10 Best State Capitals in U.S.
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- Ranking the Top 10 state capital cities in the U.S. I examine economic factors such as job growth and wages, cultural aspects such as entertainment and nightlife, and options to be outdoors such as parks and hiking/biking trails.
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11. Richmond, VA
12. Oklahoma City
13. Phoenix, AZ
14. Indianapolis, IN
15. Providence, RI
16. Hartford, CT
Annapolis, MD technically meets the criteria for this list but it's much more of a smaller town capitol that's in a large metro because of two completely different cities so I didn't want to include it. Hartford is the only awful big city capital.
Richmonder here. Nice to know we just barely lost out on this hehe.
Man, we just missed the list
OKC has come a long way in the 30 years I've lived here. Glad to see it recognized in this comment. We have a really good local live music scene.
Wow, Rhode Islander out here, pretty shocked to see it at 15
Christmas Day present time for you
Cvs now I’ll be cool with him so you
As a Sacramentan, I appreciate your use of Hella lol 😂
As someone who previously lived in Sacramento, I never realized that my use of "hella" came from there until I moved and people looked at me funny for saying it. Took my 5 years to break the habit!
Do you guys listen to the band, Hella? They’re from Sacramento and I think you’d like them. Please report back to me on what you think of them
@@Rosemari753 Houston also uses “hella” a hella lot 😂
I thought that was generally a California thing?
@@jnyerere it's a Bay Area, NorCal thing lol
When are you doing a top 50 license plate list?
👍🏼 Great suggestion!
But so many of the classics have been changed and aren't as cool anymore..... 😫
True. It is just a revenue stream now. When you can get an Alabama Crimson Tide plate in Texas that is just wrong!
Ooh I would love this, too. I have a big collection of US and Canada license plates. Maybe the list should include ONLY the state's main/primary plates. Like Phil said, some states have so many different or alternate plates for revenue streams so possibly sticking with the primary plate for each state is easier to do. A couple of my favorites are classics that have been the same for at least 25-30+ years: North Carolina, Oregon, and Vermont. Some newer ones I really like are South Carolina, Tennessee, and the Utah one with Delicate Arch on it.
The video could be titled "What's the 2nd best license plate after Hawaii's?"
My personal rankings (that no one asked for): Colorado #1. Virginia dead last.
I'm born and raised in Utah. Currently living in Sandy (about 20 minutes south of Salt Lake). It's hard to imagine a place better than SLC...fantastically nice and educated people, booming economy, endless outdoors activities, stunning scenery, low cost of living, geographically close to other great places, best skiing in the world, etc. I've also lived in Seattle, Portland, and San Diego. Every time I visit other places, I'm reminded of how superior Utah is. Oh, go Jazz!
I don't know why I always root for my home city / state when watching these things but I do. Go Salt Lake City! 😁🤞
EDIT - Woo we're #1 🎉
yeah i live in salt lake. was not expecting that lmao
I’ll take number 10 even though I live i Minneapolis which is right next to St. Paul
I was kind of surprised how high it was considering the price of housing in and around SLC, but ... I'll take it!
Yessir
I hate SLC. But, I'll take it over going to Seattle or Denver. Go down there once in a while to see friends. I'll usually run to Ikea before coming back to Montana. I have learned, go there and be out of town on Sunday, before noon. Absolutely no traffic. 😂
#1 Salt Lake City, Utah
#50 Trenton, New Jersey
You've never been to Jefferson City Missouri
@@IHateMyAccountName and hopefully never will...
Ayy Saltlake
Trenton has some outstanding pizza. The city might be a dump but it’s small and there are really nice areas closeby. Obviously haven’t been to all 50 capitals but Springfield, IL should probably be ranked lower than Trenton
Salt Lake City is a really nice place
As a resident, I was impressed you made Columbus seem so attractive without once mentioning OSU/buckeyes. Impressive. Love your channel and look forward to every post.
Thank you!
Well, in fairness, OSU wasn't mentioned out loud - but the robotics image was at OSU, with a sign on the wall clearly indicating such.
