I did the BestPlaces.Net survey and ended up with:
1 Boston, MA-NH-ME
2 San Francisco, CA
3 Long Island, NY
4 Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV
5 Denver, CO
6 Boulder-Longmont, CO
7 New York, NY
8 Danbury, CT
9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
10 Chicago, IL
San Jose, CA (where I grew up) came in at #31. The nearest place to where I actually live came in at #94. Columbus, OH (where I lived before) was #141.
This was not all that surprising because I was raised in an urban culture and I guess I like having certain things around even if I never make use of them. The questions didn’t really talk a lot about the culture though. I have to say that I really love living in a town of 1800 people compared with an urban area. Life is slower, the people are nicer, and I can always find a way to work it out if I’m really desperate for something. I would like to be closer to the Cities, but I’m content for now.
Boulder/Longmont = yay!
I thought of you when I got that response.
Even though it’s your top-listed city, I have a hard time imagining you living here in Boston: you would definitely be frustrated by how unfriendly people can be at times. However, if you ever do move here, you’ll have at least one friend!
I’m also really not a city girl at heart — if I lived in New England, I’d rather live on the coast in a small town.
(I’m the L.L. Bean poster child.)
i took the survey, and the town i live in came in #203. gonna ask the missus in the morning: “wanna move?”
I would love living in a town with only 1800 people. Now, I’m living in a city of 200000.