A user asked the forum, “What is a city that is cool to visit but not to live in?”
HONOLULU
“Honolulu. Lived close to it for 12 years. Terribly expensive.”
NEW ORLEANS
“New Orleans. Great food and fun for 4-5 days, but the heat, the flooding, and the crime would not be fun long-term.
NASHVILLE
“Nashville. Lived there for three years and grew to hate it. My office was right by Broadway, bachelorette central.
There’s no rage like getting stuck behind a pedal tavern full of screaming women going two mph when you’re just trying to get home from a long day of work.”
SAN FRANCISCO
“I would say San Francisco or Austin, but only because of the cost now.
Both are great to live in if you already own a house there, but good luck affording one now.”
MIAMI
“Miami. Cool to visit but live? Not at all. Expensive, and wages are bad.”
SALT LAKE CITY
“It’s gotta be Salt Lake City. Amazing nature and outdoor activities and definitely some cool to see in a limited amount of time aside from its natural beauty. It was enough to suck us into moving out there.
Come to find out, the air quality is very poor; the state is on highly borrowed time with water, there’s a potentially nasty earthquake around the corner, infrastructure is lacking, drivers are rash, and food culture/nightlife is decent, but never going to compare to the big boys.”
NEW YORK
“NYC is a really sweet city, but a city as busy as NYC is totally not a place I can find myself living in.”
MEMPHIS
“Memphis, I’d like to visit Graceland. Go to a few of the museums there.
But I’d hate living there. I’m more northern, so the heat would kill me.
Plus, Memphis has been pretty dangerous recently.”
BARROW
“Barrow, AK. The most northern American city.
The Arctic Summer is beautiful, and the constant daylight is surreal.
But the Winters are brutal, and things are very expensive.”
WASHINGTON
“I loved Washington D.C. when I visited, definitely wouldn’t wanna live there, though. Traffic is way too crazy.”
VIRGINIA
“Virginia Beach. Expensive, and honestly, we don’t need any more people here, considering most of the people moving here are conservative military folk. There are so many churches in a four-mile radius it’ll make your head spin.
Williamsburg is another one too. Busch Gardens is really cool, but it is twice more expensive than even my city.
Actually, I say any place in Hampton roads is pretty expensive but not as pricey as these two cities.”
LAS VEGAS
“Las Vegas
Grew up there and spent a lot of my adult life there too. I can’t fathom moving back.
Moved to northern NV a few years back. Today I was angry because my house is warmer than outside.
So it goes, I can go sit outside and not run my AC. Can’t say that in Vegas this time of year or practically ever.”
ANAHEIM
“I’m shocked no one has said Anaheim yet. Not a huge city (#55 in the US in terms of population), but it punches above its weight class in terms of tourism.
2 major league sports teams, Disneyland, great restaurants, and a major convention center, and that’s just within city limits. Several choices of airports, LA, and beaches nearby.
But living in Anaheim? It’s not a very nice place to live (not counting Anaheim Hills, which is technically still the City of Anaheim). Some really rough neighborhoods. Living NEAR Anaheim can be nice, though.”
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