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re: Which location would you choose to live?
Posted on 9/1/15 at 12:03 am to FenrirTheBeard
Posted on 9/1/15 at 12:03 am to FenrirTheBeard
Colorado or Oregon and it isn't close
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 12:05 am
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Posted on 9/1/15 at 12:08 am to FenrirTheBeard
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We are professionals, outdoorsy, athletic, not hippies, and are looking for a change of pace in life.
Based on that description Greensboro is the clear choice. I married a Carolina girl and have lived in Greensboro for years.
I grew up in NOLA, went to LSU and have since lived in several places, including Atlanta, Charlotte and Columbia SC, in addition to Greensboro.
Greensboro is reasonable on cost of living, is surrounded by great universities, it's close to the mountains and it's about 3.5 hours from Wrightsville Beach, which is one of the best in NC.
Charlotte and Raleigh are each an easy 1.5 hour drive and though good to visit, the traffic sucks in both of those cities and the cost of living is higher.
Locally there are running trails, MTB trails, several lakes nearby and the schools (NW side of Gboro) are excellent.
I've been to Blacksburg many times and although it's pretty, it's rural and outside of VT it's fairly boring.
DC is expensive AF and the traffic and crime are terrible.
I've never lived in the other cities, but Greensboro is growing and has more to offer every year when it comes to restaurants, stores, bars, etc.
FWIW
Posted on 9/1/15 at 1:40 am to FenrirTheBeard
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Eugene, OR
San Antonio, TX
Tempe, AZ
Greely, CO
Washington DC
Blacksburg, VA
Greensboro, NC
If you haven't been to Willamette Valley, Oregon, you need to check it out before you make the decision. Salem and Eugene are not as "hipstery" as Portland....and they are very close to the Pacific coast and tons of outdoor activity. San Francisco, Crater Lake, and Seattle are also close enough for a weekend getaway.
IMO, Oregon and Colorado are the best options so long as you are okay with not living in a large city.
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 1:46 am
Posted on 9/1/15 at 2:24 am to FenrirTheBeard
Greensboro, NC
Blacksburg, VA
Tempe, AZ
I'm amazed at the people saying DC...I would be okay with surrounding areas.
Blacksburg, VA
Tempe, AZ
I'm amazed at the people saying DC...I would be okay with surrounding areas.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 2:38 am to FenrirTheBeard
San Antonio
Posted on 9/1/15 at 3:11 am to Boo Krewe
I've heard great things about Colorado
Posted on 9/1/15 at 3:28 am to beauchristopher
It depends what you want, but as I said earlier, the people saying Greeley probably have never been there. I was just passing through and thought "Hey, I didn't see much of the town in a few days so I don't want to give it too bad of a rap", but it sucked, and people here confirmed it. It's right there with South Bend IN, Columbus GA, and Yakima WA as far as 100,000+ metro dumpholes I've seen. If you were going to live in Boulder or Longmont or Fort Collins, I'd say OK, but those are some tough commutes. It's a cow town in the high plains and not all that close to the mountains and cool stuff.
Eugene is really cool, as is Blacksburg (though isolated and very VT-centric). Greensboro is fine. I think Tempe is probably underrated here since you can live pretty much anywhere in the eastern metro (Scottsdale, Mesa, Gilbert, etc) and still have easy access to the town. I like Arizona more than most, though. Think of it this way: you're closer to Flagstaff from Tempe than you are to Breckenridge or Vail or Aspen from Greeley...not to mention Sedona.
If you're young and have yet to live in a major metro, DC and Tempe would be my first options. Eugene is very high in quality of life, but I'd be unsure if it's ideal to be a twenty-something college grad there.
Eugene is really cool, as is Blacksburg (though isolated and very VT-centric). Greensboro is fine. I think Tempe is probably underrated here since you can live pretty much anywhere in the eastern metro (Scottsdale, Mesa, Gilbert, etc) and still have easy access to the town. I like Arizona more than most, though. Think of it this way: you're closer to Flagstaff from Tempe than you are to Breckenridge or Vail or Aspen from Greeley...not to mention Sedona.
If you're young and have yet to live in a major metro, DC and Tempe would be my first options. Eugene is very high in quality of life, but I'd be unsure if it's ideal to be a twenty-something college grad there.
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 3:38 am
Posted on 9/1/15 at 3:57 am to FenrirTheBeard
Eugene... Easy choice for me.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 4:19 am to FenrirTheBeard
Colorado
Oregon
Arizona
North Carolina
Oregon
Arizona
North Carolina
Posted on 9/1/15 at 4:38 am to FenrirTheBeard
Eugene or nc
Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:56 am to REG861
Oregon and it's not even close
Posted on 9/1/15 at 9:13 am to Restomod
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Oregon and it's not even close
That seems to be the consensus. That rainfall, though...
Arizona would be great for me professionally. A lot of opportunity there.
NC has great seasons.
DC is fun, but crime is NOLAesque, which is what I'm trying to move away from
Posted on 9/1/15 at 12:47 pm to FenrirTheBeard
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That rainfall, though...
Annual rainfall is much higher in New Orleans, than Eugene. It rains more often in Eugene, though. The climate is mild, in Eugene - meaning you won't find much snow there, although you don't have to go far to find it in the mountains.
There are a lot of days in Eugene where it will rain off and on, mixed with periods of sunshine and clouds. It usually doesn't rain that hard, and the joke is that Oregonians don't use umbrellas at all, because they are tough and rugged. The truth be told, it usually doesn't rain hard enough to warrant using an umbrella. It's usually just drizzles when it rains.
The weather is actually much better in the Willamette valley than most people think. Mild, wet winters and mild, dry summers.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 12:55 pm to FenrirTheBeard
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Greely, CO
Ft Collins or Windsor would be better
AG country with a lot of amenities close by. The mountains are an hour or less away. Estes park, Rocky Mountain National Park. Not to mention you can begin your fourteener tour and hike all the High peak mountains throughout Colorado. Rocky Mountain High
Denver Approx 70 minutes away. A lot of great people in the area. Four seasons and you will get to enjoy just about any outdoors stuff minus a beach and ocean.
Beautiful state and you will love every day you made the decision to move there. Enjoy yourself and you're welcome.
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 12:59 pm
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