burbs is where it's at.

I'm outside Memphis...so even if I were in the city, it's still not such a huge city that I'd feel cramped...although I would never want to live in downtown Memphis.

I have some family that live in the burbs of Chicago, and I could do that...They live in a neighborhood not much different than mine, and are a 5-10 minute drive from the train and about a 20-25 minute train ride to Chicago. I would really like that, and I may have to find something like that eventually given my epilepsy (1 seizure and I'm not supposed to drive for 6 months...hard to do stuff when you live 30 minutes + from work).

I'm pretty introverted though out in public if I am alone, so big cities aren't a lot of fun for me if I'm walking around by myself.

 

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I can see the attractiveness of city living. If I didn't have a child, I'd consider it. That said, I live in a small town that's got a nice historic downtown area full of non-chain shops and restaurants, and I'm only about 30 minutes north of Boston. Another 30 minutes north gets me real rural living in the empty parts of NH, so it's not a bad place to be.

never lived in a small town, for most my life i would of had to drive at least hour just to get out of the city. always thought it might be nice to live in a small city in montana or something, but i think i would get tired of seeing the same people all the time. i couldn't handle everyone knowing my business

 

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There are lots of jobs downtown that pay people's passes to use public transit instead of parking in the city. If I worked downtown I certainly would use the train, its only about a 10 minute drive for me to get to. The big temp agencies give you bus/train passes as well, regardless of where you work, but often the route from home to work means 2-3 bus routes and 2-3 times the time.

 

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i love the dart here in dallas

fast, clean, not too many fights or killings ;P


stops right by one courthouse so if you have jury duty, you can ride it in to downtown. takes you to the zoo, and the fair.

wish it would take you to cowboy stadium and ranger stadium. that would be nice.

 

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I live in a town of a little over 3k people and work 50 miles away in a town of 100k people. I enjoy country life and only live 1/2 mile out of 'town' where there's a Wal-Mart, A&W, Long John Silver's, McD's and KFC so it's not that little. The interstate runs through town and there's an Army base 9 miles from town so there are plenty of transient people around as well to keep all the stores subsidized.

I enjoy the quiet and being able to take walks around my house and see deer and sand hill cranes out in the fields. The dog occasionally gets too involved with a skunk or porcupine but that's only a small downside to living here.

I was born and raised 40 miles south of Chicago and I don't miss it at all. Before I moved to Wisconsin, I had an 11 mile commute to work which took me 45 minutes to an hour. Now I drive 50 miles in 50 minutes to get to work and the 'rush hour' is laughingly called the 'rush minute' here.

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I'll take small town/boonies any day.


When my wife first moved to my last house in NH, the first thing she commented on how loud the night noises were. Then the next day she was looking for me and found me outside at the mailbox, in just my boxers shaving. She was horrified being a city girl. She said "what are you doing outside in your underwear"?

I told her to look around, who's gonna see me? The beaver that lives 15 feet behind my house?


I live in the suburbs now, back in Mass, and I feel cramped only having 1/2 acre. But with me working in Boston and having twins, the move was inevitable. I do want to move back at some point. I find MA completely retarded. You can't order online and have shipped to your house any kind of legal knife, axe, ammo etc.. all of these things are legal to be shipped to your house in NH. It just makes no sense.


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10-15 mins from work
grocery stores right down the street (Kroger and IGA)
live in a subdivision and know many of the people living in the sub.
nice streets with walks to take the pooch out
Big Lots is right down the street too!
about 10 minutes from downtown (if I wanna go there)
several good eateries are close

 

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About 75k here and I really like it.
5 minute (or less) drive to work
The bar that I mainly go to is a 30 second walk from my place
The grocery store is about a 10 minute drive (or less)
Unless it's a holiday I usually wait a max of 10 minutes for a cab
It has a bit of a small town feel since a lot of people know each other but I don't know everyone in the city
About an hour drive to a city with over 350k (aka bigger and better bars)
Multiple other big cities within a few hours drive
15 minute drive to get to the bridge (going to Michigan)
It's a drinkers town...

con: It's an industrial city so if you're not from here you would smell it.

Heh...

Lived in a small town for the first 18 years of my life. The minute I turned 18, I tucked tail and high-tailed it out for the big city.

I LOVE big cities. My brother & his wife, and mother prefer the small town. I can't stand small towns, too little to do.

When I went back for my first visit after I left... 8 years later or so... it had transformed from a small town to a whatever-the-next-notch-up-is town having chain stores like Best Buy, Costco, Wal-Mart, and etc... I was surprised at the change...

Brandun - I'm sorry for you having your family next to you. I cannot have my mother living next to me. I would rather commit suicide than letting her. I applaud you for having the cajones.