Need advice. What are good cities to do residency in?

[Asp]

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My criteria for good quality of life are

1. Temperate weather
2. Mild to moderate traffic, the less the better
3. Good places to eat
4. Enough population to support online dating

in that order

So far I have been suggested

1. Bay Area
2. San Diego
3. Miami

If anyone can add anything to this list I'd greatly appreciate it.

 

[CodeBlu]

My criteria for good quality of life are

1. Temperate weather
2. Mild to moderate traffic, the less the better
3. Good places to eat
4. Enough population to support online dating

in that order

So far I have been suggested

1. Bay Area
2. San Diego
3. Miami

If anyone can add anything to this list I'd greatly appreciate it.

hahaha, those are good places.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Utica, NY. I went there once and it looked like a city but I didn't see another living person. We had the entire city to ourselves. I swear we drove around downtown for 30 minutes before we saw another car. I thought we accidentally stumbled into some kind of evacuation zone but no, that is just Utica. So if you want to live in a "city" with virtually no traffic, Utica is the answer.

Don't let this picture fool you. I think all of those cars are abandoned.

 

[OveractiveBrain]

My criteria for good quality of life are

1. Temperate weather
2. Mild to moderate traffic, the less the better
3. Good places to eat
4. Enough population to support online dating

in that order

So far I have been suggested

1. Bay Area
2. San Diego
3. Miami

If anyone can add anything to this list I'd greatly appreciate it.

New Orleans. Memphis. Birmingham.

On the list wasnt "awesome places people know about and want to visit" or "have to spend rediculous amounts to live there" (which all three safely include). Got good programs in those cities too. Good. Not Great. Good.

 

[surftheiop]

Look in the south east, there are a handful of really nice places to live and you should have no problem landing some dates unless your an annoying yankee 😉

 

[sanityonleave]

I'll second Birmingham, AL if you wouldn't mind living in the Southeastern US. It has a very good medical center and fits all of your criteria. While I haven't tried online dating, it has a large and active young professional scene so I can't imagine you'd have too much trouble.

I grew up in AL (and went to undergrad in the NE), and so I can say with some authority that Birmingham doesn't conform to a lot of the stereotypes of the rest of the state. In addition, UAB Hospital attracts lots of non-locals, so the culture is not overly southern (though if you can't stand the idea of living in the south it's still probably not right for you).

PM me if you have any questions about the area or UAB.

 

[cowme]

Ummm..if you need "mild to moderate" traffic you can cross the Bay area off your list.

If you are willing to tolerate San Diego level traffic, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix are all on par. Way better in Charleston, Albequerque, raleigh-durham-chapel hill.

 

[dancer89]

miami has terrible traffic, and is definitely not temperate... more like tropical

 

[bucks2010]

Honolulu

 

[Asp]

So I have additions

1. Birmingham
2. Phoenix
3. Houston

I guess I need more suggestions in the Southeast and Texas.

What places in Carolinas are best? Georgia?

And are Austin, Dallas comparable to Houston?

I pretty much haven't been outside of California for ten years so I'm clueless!

 

[hot sauce]

How do you define temperate weather? Houston is hot and humid in the summer (I believe Birmingham is as well but can't speak from experience on that one) and phoenix is just plain hot during the summer.

The weather in San Diego is hard to beat if you want year round weather that is not too hot and not too cold.

 

[Asp]

The weather in San Diego is hard to beat if you want year round weather that is not too hot and not too cold.

Well I guess there just aren't enough places like San Diego. Would you say it's better for a place to be hot in the summer, than too cold in the winter? That's my assumption going with the Sunbelt.

 

[bucks2010]

How north is too north?

I really like Nashville. You might also consider Cincinnati and Louisville which are more midwestern.

Charleston is a really cool town but you really have to make sure it's for you before you move there. It's a nice blend of quintessential southern charm with a little bit of hipness thrown in for good measure. The tradeoff is that it's comparatively small (can drive the width of downtown in 5 mins) and may not have the dating pool you desire. Also it's tortuously hot and humid in the summer...I will never go back in August if I can avoid it.

 

[2012mdc]

How north is too north?

