BEST CITY TO LIVE IN THE US..

Your last sentence is a stunner: what you are describing is the suburbs. Of which there are many. Let's all say it together: booooooring.

BK wrote:

CA has it all but the attitude of the place sucks. it all depends on what you are looking for. if you are all about nice people that live ordinary lives then cali sucks. if you are into attitude and way to many people cali is fantastic. i love california but it isnt everyones cup of tea like all the smug califonians think it is.

right; please stay away. I moved here from the midwest after college and never moved back.

Short right leg wrote:

I've never even heard of the Zachary Scott Theatre and the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum... and I live in Austin. That list is weird anyway.

Since this is going to turn into a brag about your hometown thread -- I'll go ahead and say Austin has a ton to offer. And it's not not really a "Texas" town if you know what I mean. Texas natives hate Austin.

Zach Scott theatre is off Lamar @ Riverside. Umlauf is in Zilker. They're relatively well known places, but I agree with you about the list being weird. They should have mentioned live music and Town Lake. Anyway....

Austin housing prices are getting too high, especially if you want to stay central. Traffic is getting bad, too, because there is no mass transit and virtually everything runs north/south...yet there are only two major roads.

I would say avoid Austin. Please. We don't need more people.

those top 10 places suck. freezeing, snow, humidity, stupid hicks and jesus freaks for neighbors. folsom is in a dead town where that 'roider nazinegger lives.

so cal is the best place to live, all year sun, beach, no humidity, no snow, surfing, the track and field capitol of the world, more pro sports and ncaa champs than anywhere. so cal is the best.

Honestly...who develops these lists? Nashville...mild weather! I guarantee most summer days are a high of 85-95 degrees with 85-90% humidity. I wouldn't call this mild weather at all!

Cincinnati is definately the best city around.

I actually don't think Nashville gets very humid, I could be wrong though. I live in minneapolis and I like the area alot. Great running stuff and the suburb areas are pretty decent too. Winters are a bit cold but thats what hat and gloves are made for. Good culture, food/theatre/outdoor life.

I would tell you all about my city, but we don't need any more people moving in ;)

Northern illinois and i'm not talking about the burbs. THere is plenty of towns outside of the burbs that are about 15-20 min from wisconsin. Lots of state parks around to run in and u are still close enough to chicago but not to close. There is hills and country roads as well. Cost of living is not that high but is def. lower than cali or the burbs. Some of these towns are pretty rural but are close to towns that have stuff to do and places to go and whathaveyou.

Intel wrote:

No doubt about it. Folsom, California, named by money magazine, "Best city to live in California" Since CA is the best state, I would say, Folsom, CA is # 1.

CA is falling apart. Most of SoCal is like a filthy third world country these days. Eating out is an adventure that may find you in the emergency room within hours.

Col. Springs is a hotbed of religious nut jobs. That makes it one of the absolutely worst places to live outside Utah or the South.

So what you're all saying is, California is not a good place for people with low self esteem or undereducated Joe Schmoes who can't pull down a decent six-figure salary.

Well, I'd say you're totally correct. And that's why the rest of us love it here.

Call my attitude smug, cocky, or something worse, we all know you're basically puking with envy.

Houston. Because I live here and fit the sixth point.

are you on drugs? make no senses what you just wrote.

FOLSOM, FOLSOM, FOLSOM, THE REST SUCKS. READ ABOUT FOLSOM, THEN, TALK, I MEAN WRITE............I WILL B BACK!!

Boise, ID.

One criteria to use is whether the city has a nationally recognized marathon. That's a measure of the health of the city's running scene.

From first glance of Charlie Daniels' top ten list, only Nashville, Austin, and Minneapolis have decent marathons. I'm from the Pittsburgh area, but the race scene there is almost dead. The Pittsburgh Marathon ended several years ago and their next best race, Great Race 10k, seems a shadow of its former self.

Richmond is on the rise in many lists about attracting business growth and their running scene is growing. The Richmond Marathon and Ukprops Monument Avenue 10k are doing very well. I don't know if they have many good places to run, though. Plus, easy access to DC and Virginia Beach which have great racing scenes.

I also live in Austin and agree that it is not a "Texas" town. If you want an authentic Texas town, move to Lubbock.

Austin has an extensive trails system for running and biking. The landscape is hilly and scenic, and there are lots of interesting neighborhoods that contribute to the Austin vibe. It has the feel of a southern town but with an educated population. You have to live in the core of the city, however. And by "core," I mean roughly anywhere within three or four miles north, west, or south of the lower end of downtown.

If you have to live farther out than that, you're getting into the suburbs where people attend church and drive pick ups or SUVs with yellow ribbons on the rear door.

As for that list, I agree that it is weird. I live about a mile from the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, have driven past it hundreds of times, but have never been inside. Zachary Scott Theater is near the Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail, just off of Lamar Blvd. I've been in there maybe once or twice over the 23 years that I've lived in Austin.

"California's the best state".....Hahahahahaha