Northernmost wrote:
Raleigh and Asheville both suck. There is no downtown. I never understood the infatuation. Raleigh was the worst 2 years of my life. The people suck too. I switched jobs to get out of that hellish state.
I've heard the Southern Bells are pretty hot there? No?
Inquiry minds want to know wrote:
seriously~ wrote:
Ann Arbor
Isn't there some place called the "Big House" in Ann Arbor? ?
Assuming this isn't sarcasm, yes, "The Big House" Michigan Stadium is the largest stadium in the US.
Ann Arbor fits everything you're looking for if you can put up with slightly colder than average winters. Great public schools, excellent dining (seriously), very walkable and large downtown, good parks/trails (you could also get a lake home in northern Michigan for the summer), lots of sports with UM and other cultural attractions, world class hospital in town. It's an awesome place.
op.. wrote:
Inquiry minds want to know wrote:
Isn't there some place called the "Big House" in Ann Arbor? ?
Assuming this isn't sarcasm, yes, "The Big House" Michigan Stadium is the largest stadium in the US.
Ann Arbor fits everything you're looking for if you can put up with slightly colder than average winters. Great public schools, excellent dining (seriously), very walkable and large downtown, good parks/trails (you could also get a lake home in northern Michigan for the summer), lots of sports with UM and other cultural attractions, world class hospital in town. It's an awesome place.
I got the impression Ann Arbor was a little on the expensive side for housing? Is that true? Or is it just that I'm not a hedge fund manager so prices are different for me?
Northernmost wrote:
Raleigh and Asheville both suck. There is no downtown. I never understood the infatuation. Raleigh was the worst 2 years of my life. The people suck too. I switched jobs to get out of that hellish state.
IMO, that's the beauty of Asheville. Small-ish town that still has a great culinary scene, amazing beer scene, loads of culture, good live music, access to the most amazing outdoor activities such as running/biking trails, fishing, hunting, white water rafting, kayaking, etc, and an almost ideal climate while retaining an amazing 4 seasons. To top that off, if you really need a big city/downtown, then Charlotte and Knoxville are not that far away.
thebluewolverine wrote:
op.. wrote:
Assuming this isn't sarcasm, yes, "The Big House" Michigan Stadium is the largest stadium in the US.
Ann Arbor fits everything you're looking for if you can put up with slightly colder than average winters. Great public schools, excellent dining (seriously), very walkable and large downtown, good parks/trails (you could also get a lake home in northern Michigan for the summer), lots of sports with UM and other cultural attractions, world class hospital in town. It's an awesome place.
I got the impression Ann Arbor was a little on the expensive side for housing? Is that true? Or is it just that I'm not a hedge fund manager so prices are different for me?
It's the most expensive place to live in Michigan, but Michigan isn't a particularly expensive place to live. It all depends on your perspective, tough to generalize.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Seriously. Take an objective look and it covers everything you stated you desire.
Ann Arbor has some of the worst transportation access in the country.
Cincinnati is pretty good, but has six months of bad weather, like Minneapolis.
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Outstanding
Why is everyone so obsessed with dining and eating out? Make your damn food at home. Eating out is wasteful and lazy.
The public schools in the Iowa City are very high quality and would be suitable. Iowa City has some decent restaurants, nothing really amazing. Des Moines would probably be better in that regard. But with no [real] lakes or mountains or oceans, I don't really think Iowa is much of an outdoor destination.
Inquiry minds want to know wrote:
Northernmost wrote:
Raleigh and Asheville both suck. There is no downtown. I never understood the infatuation. Raleigh was the worst 2 years of my life. The people suck too. I switched jobs to get out of that hellish state.
I've heard the Southern Bells are pretty hot there? No?
The only bells in Raleigh are hanging in the tower of the capitol building.
Or did you mean belle?
John Utah wrote:
Why is everyone so obsessed with dining and eating out? Make your damn food at home. Eating out is wasteful and lazy.
You must live in some armpit where "dining out" means applebees.
Your comment is like saying "why go to concerts? Buy a kazoo, listening to professional musicians is a waste of money."
Buenos Aires
burned out hedge fund manager wrote:
I'm looking for towns that fit the following criteria, any suggestions?
- Quality public schools
- Abundant outdoor recreation opportunities
- Good dining/cultural/entertainment opportunities
- Total cost of housing at something slightly less than insane. By this I mean it can't be crazy high priced AND very high property taxes. So, for example, Austin has high prices and high taxes, no good. Boulder has insane prices, so no good even though taxes appear low. I'd probably take Boulder over Austin, however.
- Not insanely hot in summer or insanely bad winters (seasons are fine/optional)
- Not a huge city
- Probably only looking at US cities, but would fantasize about places outside the US if you have an idea.
Other notes:
- criteria listed in approximate order of importance
- this is a real post, but mostly just indulging my dream of taking an extended break from work. Unless I get fired next month, I'm not really going to do this.
Indianapolis.
Bend, Oregon (worth it)
Bozeman, Montana (getting popular)
Madison, Wisconsin (underrated)
Sarasota, Florida (nice city, beaches)
Sedona, AZ
Santa Fe, NM
In IC, here. And I agree on the outdoor assessment. I was wondering what you were looking for given your initial post. It wasn't quite clear. But yeah, no oceans or mountains. There are some lakes (dam produced) right in town basically, and bigger spring lakes up north in the state.
But we have good paths and parks and a thriving outdoor/endurance community. Tons of runners and cyclists (lots of new singletrack being built every year, and in the fall we host a UCI Cyclocross race).
Still, like I said, a mountain is he thing that is missing for me. If I could plop down a 5,000 foot peak just south of town, this would be the best city in the US.
I like playing the where will I move exercise, too. Have you picked a "winner"?
John Utah wrote:
Why is everyone so obsessed with dining and eating out? Make your damn food at home. Eating out is wasteful and lazy.
You haven't posted anything on SLC, Provo, Ogden, etc... what are those places like?
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John Utah wrote:
Why is everyone so obsessed with dining and eating out? Make your damn food at home. Eating out is wasteful and lazy.
You must live in some armpit where "dining out" means applebees.
Your comment is like saying "why go to concerts? Buy a kazoo, listening to professional musicians is a waste of money."
The beauty of Letsrun. People get upset about how other people eat, and feel obligated to inform them how it should be done.
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