The college football fanaticism at OSU is a big reason I would never move to Columbus. I’ve heard many times how the city is almost religious about OSU.
No one:
Geography King: Atlanta is very gay.
Love the channel, would love to visit some of these cities!
👍🏼Hit 'em all! YOLO! 😎✌️
I can confirm Atlanta is pretty damn gay. I mean, I’m a bisexual guy and I live in the ATL metro 😂
Welcome to Atlanta
Where the players play.
But most of the who're playing
are..... GAY!!! 🌺🌺
(Sorry San Francisco)
I live in the salt lake metro area, and it is pretty awesome. One unfortunate downside is a weather pattern called an inversion. The mountain valley traps cold air and pollution and we get weeks straight of pea-soup-thick smog with the worst air quality in the country. Interestingly, the ski resorts are above it and often have warmer temps than the valley during an inversion. Despite the inversions in the winter, I love the area. Sadly air quality has been an issue during wildfire season as well lately. The same valley traps smoke from California and we had some of the worst air quality in the nation for most of this last summer ☹️
Wow, as someone from Columbus, I would like to say thank you for pointing out some stuff that people overlook when they hear Ohio, great list!
I like columbus and ohio as well. I didn't appreciate it until after I moved out of state.
Columbus is the most depressing city on this list
You continue to impress with your thoroughness and presentation of "evidence" (and photos to match) for each set of lists you've given us. Thank you for being generous with your time and talent.
As a resident of Salt Lake City, I have to say that I am very satisfied with this list.
@G Galilei What are you talking about?
I think Salt Lake City is only getting better as it grows and continues to urbanize.
@@lagopacifico5275 he's probably one of those idiots who hates when new people move in to change things up. Especially foreigners
@G Galilei That’s why it’s important to choose leadership that will promote and follow sustainable urban growth and development patterns.
We can do this by expanding our high-density housing inventory and investing more in sustainable mass transit.
I mean, Salt Lake City’s air quality has actually improved over the years due in part to refineries shutting down, and the metropolitan area following (some) smart urban growth policies.
SLC has probably the best backdrop of nature of any capital. The mountains just majestically loom over the city. It's an amazing place. I had a blast on Antelope Island and being a cartoonist of Gulls well, there's no shortage of gull love in SLC.
I’m so proud of Denver for making a pretty big name for itself within the last decade. Growing up it never seemed like much of the US knew about us lol so I’m grateful to have it on this list.
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now denver is overrated and crowded
The “hella worst” part of Sacramento is their basketball team! Kings gotta step it up lol
I might very well have the only Kings hat and flag in all of Tennessee.
Y u Booly me kings merchandise is all we wear in sac town
Wrong the worst part of Sacramento is the filthy homeless problem.
I live in Boston, and I can affirm that you pronounced “Faneuil Hall” correctly.
I lived there for twenty years (on the Fenway) and it is such a great place. I regret leaving at least once every day.
@@dogcowrph place smells like butt
@@drayne3750 lol
Do you actually live in Boston or do you live in Boston metro? I live in Medford.
@@David_F97 I live in Stoneham, but it’s easier to just say I live in Boston.
Wow, I can't believe how well you nailed this list. Very fair and interesting assessment. As someone from Austin, I think everything you said was spot on. I always warn people about the summer weather here because it really is a barrier -- I think it should be seen something on par with a winter in Minnesota in terms of how bad of that part of your year will be.
I actually kinda like this bc it gave me a new perspective on Columbus and Salt Lake City
From one Justin to another, Columbus is very fun and underrated! Especially when there isn’t a pandemic haha
Columbus is great! So proud to be from Columbus.
I live south of SLC, but still live in the Metropolitan area, and I have met some very open minded people here and I love the scenery, but sadly alot of people here take it for granted and I can be an honest person as I am part of the problem.
Glad you put Columbus at that rank. Great city getting better everyday.
Glad you had Atlanta (my home) in there. Once you got to #5 and it wasn't named I was getting nervous!
Born and raised in Salt Lake City, totally agree with you that there is an abundance of things to do. After moving away, I never realized how poppin slc actually was
Protect this man at all costs.
