Best city to live in USA? Want to move to a new place, biggest factors are nice weather, cost of living and having a city feel with access to good health care, fitness, food, entertainment, transport

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SLC. It's great weather, pretty mild although it can get hot in the summer but it's a dry heat so not that overwhelming. COL is v reasonable and you could easily get a place that's in a great neighborhood but close commute to the airport. Excellent outdoor activities and fitness opps. I literally rock/ice climb, mountain and road bike after work when I'm remote with ease. Food scene is good and getting better. Only downside is weird liquor laws but pretty easy to get used to.

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SLC is a fun city, but the weather is extreme. Both summer and winter can kill you.

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Charlotte is awesome and has great weather compared to the Northeast (too cold) and south (too humid). Also has a major airline hub. West coast is awesome but absolutely miserable for travel. Anything west of Chicago is a hard trip considering most clients are east of Chicago. Seems like west coast companies are a bit newer and have less technical debt and more inclined to do things on their own. Not sure if this is true for other consulting companies but many of our clients are not in the West.

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I second EY5 on the diversity thing. The minorities here are almost all in the service industry, and there are very few young black professionals in/around uptown. I still love it here, but it's notable when I see the one other black person at a brewery or whatever the weekend activity may be. So while the demographics say it's diverse, the city is very segregated and the diversity doesn't seem to carry through socioeconomically.

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Manhasset, NY

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No but seriously, check out Long Island.

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Dallas

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Nope, we are full here. Everyone and their grandma are coming.

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DC

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Austin

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Atl shawty!

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San Diego - Del Mar (if you can afford it). Atlanta - Buckhead if you’ve no kids.

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Seattle

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Atlanta

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Houston, Dallas, Austin, or Columbus

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For a consultant Dallas. Cheap and in the middle to fly anywhere within 3 hours.

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Wow just wow

Austin!

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Charleston, SC
-great beaches
-cola is not bad
-fun scene / great restaurants
-amazing history
-great outdoors activities
-can be rather hot in the summer, but mild winters make up for it

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Denver hands down. Huge efficient airport. Skiing and hiking and rafting. Amazing city where it has just enough density to walk lots of places without the pain of Chicago or NYC. Amazing weather

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OC. End of story. Expensive? Yes. Worth it? Yes.

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I’ve been working in OC for the last year (home base is Tampa, FL though). I personally did not find it to be worth the cost, which is why I did not relocate despite many relocation offers. I think you can find good weather, food, and other amenities in other cities that are significantly cheaper.

Edit: OC: Orange County, CA.

Tampa, FL. Weather is great. Cost of living is cheap, but salaries are really good. Good hospitals. Fitness and food are part of the culture. We lack in public transportation though

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I respectfully disagree with PWC11. St Pete is cool to visit but Tampa is growing faster and it’s easier to get around. Unless you’re working in St Pete, you’re commute is going to be extremely long because you have to cross 1 of 3 bridges, which are always very backed up.

Los Angeles

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LA is amazing, cost of living is not low but you get what you pay for. If you want to live by the beach - Santa Monica is perfect but rent is high. Venice / Playa Vista are a bit cheaper. DTLA is growing and great if you want a city feel. Echo park and Silver Lake are cool options if you want to live near DT on the east side. Visit LA and explore all of the neighborhoods to get a feel!

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Just moved from Dallas to San Diego. Both places are excellent choices!

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Boise!

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Naperville

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Not New York
Not California

For sure Texas

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