darkness & cold that bother me. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:35 3
        
        the plus side is that it's not particularly cold, just gray and overcast for most of the winter. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:36 1
        
        (when it's not raining of course) - znufrii Apr 26, 09:42
        
        if you want sunlight I'd go for the Rockies. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:36
        
        you know it's further north than Boston? -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:32 3
        
        I figured it was close. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:33 2
        
        boston is latitude 41, Portland is 45. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:33 1
        
        I'd have to look into it. Thanks for the heads up. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:34
      - easily fixable with light. -- nm - loosilu Apr 26, 09:30
Plugging my hometown: Pittsburgh meets most of those criteria. -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 26, 09:24 3
- Downside: Steelers fans. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:25 2
  - Downside: Pittsburgh. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:26 1
    - Et tu? -- nm - Fuzzy Apr 26, 09:27
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- I'm not sure either. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:25 14
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    - Wife vetoed Texas. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:29 12
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        She said she'd consider Austin, but that's it. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:31 10
        
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        actually can't really speak for Philly as much as I'd like, don't get around there much. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:35 2
        
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        If we were right in the middle of things, it would be a different story. living in the outer suburbs is *weird* -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:38
        
        The Houston thing from my co-workers is the traffic. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:34 5
        
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        Houston is extremely bad -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 09:46
        
        It's ranked #4 worst according to this. - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:39
        
        Traffic problems don't bother me at all, provided there's a good transit system. - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:38 1
        
        which portland has - znufrii Apr 26, 09:44
I'm pretty happy in Silicon Valley. Have lived in lots of places, definitely prefer it here. - ceregon Apr 26, 09:23
Portland, OR -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:23 6
- This. I wish I could leave for Portland today. -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 09:33
- This. Great urban renewal (see the Pearl District). Wonderful public transportation. Bike paths. Access to the coast and mountains. No sales tax! -- nm - Mop (212 lbs) Apr 26, 09:24 4
  - no jobs, though. -- nm - Amy Apr 26, 09:30
  - I really want to get out there and visit. I've heard wonderful things about Portland and Bend. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:27
  - only thing I'm not sure about there is the school situation - znufrii Apr 26, 09:27 1
    - but as far as quality of life I cannot say enough good things about it. Always love it whenever I have the chance to get back. -- nm - znufrii Apr 26, 09:27
Colorado -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 26, 09:21 5
- I fell in love with Boulder while I was out there, but I've heard the cost of living in the Denver suburbs can be pretty high? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:22 4
  - Louisville, 5 minutes from Boulder is actually a lot less expensive. Definitely nice, and easy access to Boulder and Denver -- nm - flavorize Apr 26, 09:25 2
    - I drove on US 36, that could be an option. There looked to be a couple of nice towns between them. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 26, 09:28
    - Yup. Check the Castle Rock area. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:27
  - Springs. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:23

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