Atlanta really is a great city. Great food, music, diverse culture, and heart of America’s movie and TV industry.
Let's not forget, wonderfully Gay.
ATL also has a lot of violent crime.
@@silverrob6868 you definitely from the white side 😂
@@bigfrank717 mentioning crime in cities is a way that people justify their racism
@@bigfrank717So does NYC, Connecticut, Maryland, DC, FL, Houston, Detroit, any major city. The difference is the crimes per capita and the zones. Go do your research please.
After I get my degree I was thinking of moving to Salt Lake City. Great video, Kyle
It's a great place to be young for sure.
Great video, Kyle. It's nice to be entertained and educated at the same time.
I've been waiting for this video for a long time.
from Australia and im into Canada/USA geography and found this channel and so I subbed
as a raleigh resident, i’m very satisfied with this list. it’s very weird to see all those photos of places that are right by my house, as i live down town. i love raleigh because you can go into the bustling down town or you can go to some of the beautiful outdoor places and both are easily accessible. we also have some great museums downtown. glad to be included on the list :)
Really love your focus on specific tech sectors in all your videos!
Even as an Angelino I'm hella stoked to see Sac on this list haha. Thanks for another interesting video! Always love the bits of fun you sneak in ;)
Thank you!
Great show, thanks, happy holidays.
Happy Holidays!
Grew up in Columbus. I also graduated from Ohio State. I joke that it’s a boring city to live in. But in all seriousness, it’s a cool place to live in. And it will forever have a special place in my heart.
This channel is hella cool! 😎
I'm glad Boise still got a shoutout! Just moved cross country and it was by far one of my favorite cities to stop in for a bit
Thanks for the video. I learned a few things while being thoroughly entertained. All your videos are great.
I only wish I had more time on this planet to investigate and explore my own country.
Wish you had mentioned Sacramento being your hometown before as I've heard you mention it in another video, and being from Stockton myself, I'm really glad I jumped on your channel as it seemed to start booming from around 11k subs in such a short time ago. I haven't stopped watching your stuff and you really seem like a guy I could have fun talking about anything over some driinks. Glad your hard work over the years is finally paying off cause you deserve it:)
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that.
Raleigh is very underrated. So excited to see how it looks here in another decade.
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Great video! Thank you very much
Thank you for such a positive presentation of Columbus! I was pleased and surprised when I saw it coming in at #3!
I swear you had under 20,000 subscribers when I found your channel just about a month or two ago. Now at nearly 60,000. Congrats on the success!
Thank you!
Another great vid! I love your channel!
Thank you!
WOW, did not expect my city to make it to #1. I love it here, I can get into a canyon within 15 minutes from my house.. plenty of things to do nearby..
I’m going there this Christmas
This Santana Album is a classic. Good choice👍🏾👍🏾
This video was amazing! Thank you for pointing out the flaws of the wonderful city of Austin. I'm also glad my beloved Atlanta ranked as high as it did. Traffic is too bad though. I do have a soft spot for Columbus as well. Very underrated, but maybe we should keep it that way Lol. Salt Lake City looks amazing.
No matter what time of day or day of the week we drive to Atlanta we get stuck in bumper to bumper traffic! I could do the winters in Columbus over the summers in Austin.
@@GeographyKing same! Atlanta is so nice but the traffic never really lets up. I might actually brave the Columbus winter considering all that the city offers and the price. At least it's probably not quite as snowy as Chicago.
@@andydrew03 Columbus resident here, our winters are not bad, it's a pretty nice city
@@andydrew03 Ohio’s winters have kinda changed especially the snow but the cold is still here. Ohio used to get tons of snow during the winter when I was young and it would get into the negatives often but not anymore.
I live just outside of St. Paul and I love it here. Glad to see it starting the list off strong!
Another great video Kyle. Love yor work😀
Thank you!
@@GeographyKing Thanks for answering back Kyle😀 When will we be getting another new video? Do one about northern California please?
As a Sacramento resident, I am pleasantly surprised it even made this list and not the worst list. If you're from here, you know how often we're either overlooked for SF and LA or talked down on for being a cow town. So any form of praise is strange lol
Boston: Yes, you pronounced Faneuil Hall correctly.
