best cities in america to live?
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I love Seattle.  I love the culture there.  A little bit of it all!  I personally live in Coeur D Alene Idaho, and although I would not consider it a city, it is beautiful here.  We see all four seasons.  A great lake provides boating and other summer activity.  There are about 4 ski slopes open during the winter.  Downtown culture is great.  Host of Ironman Competition.  Spokane is close but not a great place, but still has tons to offer, so in CDA you get the benefit of Spokane as well with out having to live there.  Great music scene in spokane, home of the Gonzaga Bulldogs.  All in all Coeur D Alene is AWESOME!!!!
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LA? You've got to be kidding me... Last time I was in the actual city of LA it was run down and dirty.\n\nNow the suburbs of LA on the other hand may be better.\n\nI would say San Diego, CA\nI've heard that it's one of the most popular places to live.\n\nI would also give Santa Barbra, CA a big thumbs up, but you're going to have to commute to find a job, and it's also $$$$$$$$
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Wisconsin!\n\nGreat place to live\nNot far from Chicago\nNot far from St. Paul\nLots of jobs\ncost of living is low = about $500-$600 for a 2 bedroom apartment\nPeople are friendly.  Doesn't include Milwaukee\nThe Cities are not far apart\nGreat outdoor activities\nEducation is great
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The northern most islands are the most settled and most populated.  These are also the safest for Americans to visit.  As you move south, the population changes especially far down south which is radical Muslim and very dangerous for Americans.\n\nStart north, which is where internation flights come in anyway.  Then work your way toward the middle islands for laid back beauty and fun.
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Philadelphia, PA, where I live. It has lots of cool stuff, but most of all it's an idiosyncratic city. It's difficult to explain to the outsider, but it's possibly the most perfectly imperfect city.\n\nI've been living in Rome for the past 4 months and I love it here too. I've also visited Koln, Germany and that was a fantastic town full of good shopping districts, really good food, lots of beer and tourist-friendly people.
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I lived half my life in Portland, Oregon. It is so beautiful and the people are so nice. Seattle I've lived, but hated the rudeness. The only thing I dislike about Oregon is they are so Liberal. They have horrible sex laws and will never vote to keep perverts in jail. I live in Alaska now and people here are great. I rent a studio Apt. for 495.00 mo. free utilities. I do miss the giant fir trees though. Portland has lots of jobs and low rents. Good Luck!
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try philadelphia , Queens NY, Boston MA, California\nI heard these are some of the top states.
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Santa Monica is probably the most expensive, followed by San Diego. L.A is probably your best choice as the population is quite diverse and the cost of living is not as bad.
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California is the best state in USA because it has all major cities in USA like San francisco, LA, San diago, sacramento etc.
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Well the city that pays the most probably has the highest cost of living, so that might not be your best search criteria. For pay rates, check the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook at:\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/
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Connecticut!!! Its a beautiful state. The cost of living is still a little high, but not as bad as long island. You won't be too far from the city, so you can still visit friends. The school systems are really good as well. Good luck with wherever you decide to go.
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Forbes Magazine did a special report in 2005 entitled "Best Places for Business and Careers." Using data from the research firm Economy.com, Forbes Magazine looked at business costs (labor, energy, tax and office space expenses) and living costs (housing, transportation, food and other household expenditures) to come up with their list. Texas and Virginia come up at the top of the list with 7 areas in the top 20 because of highly educated labor force, and relatively low business cost.\n\nThe Best Metros are:\n\n1. Boise ID \n2. Raleigh-Durham NC \n3. Austin TX \n4. Washington DC - Northern VA\n5. Albuquerque NM \n6. Huntsville AL \n7. Fayetteville AR \n8. Norfolk VA \n9. Atlanta GA \n10. Madison WI\n\nThe Forbes website (link below) also includes ranking by cost of doing business, job growth, educational attainment, population. They also have a ranking for small metro areas.\n\nIsabel Isidro\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com
