Posted on 02/06/2023 9:32:32 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Ann Arbor, Mich., was ranked the best place to live in the United States, according to a new review of cities most frequently cited on national lists.
The city, located to the southwest of Detroit, is home to around 121,000 residents and the public University of Michigan. The region’s low crime rates, diverse job market, and growing technology industry helped push Ann Arbor to the top of the list.
The Michigan city was followed by Raleigh, N.C.; Huntsville, Ala.; Fayetteville, Ark.; and Colorado Springs, Colo., respectively.
Researchers based the list on 10 different rankings compiled by Business Insider, Travel + Leisure, Bankrate, and other sources.
An expanding technology sector also helped push Raleigh, N.C., to the second slot. The state’s capital is part of the region’s Research Triangle. Combined, Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill are home to three top research universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively.
The region has attracted big industry names. In 2021, Apple announced a $1 billion investment to build a campus and engineering hub in the Triangle, a move that’s expected to bring around 3,000 jobs to the area.
Ranked third overall, Huntsville, Ala., is the fastest-growing city in that state thanks in part to its popularity with tech companies and craft breweries, according to the report. The city is also attractive to artists, as it is home to the largest privately owned arts facility in the South.
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I used to sell Fingerle Lumber years ago. They were right next to UM.
It was a great place to see a football game in the fall.
Other than that, meh.
Hmmm...
All true, plus add a robust jobs market, affordable housing, booming construction, and conservative politics statewide. Huntsville is now the largest city in the state (not the whole metro area... yet). Infrastructure is playing catch-up, but that will slowly get there.
“worst f’in roads in the nation are right here in Colorado Springs”
My mom hated the pot-holed streets of Baltimore in the late 1970s.
I’ve spent all the time in the Midwest I want. I was born there,move back for work for two years. Never again.
Seattle, San Fran, Los Angeles, NYC, Chicago, Detroit, Austin, Houston, Atlanta, St. Louis, Trenton..
“It wears its leftism on its sleeve. I have to believe that was an ingredient that propelled it to the top by a biased set of “desirable” factors.”
Yep.
Always consider the source... And the hidden agenda.
There is nothing you can take at face value.
That sure wasn’t the case before, a lot of retirees moved to Gainesville because it was a relatively cheap place to live.
oh, and Philly.
The first thing to look for in any “top 10 places” (or top 25, or 50, or whatever) is the weight they give to “diversity”.
A lot of these rankings place diversity very high and give it a lot of weight in their scoring system.
Artists. Any place that is attracting artists is a woketopia or at least rapidly becoming a woketopia. Artists = homelessness, drugs, mentally ill, communists, homos, censorship, poor police response, high crime, and all the other things that a flaming left wing government brings.
I was in Baltimore about seven years ago and I remember speaking to a black homeowner in Ten Hills.
He said “we keep our homes beautifully but look at that street.”
I told him that my Florida county uses a German system that puts a thin coating on top to make the roads look like new.
Texas isn’t low tax. There’s no state income tax but property taxes aren’t low—last I looked we’re 14th from highest.
Good!
They left our area out.
Where are you going to find somewhere better?
“Diversity” is often fine on the dinner plate.
Some places have so much ‘diversity’ that they should be considered zoos.
Florida. Hands down. No contest.
This is not really a “study”. Its just a REVIEW of lists compiled by some so-called “experts”.
George Bush Jr. had to pay about $5,000/year in hospital taxes when he moved to Dallas.
LOL What, no Cairo IL? Or Gary IN?
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