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11/26/2007 09:12:28 PM · #1
I'd like to move, seriously...for personal and business reasons

What I want:
Public and municipal support of the arts
Decent cost of living compared to average salary
good public transportation

suggestions?

Message edited by author 2007-11-26 21:12:53.
11/26/2007 09:13:09 PM · #2
Fantasy Island
11/26/2007 09:13:48 PM · #3
Little Rock, AR
11/26/2007 09:14:47 PM · #4
Atlanta, GA
11/26/2007 09:17:40 PM · #5
Originally posted by rex:

Atlanta, GA


no way!!!
11/26/2007 09:18:22 PM · #6
Canada ;)
11/26/2007 09:20:05 PM · #7
oh I was gonna say. I have live all over the place. The list of places I have lived

Memphis
New Orleans
Biloxi, MS
San Antonio, TX
Wichita Falls, TX
Little Rock, AR
Sioux City, IA
Bozeman, MT
Seoul, S. Korea
Honolulu, HI

And honestly out of all those places, I have come back to Little Rock over and over.... its just beautiful here in Central Arkansas.

Bozeman, MT is good for photography and arts, but cost of living is SOOOO freaking high... sigh...
11/26/2007 09:22:08 PM · #8
I'm moving from Hollywood to Philly in January. People think I'm crazy... I might be a little... :)

I think it will be cool though, there are really artsy parts and old buildings and lots of character!
11/27/2007 12:09:28 PM · #9
Originally posted by gwe21:

Originally posted by rex:

Atlanta, GA


no way!!!


I second that. I live about an hour from Atlanta and have friends who live in Atlanta. Right now the cost of living is much higher than the average income and its only getting worse. The cheap houses are selling for around $250k and many of those are old and run down. If you don't mind living in a modular home(trailer) you can find something for under 200k. New you are looking at 300k and up depending on the neighborhood. If you have school age kids GA is ranked 36th as far as education.

GA is currently in a severe drought. A few north GA towns have already run out of water and many(N GA) don't know how much water they have left. At one point they were saying 90 days or less. We have had a couple days rain but it didn't raise the water table because more water is being let out than coming in. Army Corp of Engineers continues to pull water from Lake Lanier(main Atlanta Area water supply) to protect an area that has endangered species. The lake where we live feeds into Lake oconee and it is no more than the main river channel now(10ft wide). Lake Oconee water is fed down to Lake Sinclair to be sure the Georgia Power Plant has enough water to produce the needed electricity. This is the main plant for the Southeastern States, it produces for GA, AL, TN, SC, and NC.

GA can be a nice place to live but right now I'd steer clear unless you have a really awesome well paying job.
11/27/2007 12:13:56 PM · #10
escapetooz what part of Philly are you moving to. I'm from Philly. Been here all my life 41 years. It has it's ups and downs. Like everywhere.
11/27/2007 12:16:34 PM · #11
Research Triangle area of North Carolina.

I think you should take a look at. Pretty good public transportation and cost of living is pretty good as well. Small big city with Raleigh, and lots of artsy folks with 3 major universities within 30 miles of each other. However, as with all things your research is more important than my stumping for where I live.

Mike
11/27/2007 01:17:14 PM · #12
Columbus, Indiana.
11/27/2007 01:18:35 PM · #13
Boise, Idaho has it all!
11/27/2007 01:24:03 PM · #14
New Orleans would be wwwaaayyyy cool.
11/27/2007 01:27:52 PM · #15
Originally posted by colyla:

New Orleans would be wwwaaayyyy cool.


Never been a big fan of the Big Easy.

Fantasy Island sounds cool, but I hear the unemployment rate is high.
11/27/2007 01:31:10 PM · #16
You're in the boat I'm in Leroy, looking for new digs with good appeal.

What size town are looking for?

Two small towns that are on the current JP-short-list: Mountain View, AR and Eureka Springs, AR

Oddly enough, until about three weeks ago if someone had suggested I live in AR I'd have thought them looney and now two of ten are there.
11/27/2007 01:32:59 PM · #17
Originally posted by Mike_Adams:

Research Triangle area of North Carolina.

I think you should take a look at. Pretty good public transportation and cost of living is pretty good as well. Small big city with Raleigh, and lots of artsy folks with 3 major universities within 30 miles of each other. However, as with all things your research is more important than my stumping for where I live.

Mike


I second that vote, my wife's family lives in Raleigh and we go pretty frequently. As long as you're not downtown, the cost of living is reasonable and the art market is pretty good there. I get clients from the Raleigh area.

Message edited by author 2007-11-27 13:34:03.
11/27/2007 01:35:05 PM · #18
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by colyla:

New Orleans would be wwwaaayyyy cool.

Never been a big fan of the Big Easy.


You are crazy!! I was amazed at how the pulse New Orleans got into your blood....couldn't shake it for days when we got back...the hubby and I have talked about going back to see if it still had the same vibe since Katrina!
(mind you, we didn't get to stay long or do much but it was pretty amazing)


Message edited by author 2007-11-27 13:35:53.
11/27/2007 01:36:24 PM · #19
Just don't move to Dodge. All I ever heard is that everyone wants to get the hell out of there. :P

I'd say Seattle, but it takes some getting used to. Cost of living here is very localized - in and around the city - very high, out in the burbs - not so much, but going up - a little farther out - still reasonable. Are you planning on renting an office or studio for your business?

11/27/2007 01:54:11 PM · #20
The Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex area are actually pretty cool, and the cost of living I found to be extremely reasonable...particularly the Fort Worth area...I actually miss living there quite often. I just really liked the vibe of the area.
11/27/2007 02:06:31 PM · #21
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Are you planning on renting an office or studio for your business?


Perhaps an office, but I don't do the studio thing. A nice loft apartment would be nice :-)
11/27/2007 02:15:07 PM · #22
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Are you planning on renting an office or studio for your business?


Perhaps an office, but I don't do the studio thing. A nice loft apartment would be nice :-)


Austin is becoming condo/loft city. You can get a nice 1,000 sq ft loft for $500k
11/27/2007 02:25:24 PM · #23
Best Places (List by Rank)

ETA: Columbus, GA has a lot of loft apartments and studios downtown around the Arts Center (River Center).

Message edited by author 2007-11-27 14:27:57.
11/27/2007 02:27:05 PM · #24
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

I'd like to move, seriously...for personal and business reasons

Decent cost of living compared to average salary

suggestions?


That requirement pretty much eliminates Durango Colorado from your list.

Our affordable housing panel just determined that "affordable" housing is $260,000. What a joke.

Message edited by author 2007-11-27 14:28:53.
11/27/2007 02:29:11 PM · #25
Originally posted by swhiddon:

Best Places (List by Rank)

Nice to see two Utah cities on that list. That doesn't necessarily help you out much though, because it doesn't have a lot of factors you are looking for. For example, I wouldn't consider Utah a very artsy place, and a lot of people in Utah, especially Provo(which was #2 on that list), like to do things the cheap way. We try to do things for ourselves as much as possible, and we like to find good deals.
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