In addition to the hi tech sector there is also a very large bio-medical sector but all of these are in thanks to the education sector. Many students go to Boston for school and just settle there permanently because of everything the city has to offer.
(Note: Moderna a bio-medical company in the area will be in the news this week as it’s Covid vaccine is due to be approved.)
Good set of livable cities. One of the things I love about this country is the varied environments and cultures of its urban areas.
Great video once again, dude! I’ve been a fan for awhile, probably since 2k subs, and it’s been crazy to see your channel seemingly boom out of nowhere ! With that being said, I think it would be a good idea to start a Patreon! It doesn’t have to be much at all, but I think it’s a good idea to maybe grow your channel, while at the same time giving your dedicated fans a little something for their contributions. Idk, something to think about.
👍🏼 Great picks, Kyle! ⚾
I'd say a solid .750 batting average for this list! 😎
Ayeeeee I love Darby creek, we go there every week. Cool that it was mentioned. Great video!
it’s my birthday and geography king released a video, yes!
Happy Birthday! 🎂🎉
Excellent list; all the cities on here were very deserving. Loved seeing Atlanta at 2! Been living here 5 years and it’s the gift that keeps on giving.
Yes! Lucky enough to live in Dublin Ohio (suburb of Columbus). Home of Muirfield golf course. 20 minuets from Columbus and every cool and beautiful thing it has to offer. I'm in the short north, brewery district, arena district, and german village a lot. My daughter is lucky enough to attend OSU, ranked one of the best college universities in the country. Go Bucks!!
I live in Columbus, in fact at 14:38 in this video when you talk about Scioto Mile, that picture is taken almost at my doorstep. I have an amazing view, but for me, the best part of Columbus is the Columbus Metro Park system. You mentioned Battelle Darby, that's one of them, but there are 17 others ranging from a few dozen acres to others well over 1000 acres. Only bad thing about Columbus is that from December to April, the weather is completely crappy. Every February I feel like I'd do anything to move away from Ohio. Not the fault of the city, just lots of grey and 20 to 30 degree weather.
Great Video 👍
I've been to Denver its got to be on. Boston seemed fun too but was only there for an afternoon.
Hi! As an avid geography geek, I must say that I absolutely love your channel. What would could be better? Well...
Can you please make an episode (or preferably) a series of episodes on American waterways? How far inland can one navigate? At which points does one have to switch from a sailboat to a skid to a canoe? What are the different (mostly) water routes one could take across the country? Where are the lowest locks? Where are the highest locks? Are there large sections with no locks at all? Thank you in advance!
Fantastic ideas, Sasha!
@@BS-vx8dg Thank you! Hopefully more people notice and we'll get some answers.
Great video! Raleigh representing!
The first time I’ve heard the word “hella” and not been irritated. Thank you for your service.
EDIT: Only 33/50 state capitals have metro areas over 1,000,000, disqualifying the MAJORITY of states from this video.
Madison is one of my favorite cities in the country. Montpelier, Vermont is also nice, though tiny. By only considering metro areas with more than a million people, you leave some of the best places off the list and should consider giving this video a different title.
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EXACTLY. Madison and Montpelier are WAY better than Sacramento smh
@@NateCrail this!
Ohio isn’t that bad. We complain but we still live here. Columbus is very underrated though. Also was surprised you didn’t mention the major medical industry we have here. You have several major hospitals and medical suppliers that rank best in the world. What we lost in manufacturing we gained in the medical field
Enjoyed this a lot. I made my own list of 5, and the only one of the five that you didn't list is Honolulu - a city I know nothing about, but I figure it is an awesome location.
Hey Kyle! You should do a video on the cities with the best nightlife.
Bostoner here, your descriptions of our city were spot on. Only thing I'd alter is Olmsted Park. Yes the parks were designed by the famous architect himself but the park is not colloquially called that by the locals. More commonly locals refer to the Boston Public Park and the Boston Commons and what you see on a map named Olmstead Park is just part of the banks of a stream starting from Fenway (yes the name of the famous ball park) all the way to Jamaica pond, its actually the inspiration behind the hit "Dirty Water" by the Standells
I love Boston too - very walkable, lots of history & great food. The only thing I'd change is the hotel prices.