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Funny you ask that questions, I was just reading about this this morning. Check below from Fox New, hope this helps:)\nCensus: Fastest Growing U.S. Cities Are in Suburbs \nWednesday, June 21, 2006\n \n STORIES \n•College Grads Chase Jobs, Culture to Big U.S. Cities•Census: Americans Moving to Rural Areas \nWASHINGTON — Elk Grove, Calif., wasn't even incorporated six years ago, and now it's the fastest-growing city in America. \n\nBigger, older cities are losing ground.\n\nThe Sacramento suburb grew by 11.6 percent last year, to 112,000 people, typifying the nation's appetite for open spaces, affordable homes and suburban living. Once a rural farming community, Elk Grove has given way to sprawling development, fueled by a short commute to Sacramento and local employers such as Apple Computer.\n\n"Ten to 15 years ago is when the housing started coming in. That was followed by the businesses," says Janet Toppenberg, president and CEO of the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce.\n\nAmericans have been moving west and south for decades, and last year was no different. All but three of the 50 fastest-growing cities from 2004 to 2005 were in those regions of the country, with many in California and Florida, according to Census Bureau estimates Wednesday. The estimates were for cities with populations of 100,000 or more.\n\nClick here to read more on the report from the Census Bureau.\n\n(Story continues below)\n\n ADVERTISEMENTSAdvertise Here  \n \n\n\nElk Grove was followed in the top five by North Las Vegas, Nev.; Port St. Lucie, Fla.; Gilbert, Ariz., and Cape Coral, Fla.\n\nAll five are suburban, and all have fewer than 200,000 residents.\n\n"We have a pattern that is consistent across the country," said Hans Johnson, a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. "Families choose to move to areas where they can buy more housing for less money and often with better schools."\n\nAmericans also are moving away from many of the nation's biggest cities, though the reasons vary with the cities.\n\nPeople are following jobs out of struggling Midwestern cities. Others are leaving expensive Northeastern and Western cities in search of more affordable homes. And people are fleeing big cities everywhere in search of better schools.\n\nNew York remained the nation's largest city, with 8.1 million people. The city has added 135,000 people since 2000, but it lost 21,500 from 2004 to 2005, more than any other city.\n\nDetroit, with its struggling economy, has lost 65,000 people since 2000, the most of any city. Philadelphia, which has lost about 50,000 manufacturing jobs since 2000, has lost 54,000 people during the same period.\n\nSan Francisco, with the highest real estate prices in the country, has lost 37,000 people since 2000, according to the Census Bureau.\n\nThe bureau issues annual population estimates based on building permits, housing units and other changes since its 2000 headcount.\n\nStates sometimes dispute those estimates based on their own calculations. For example, California officials estimate that San Francisco has grown by 22,000 people since 2000, rather than shrinking. But even if the city did add people, it did so at a much slower rate than cities in the center of the state, said John Malson, a research manager for the state Department of Finance.\n\n"The housing market out here has gone nuts, especially in the coastal areas," Malson said.\n\n"The Central Valley is still more affordable than the coast," he added. "A lot of people are moving out from the Bay area."\n\nMost of the big cities that gained population were in the South, according to the Census Bureau.\n\nIn overall numbers, Phoenix added the most people — 44,400 — from 2004 to 2005, giving it a population of nearly 1.5 million.\n\nNew Orleans, an exception in the South, had already lost population before Hurricane Katrina. The city lost about 30,000 people from
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It depends on what you want to do for a living.  You obviously want to go somewhere where you will be able to earn if you have to.\n\nHousing costs can make it prohibitive to live in places like Washington DC, where the unemployment rate is practically nothing, but a three bedroom townhome costs 400,000 dollars 1 hour out from the city.  \n\nThere are lots of nice cities in the mid west like Des Moines, and further west like Topeka, Lawrence, Omaha, Tulsa, etc, where the dollar still buys you a decent house and where you have adequate social offerings from local universities.  Yes, they do get some winter but offer four seasons and a nice balance.  Believe it or not, Joplin Mo, for example, is quite a jumping town for a little city, with a quaint city center and some light industry and other prospects keeping the economy going.  You can get a decent house there for 150,000.  Eastern Kansas, Eastern Oklahoma have hill country and trees and the snobbier sort of shallow people that sometimes "must" live on one cost or the other stay away, keeping the costs down.  If you must live on the coast, Wilmington NC gives you a little value, a quaint city center, and water sports, beaches, etc.  A little pricey for NC, but there you are.\n\nI would caution you at your age that moving is not very easy when you leave your support network and friends and move somewhere where the support structures are not transitory (people don't move away).  It can be hard to break in.\n\nGood Luck.
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dallas texas is the best area by far. but if you want the northeast try the upstate NY area around Utica/Syracuse
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that is what i am doing, but im not moving to another state, just another part of town.  you need to ask your self what kind of town is the best place for you.  what are you looking for.  small town were it is quite but no shopping centers for 140 miles (that is Gillette, WY. were i am at) or large city were you have tons of thing to choose from for your free time, but cost of liveing, crime , and houses are a lot higher.  there is no reason to be misrable if you dont like being were your at.  if you have the fredom of leaving when ever you want then do it.
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Austin is great.It is small, beautiful and trendy. Houston has lots of opportunity. It is huge, ugly and cheap to live in, but has lots to do and lots of jobs. (before anyone trashes my post- I am a native Houstonian and choose to live there in spite of the down side, for now.) Santa Fe NM, and Albuquerque NM can be good.  It really depends on what kinds of job one seeks and the skills one has to offer.  The bureau of labor statistics site offers a great deal of information.