I really like Nashville. You might also consider Cincinnati and Louisville which are more midwestern.

Charleston is a really cool town but you really have to make sure it's for you before you move there. It's a nice blend of quintessential southern charm with a little bit of hipness thrown in for good measure. The tradeoff is that it's comparatively small (can drive the width of downtown in 5 mins) and may not have the dating pool you desire. Also it's tortuously hot and humid in the summer...I will never go back in August if I can avoid it.

Those cities get pretty cold though.

What exactly do you mean by temperate OP?

I would add Orlando and ATL (traffic sucks but only during rush hour and there are ways around it)

 

[surftheiop]

So I have additions

1. Birmingham
2. Phoenix
3. Houston

I guess I need more suggestions in the Southeast and Texas.

What places in Carolinas are best? Georgia?

And are Austin, Dallas comparable to Houston?

I pretty much haven't been outside of California for ten years so I'm clueless!

For carolinas : in NC the research triangle area is nice (duke,NC), also winston salem (Wake) has a nice smaller city feel. Although Charleston, SC is easily the best town in the carolinas with a medschool.

If your into higher ranked programs, Emory is in Atlanta, but Atlanta is not a place all people like, also the weather kind of sucks there, its like 100 degrees in summer and gets some nasty ice storm in winter.

 

[2012mdc]

For carolinas : in NC the research triangle area is nice (duke,NC), also winston salem (Wake) has a nice smaller city feel. Although Charleston, SC is easily the best town in the carolinas with a medschool.

If your into higher ranked programs, Emory is in Atlanta, but Atlanta is not a place all people like, also the weather kind of sucks there, its like 100 degrees in summer and gets some nasty ice storm in winter.

I live in Atlanta. The weather is ok. It rarely snows during the winter and while it does get humid and hot during the sumer it's more tolerable than Florida or Texas humidity. Compared to Cali the weather sucks but compared to the midwest the weather is wonderful

 

[6essful]

New Orleans is handsDOWN one of the best cities I've ever been in. The people are really friendly, the food is AWESOME, the weather is definitely nice most days, but the traffic could be better.

 

[metallica81788]

New Orleans is handsDOWN one of the best cities I've ever been in. The people are really friendly, the food is AWESOME, the weather is definitely nice most days, but the traffic could be better.

Compared to larger cities, New Orleans traffic is great. It gets extremely hot here in the summer, though, and there really isn't much spring or fall (usually 2 weeks of each max). Humidity makes you start sweating as soon as you walk outside.

 

[DoctwoB]

Ummm..if you need "mild to moderate" traffic you can cross the Bay area off your list.

If you are willing to tolerate San Diego level traffic, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix are all on par. Way better in Charleston, Albequerque, raleigh-durham-chapel hill.

Bay area traffic isn't bad at all if you're not in San Francisco proper or commuting from the east bay into the city. 280 = the greatest highway in the world. Housing is crazy expensive though.

 

[JimmyChitwood]

Coming from Cali you will probably balk at the idea but if you can stand the cold, Indianapolis is a great city that doesn't get enough recognition. Safe as can be, great sports scene, cost of living is so low it's ridiculous, and people that love their city. Also, it's definitely not a cultural hot spot, but there are parts of the city that can fulfill most of your cultural needs (film festivals, almost brand new and FREE art museum, etc.).

Whatever you do, do not go to Cincy. Just don't.

I second Nashville and the Carolinas. Both great places.

 

[2012mdc]

Coming from Cali you will probably balk at the idea but if you can stand the cold, Indianapolis is a great city that doesn't get enough recognition. Safe as can be, great sports scene, cost of living is so low it's ridiculous, and people that love their city. Also, it's definitely not a cultural hot spot, but there are parts of the city that can fulfill most of your cultural needs (film festivals, almost brand new and FREE art museum, etc.).

Whatever you do, do not go to Cincy. Just don't.

I second Nashville and the Carolinas. Both great places.

No knock on Indy but I'd bet it's just too cold and too much of a culture shock to someone coming from Cali (I guess it depends on where in Cali)

I moved from Cali (LA and the Bay) and Atlanta (stay inside the Perimeter ) wasn't too bad of an adjustment.