Columbus also has a very underrated (or completely unknown) pizza scene. Great place for those that love a good pizza 🤤
YESSSSS Pizza here is sooo good
Hounddog's is 🔥
It really is
@@chasemartini7110 I was gonna say Hounddogs! I live in Austin, TX now but I lived 34 of my 40 years in Columbus and there is no pizza here like Hounddogs.
@@JennRighter The $20 Every day Happy Hour Deal is the best thing the ever exist at a restaurant. One of the things I miss most from college at OSU
When will you do top 50 colleges like the best for every state, ranked?
And watch the comment section blow up.
A lot of those are also very well known due to sports and other reasons
AL - University of Alabama
AK- idk probably University of Alaska
AZ- ASU/UA
AK- University of Arkansas
CA- Stanford
CO- Denver/UC Boulder
CT- Yale
DE- University of Delaware
FL- FSU/UF
GA- Georgia Tech
HI- University of Hawaii
ID- Boise State? Idk
IL- Chicago
IN- Notre Dame
IA- UI/ISU
KS- University of Kansas
KY- Louisville?
LA- Tulane
ME- University of Maine?
MD- Johns Hopkins
MA- MIT/Harvard
MI- University of Michigan
MN- University of Minnesota
MS- University of Mississippi?
MO- University of Missouri
MT- University of Montana?
NE- NU/Creighton?
NV- University of Nevada
NH- Dartmouth
NJ- Princeton
NM- University of New Mexico
NY- Columbia
NC- Duke
ND- NDSU?
OH- Ohio State
OK- Tulsa/OU
OR- UO/OSU
PA- University of Pennsylvania
RI- Brown
SC- University of South Carolina?
SD- SDSU?
TN- Vanderbilt
TX- Rice
UT- BYU
VT- no clue
VA- University of Virginia
WA- University of Washington
WV- West Virginia University
WI- University of Wisconsin
WY- University of Wyoming
?=unsure
Correct me if I'm wrong for any
Slight variation: Do the top 10 college or university towns. That would bring in your Madisons, Athens, Ann Arbor, State College, etc.
@@MajorMlgNoob Rice depends on what you want to go to there for. STEM and Business are better at UT Austin, but Liberal Arts is better at Rice.
hello Geography king! I really enjoy your videos. I would like you to make a video on one of the most beautiful city in the world (according to several travel sites): Quebec City, Canada. This is my city and there is a lot of culture to learn and activities to do in a year. The city has a good metropolitan area of 800k + people and is very active economically and socially. It would be great to include the city in one of your videos and share it with everyone.
Ah I almost forgot, it is the only walled city in North America (above Mexico) and we still feel the history of European colonization. The St. Lawrence River makes the city magical and the lighting of the city is quite breathtaking at night.
1:46 - This is the Pioneer Building. My dad's cousins used to live in the penthouse and ran the tobacco shop in the lobby. My first job out of college was a CPA firm on the 14th floor. Years later when I moved to St. Paul, the building was converted into apartments. I looked at a studio that used to be my office.
Raleigh just approved a new development called “Downtown South” and it even plans for several 40 story buildings and a 20,000 seat soccer stadium. Development will cost $2.2 billion dollars and the Hurricanes also plan to get a new arena or renovate soon. The airport is a growing focus-city for Delta and after the pandemic, may become a hub for them. Today, 12/17/20, JetBlue Airlines is supposed to announce new routes including 7 new routes. 5 were just announced months ago and RDU could become a Focus-City for them as well. Apple has bought land through a partner at the research triangle park and is expected to develop.
Salt Lake City has improved quite a bit in the past 20 years largely die to a vast improvement in its liquor laws. In 2002, some buddies and I went there to ski at Alta, and we stopped at THE state liquor store, and bought all 4 six packs of (warm) beer on the store's one shelf! You had to pay a $5 cover charge for a temporary membership at the few local "clubs" where booze was dispensed. It's much better now. But it does get smoggy AF during winter temperature inversions, and so I'd still drop it down below most other capitols on this list even though it probably has the best skiing access of any city in America.
