Could anyone tell me which of them is the best place to live and why as well the cost of live rate and crime... I'm able to transfer through my job and school all I'll need is a place to stay...I have no family or friends in either state so I'll be starting all over again alone. I hate fast city life and heat! so those two criteria's would be a great plus in my decision.
2007-01-23 15:46:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Denver
Well,
I come from a military background so I hope I can help you out here:
I lived in Illinois (both Champaign (central) and Belleville (south)) on separate occasions. Great place, but I did get tired of the surrounding area. Coming from California, you'll miss the beach and the mountains if you're remotely close to either of those.
Florida is nice, but the humidity and bugs really got to me after a few weeks. The winter months are very nice though.
Indianapolis and the state of Ohio are similar to Illinois
Overall I would recommend Denver. I'm currently attending the University of Denver here and I really love it. The mountains are fabulous, the weather can't be beat, and it's just a great city. People will say it's expensive but that's only the upscale downtown and Cherry Creek areas.
2007-01-24 18:34:08 · answer #1 · answered by Paul V 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Denver is a good, but somewhat expensive place to live. Moderate crime rate, depending on where you decide to live in town. Great weather (despite the recent bilzzards, its almost always sunny and nice here).
However, if you aren't an outdoor-lover who likes to be active, don't bother with Denver. You will have a hard time fitting in if you don't want to ski, hike, bike, and play outside with the locals.
Just my opinion.
2007-01-24 16:23:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I currently live in the North Metro part of Denver. It is somewhat moderately priced but very little crime. I have family in Akron, Ohio so I know that it is much cheaper to live there but I don't know about the crime. I thiunk here in Denver the whether for the most part is pretty mild and in Ohio it does get so darn hot and humid.
2007-01-24 11:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by fluffybunny 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Two out of the five on your list aren't states.
The two cities have fast city life.
One state is very hot.
Crime rates are best determined by city, not by state.
Cost of living is best determined by city, not by state.
Narrow down your choices to cities or towns first. All of these states are big and the costs and styles of living can be vastly different from one part of the state to the other. At this rate, you're better off throwing darts on a map than doing research like this!
2007-01-24 02:28:01 · answer #4 · answered by Mama Gretch 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For the love of God please--PLEASE--stay away from Colorado. We already have waaaaaay too many Californians and nobody like them. You'll be treated poorly. Colorado is very hot in the Summer. It won't melt you, but it gets toasty.
I suppose you may like it here under two conditions: You are religious and you are a Republican. Colorado is a pretty midwestern, church-going, conservative place. Metro Denver is not like LA or San Francisco. You're single and this is mainly a city for families. If you're in a church-group or something you can probably do fine. But just hanging out like most of the silly, liberal Californians here is just not okay.
I would try Florida. Palm trees and lots of sun. A lot like home.
2007-01-24 16:38:41 · answer #5 · answered by YourMom 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
We moved here to Castle Rock, Co. 30 min. south of Denver. 15 years ago frim N.J.. Best thing we ever did. Check out
http://townofcastlerock.org
2007-01-24 18:59:10 · answer #6 · answered by xjoizey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of my friends live in Bloomington, IL. They love it, it has a small town feel with plenty to do and good paying jobs. I visited there and made friends in a few hours at one of the bars there. I.S.U. is there and its close to Chicago and ST. Louis. The weather is typical southern midwest.
2007-01-23 23:54:58 · answer #7 · answered by Mythos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really love Ohio, however it's not so much hot as it is humid in the summer. Cincinnati isn't too fast paced either.
2007-01-23 23:56:31 · answer #8 · answered by tigeri4263 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