Best City in U.S. to Live

Matt Beckwith wrote:
Too cold:
Madison, Wisconsin
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Albany, New York
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado

Which leaves:
Indianapolis, Indiana

Please let me know if I'm making any incorrect assumptions.

Well, based on the mass exodus from Colorado Springs to the beaches of
Indianapolis every winter I guess you've got it right.

miguel
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(Matt Beckwith) wrote in message . com...
Thanks again for all the suggestions. Here is my list, based on your
input, with some cities eliminated for various reasons:
[snip]
Which leaves:
Davis, California
Phoenix, Arizona
Seattle, Washington
Portland, Oregon
Indianapolis, Indiana

Please let me know if I'm making any incorrect assumptions.


Ya did see where Portland and Seattle were on some "most stressful"
list recently. Roughly based on things like suicide rates,
unemployment rates, etc.

Good point! The less people who come to our magnificient NW the better
for us. :-)

me wrote:
(Matt Beckwith) wrote in message . com...

Thanks again for all the suggestions. Here is my list, based on your
input, with some cities eliminated for various reasons:

[snip]

Which leaves:
Davis, California
Phoenix, Arizona
Seattle, Washington
Portland, Oregon
Indianapolis, Indiana

Please let me know if I'm making any incorrect assumptions.



Ya did see where Portland and Seattle were on some "most stressful"
list recently. Roughly based on things like suicide rates,
unemployment rates, etc.

In article ,
Coas****cher wrote:

Good point! The less people who come to our

And how many months ago did you move up?

magnificient NW the better
for us. :-)

I was all set to suggest the good Dr. go to Indianapolis, but I've changed
my mind. I'm going to recommend he head for the PNW, and better yet, stop
by CA and pick up a few hitchhikers to take up.

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Eric Holeman Chicago Illinois USA

In article , Matt
Beckwith wrote:

Thanks again for all the suggestions. Here is my list, based on your
input, with some cities eliminated for various reasons:

Too cold:
Boulder, Colorado

Which leaves:
Indianapolis, Indiana

Please let me know if I'm making any incorrect assumptions.

I guess you never really looked at the weather in these areas.
Indianapolis is considerably colder in the winter than Boulder is.

IMHO, Boulder is also a much more laid-back town than Indy.

But as always, YMMV.

-Lynne

Perhaps I'm partial, but:

Exclusions for Career Considerations:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The majority of the people I know in a variety of fields have good jobs. If
you look at the medical field, for instance, the local hospitals can't hire
enough people. These medical jobs are well paid with good benefits, etc.

Pittsburgh took a hit in the tech sector like everyplace else, but I would
be willing to bet that on a percentage basis, more jobs were lost out on the
West Coast than in Pittsburgh.

New Construction jobs are easy to come by, and pay well. Any thing having
to do with new home construction, plumbing, electrical, etc etc is
booming. My friend, a Master Plumber, has been turning down jobs because he
can't get enough (qualified) help. With this being said, construction is
DOWN, but that doesn't mean its BAD, its just lower than it was.

Pittsburgh unemployment, as of Dec 2003, is about 5.8%, about .2% under the
national average.

Also, when looking at Pittsburgh statistics, you have to remember that only
330,000 people live in the city proper, and that the bulk of the people
(literally 91%) live in the 'burbs. IMHO, life is considerably different
there.

FWIW,

Keith
Pittsburgh

Please let me know if I'm making any incorrect assumptions.
Matt