Top 15 water cities. Countries with so much coastline or just water around them. I’ll start, madison Wisconsin.
Isthmus be our lucky day!
😉🤣✌️
Minneapolis Minnesota/ St. Paul Minnesota
Miami, that place is water city 😂
watched, subbed, liked, commented
I’m from Atlanta moving to Austin so technically I’m downgrading 🤔
Your living at the “Gayest City” sooo 😂
Not really ATL doesn’t have any water either just a nice DT both overrated
But ATL should be number #1 on this list. It’s easy. Salt Lake City isn’t even diverse and they can’t dress
Atlanta is a shithole, you are actually upgrading
If Atlanta had the public transit system of say DC or Boston, I would be okay with this list. But the home is a 2 hour drive from school, which is a 2 hour drive from work, which is a 2 hour drive from downtown. It's ridiculous.
If you're ever in COLUMBUS for the summer time, i recommend ALUM CREEK Beach !! Omg. Its a hidden gem
Your worries about Austin are beyond true, it has lost so much of the culture and vibe it tried to capitalize on and it just feels artificial, I'm born and raised but don't even recognize it anymore.
Same here. The pandemic has wrecked the music scene here, which was already in decline prior to 2020. I don’t recommend Austin as a place to pursue a music career, though it’s fine, I suppose if you have a good-paying tech job.
I lived there 18 years, left in 2011. I went back in 2020 and could barely recognize it, it grew so much. I lived 9 miles from work and because I had to cross the river it took me a minimum of 45 minutes to drive it at rush hour and several times a year as much as 1.5 hours. I could (and often did) do it in 40 minutes on my bike. So glad I left. Every time a city lands on the best places to live list it gradually loses everything that made it a great place to live due to population growth.
I lived there from 2011-2015 I feel I caught the very end of cool Austin. Like SXSW was still fun and not totally corporate. I don’t even recognize the skyline now and I lived there less than 6 years ago.
@@RPhelan99 nah - you missed it. "Cool" Austin was over by the late 90's. You caught the tail end of hipster Austin.
My geography teacher would approve your channel👍😂
A Madisonian here so saddened! JK :) Great list!
Do a list of the best state mottos, please
You hear a lot about the summer heat in Sacramento, often getting up to 105, 108, or even 110, but two things really mitigate that. #1, it's a dry, oven-like heat. Humidity is very low in town, so you don't soak your clothes in sweat, unlike every single square inch of land east of the Mississippi. #2 is the confluence of two big rivers, the American and the Sacramento, and that creates a Delta Breeze at night, so the town cools off pretty well at night, usually into the high 50s or low 60s. It's only a few days during the summer that we keep the windows closed and run the AC at night. On the down side, the housing market here is getting insane. Urban sprawl from the Bay Area is affecting us, and home prices and rentals have gone through the roof. We have a two-BR, two-bath (plus an office) townhome in an eastern suburb which we bought in 2009 for $155k. One exactly like ours in our complex just sold for $340k.
A cool video would be dissecting the different types of cities in America, like the super-dense northeastern cities and then the urban sprawls out west. I'm from Boston and we're 700k but in only 50 sq miles (also while Boston proper is expensive, you only need to go a few miles outside the city (a dozen or so miles from downtown or literally across the Charles in Somerville) to find reasonable prices).
I've lived in Atlanta for the last 26 years, so I guess I like it. Particularly the reasonable climate and a location that makes it easy to get to most places in the eastern U.S. either by plane or car. The cost of living has remained reasonable as well. The negatives are the horrible traffic and the relative lack of rail transit options, and the high crime rate in most places south of I-20.
I've lived in Atlanta my whole life and I'm happy we're getting some love and I certainly don't think Atlanta is a bad city but if I'm being completely honest 2nd place is generous
Wow, I'm glad you like SLC so much. Caveat to your info about it, it doesn't get too hot or too cold NORMALLY. This year's been a bit weird with our summer days hitting 90+ every day and some peaking at 100+ degrees. We tied our hottest day recorded in SLC this year, so yeah under normal circumstances, it's nice.
