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The following cities have the reputation as being playgrounds for young people from all walks of life. Which one is best for young professionals in their 20s?
San Francisco
Seattle
Austin
Atlanta
Boston
If you think its another city not listed here, please explain why.
The following cities have the reputation as being playgrounds for young people from all walks of life. Which one is best for young professionals in their 20s?
San Francisco
Seattle
Austin
Atlanta
Boston
If you think its another city not listed here, please explain why.
None of these cities. Most people in their 20s, are on the lower end of the socio-economic ladder, so affordability and job opportunities is key. SF, Seattle and Boston's COL is too high, Austin and ATLs COL is raised by the fact that car ownership is a virtual requirement. The best places for young ppl right now are affordable with well developed urban infrastructure and downtown jobs, north Jersey, Chicago, and Philly,
Doesn't best city for young people depend on the person? Why do I want to network with a bunch of other young people. I want to network with people from all walks of life. I grew up in a "college" town of about 300k, and was over it when I was 18 but went ahead and finished up there as it was cheaper at the time. I was already making trips to NYC, Chicago, Miami etc when I was 18-19, why would I want to prolong that collegey type feel surrounded by teenagers and 20 year olds?
If you mean cities with lots of 20 year old hipsters who act like they are in college then Austin and Portland. I do not like these types of cities, b/c then what do you do with your social network once you turn 30 ??? Move? There is a different culture for people in 30s, 40s, 50s in places like NYC LA or Chicago. Plenty of singles in these age groups that don't want to just move out to the conservative burbs of Austin or any other quasi collegey/mid size city town like Raleigh.
As far as career goes you aren't just going to move from say Austin to New York at 30 and climb the career ladder... Those people that moved there when they were 22 right out of college or 24-25 with a professional degree/masters in hand will have a HUGE advantage over you and already have large social/business networks.
I am definitely a *city* *anti-auto* *live in studio/1br* oriented person, so on that list Austin or Atlanta wouldn't cut it anyway for me at least, and also b/c they are surrounded by large conservative red zones. I would only live in Boston, Seattle or SF on your list.
Anyway just chiming in on somebody who went through same thing of "where to move" in my 20s awhile back.
The COL argument doesn't wash if one is working a decent professional job where salaries compensate. If you're moving in order to enjoy the nightlife scene while working in a service sector job by all means Austin might be your best bet.
The COL argument doesn't wash if one is working a decent professional job where salaries compensate. If you're moving in order to enjoy the nightlife scene while working in a service sector job by all means Austin might be your best bet.
I hear this a lot, but if there's one thing I've learned, it's that attaining or keeping a particular job, let alone a particular salary, is never a guarantee. Cost of living, on the other hand, is something that's easy to know in advance.
If I were in my early 20's again I'd go for Nashville. It's back on top of the cool/hip list.
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