Americans are rethinking where they want to live

Post by lifeisstillgood » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 5:34 PM UTC

ben-schaaf wrote: post #66

dublinben wrote: post #11

It bodes poorly for the environment if people are increasingly moving from denser cities to sprawling suburbs. This is in many ways a self-inflicted problem of high-cost cities, but it should be a national priority to reverse this trend.

It's always crazy to hear that suburbs are cheaper. Dense living inherently requires less infrastructure and less transportation, so it should be considerably cheaper. It's only through the subsidisation of suburbia and the low supply/high demand of high density urban areas that this is the case. Car centric suburbs aren't just terrible for the environment, terrible for safety and terrible for transportation; they're…

Post by _jarroda » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 5:35 PM UTC

ethbr0 wrote: post #108

Jerrrry wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many like you are buying up lake-front properties in rural places. I recommend it, playing farmer-cowboy-houseboateer in Kentucky/Tennessee is a magnitude cheaper than out west, even if you fail, you are out less money than simply living elsewhere.

Just learn the accent before you move there, and don't tell your neighbors where you're from.

Post by malermeister » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 5:35 PM UTC

shrubble wrote: post #60

anthk wrote: post #33

As an European, I love the American culture. But if you had the European standards on healthcare (The Spaniard one it's great), America would enter in a 2nd golden age.

You get good healthcare but only if you work for the right companies, meaning companies with good plans. My recent experience had me paying zero USD and dealing with almost zero paperwork. For a physical and the resulting outpatient surgery.

Post by legerdemain » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 5:36 PM UTC

larrymyers wrote: post #59

nickysielicki wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I grew up in the north suburbs of Milwaukee. Did you consider it? Outside of keeping your kids in the same schools (and the schools north of Milwaukee are great), it hits all the same marks and it’s a LOT cheaper.

I love visiting Milwaukee, and Wisconsin in general for the sheer amount of outdoor activities. Unfortunately it would send us the wrong direction with respect to visiting family. I want to spend less time in a car in general.

Post by donatj » Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 5:36 PM UTC

bovermyer wrote: post #162

donatj wrote: post #77

I live just west of Minneapolis with my wife in a house that's been in my family for generations. I don't want to leave but the continuous stream of car jackings, home invasions, petty theft and seemingly random acts of violence have me rethinking this. Calls to defund the police sound pretty tone deaf when your elderly neighbor is assaulted in their own home and robbed.

Counterpoint: we live in Edina, a nicer suburb just south of Minneapolis proper. No real crime except for a single hit-and-run by an out-of-towner in the last two years. Walking distance to two grocery stores, several restaurants, and two malls. Affordable utilities and rent.