But SLC is also, like every other capital in the nation, a great central hub to get to everything. You want more glitz and class, Park City is just 30-45 minutes up Parley's Canyon. Bigger into agriculture? Morgan's 40 minutes away north. Wanna go to the National Parks? It's gonna be a 4 hour drive (roughly) or 1hr flight, but you'll land in our southern hub, St. George. Which then puts pretty much all of the state's National Parks an hour at most away.
The joke we commonly share with Colorado is that we're a state you can downhill ski in the morning and be rock crawling and lake boating by the afternoon/evening.
Love from Salt lake City which is great! Winters are cool with snow and near zero temperature but summer is hell on earth considering the elevation and how dry and sunny it is.
I have been to 8 of these cities and Boston is on my list for next year. Just need to get to Raleigh now.
How many of these photos did you take yourself? By the way, as a music fan I share your concern about Austin, TX
One thing you forgot to add about St. Paul is Summit Avenue...which has the longest and most intact stretch of Victorian architecture in North America. At different times, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis, Garrison Keillor and August Wilson lived on this street.
It is one of the world's great streets that everyone should drive down.
St. Paul, Mn!!!!! My home town. Proud to see it made the list.
I’m so happy that people realize that Atlanta is so great! I love it here!
I live in Sacramento and it's not bad. It's getting pretty expensive, but compared to San Francisco and San Jose which are 2/4 hours away respectively the cost of living and over all home cost is far lower, but increasing every year. There is a law here that prevents landlords from raising your rent more than 5% every 2 years so it helps, but the best places are impossible to get anyway and you can understand why people don't leave if they don't absolutely have to.
Salt Lake City being #1 makes me feel happy. Been there once for a 3-day vacation and loved it!
Everything within reach and just relaxing.
I’m from Melbourne, Australia so it’s great to learn about US cities. My cousin lives in Seattle, where does that rank as a city? I hear it’s good but quite expensive?
I’m sorry that I’m late I didn’t get the notification even though there on lol
Having been born in Salt Lake City, and living in Provo/Utah County my entire adult life, SLC is EASILY the most underrated places in the US. Fun nightlife, incredible job growth, big city amenities with small town feels, access to major US interstates right in the city, outdoor recreation that is diverse and relatively close by, relatively cheap cost of living, generally kind and caring community, SLC itself is one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly places in the US surprisingly enough, and it's just a great place to live. Deserves #1 and I'm glad it's finally getting some recognition.
I feel that you glossed over Boston in many respects - in terms of the images shown (city skyline has drastically changed), the fact that it is the WORLD HUB for Biogen/Life Sciences, It has about 250,000+ students, many international students come here to attend the best business management schools in the nation (Harvard, MIT, Brandeis, Boston University) as well as music/arts (Emerson, NE Conservatory, Berklee School of Music) all world reknown and most located in the city of Boston.. Along with San Francisco, (lived there for 18 years) Boston is unique as a walkable European-style city with the largest number of Victorian Brownstones In the US. Historic beyond words from birthplace of Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, John Adams, Edgar Allan Poe, the Kennedys and so much more such as the first school and first public subway in the US. Boston Harbor has many islands and once the most polluted harbor in the nation, you can now swim in the Harbor and many parts of the Charles River as well. The Emerald Necklace of Parks was designed by the founder of American Landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmstead, who also designed Central Park in NYC, Niagra Falls Reservation, the master plan for the University of CA at Berkeley, and Stanford University to name a few.
You should do medium and small cities in Canada, lots of people trying to move here as I did!
Excellent.
SLC has world class skiing 30 mins outside of town.
Denver, you must drive 2 hours each way.
This really is big. You can hit the slopes or mt bike trails before an afternoon shift or class
Hello from Columbus. Unfortunately the secret must have gotten out, because as of October 2020 the median home price was up to $240,000. I still think this is a great place and there are tons more things to discover beyond what you mentioned, but it’s not quite so dirt cheap as ten or even five years ago.