re: Huntsville, AL Baws OTGT This Weekend

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It just depends on what you want out of life.

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Obviously this. Different people want different things. If you want to be able to go to the ocean every day and that is a priority, Fairhope will be significantly better to you than Huntsville.

Places I'd rather be rich? Sure, I think NOLA easily wins there.

I think for your typical person, Huntsville provides a lot of things that nowhere else in AL/LA does. It is the strongest and most stable (not necessarily largest) government of any city in LA or AL. Cost of living is extremely reasonable and a lot better place to be "average" than New Orleans. Natchitoches is about 1/10th of the size of the city of Huntsville and about 1/25th of the size of the Huntsville metro.

As someone who has been middle class in Huntsville, Birmingham, and New Orleans, I'd give an edge to Huntsville but I think they offer things for different ages. Birmingham and New Orleans are better for younger people but when it comes time to raise a family and settle down, I'd rather do it in Huntsville than anywhere else in AL or LA.