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Escape Goat

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #1

Go, Carmel, Indiana. We need more roundabouts because 90 isn't cutting it. Not by a long shot.

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http://time.com/money/3312311/carmel-indiana-best-places-to-live/

1. McKinney, Texas
2. Maple Grove, Minn.
3. Carmel, Ind.
4. Castle Rock, Colo.
5. Kirkland, Wash.
6. Columbia & Ellicott City, Md.
7. Clarkstown, N.Y.
8. Ames, Iowa
9. Rochester Hills, Mich.
10. Reston, Va.
11. Eagan, Minn.
12. Woodbury, Minn.
13. Centennial, Colo.
14. Irvine, Calif.
15. Newton, Mass.

 

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thoseAREmySHOES

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #2

I live like 2 miles from Maple Grove, MN. It's one of the most poorly laid out cities ever. But it has every fucking store you could ever need. Eden Prairie is the better pick for that area, IMO.

 

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kierwynn

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #3

Escape Goat said:

1. McKinney, Texas

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I'd be willing to agree once the eternal construction starts to finish. Love the area, but everything is kinda a mess right now.

 

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FStop7

Banned

• Sep 22, 2014

• #4

Irvine? Come the fuck on. That place is the most sterile, bland, corporate mcsuburb.

 

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Sho_Nuff82

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #5

Good luck buying a house in Newton.

 

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ced

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #6

I enjoyed Reston, VA when I lived there for 6 months.

 

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Violence Jack

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #7

I'm planning a move out to Colorado or Washington in about a year or two. Good to see some representation of their states on there.

 

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ReturnOfTheRAT

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #8

Sho_Nuff82 said:

Good luck buying a house in Newton.

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There's variety.

 

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PlayALLtheGames

Banned

• Sep 22, 2014

• #9

Reston is a good balance of affordable and nice but there's nothing to do out there and it's far from DC/civilization. Is this list for old people?

 

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Escape Goat

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #10

PlayALLtheGames said:

Reston is a good balance of affordable and nice but there's nothing to do out there and it's far from DC/civilization. Is this list for old people?

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You just got a new Metro line. Its close to DC but not close enough where you'll get shot grabbing the newspaper in the morning.

 

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soundahfekz

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #11

look at all those flyover cities

/cynical east coast snob

 

TheSadRanger

Banned

• Sep 22, 2014

• #12

I live in Mckinney TX and I don't see what's so great about it. How the hell can a suburb with no beach be #1. I'd take a coastal town with a great beach any day over this shit.

 

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Pickman

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #13

Woo! Florida represent!

 

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obzourb

Neo Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #14

Maple Grove is fun if you want to go see a movie, get some food, and leave.

 

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Tragicomedy

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #15

I live 20 minutes from Castle Rock, Colorado. It's hot garbage known mainly for housing an outlet mall. No.

 

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cloudwalking

300chf ain't shit to me

• Sep 22, 2014

• #16

I spent some time growing up just outside of Maple Grove. Everything there feels so fake and suburban. It has zero charm.

 

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ezrarh

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #17

Tragicomedy said:

I live 20 minutes from Castle Rock, Colorado. It's hot garbage known mainly for housing an outlet mall. No.

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This. Did they not know endless subdivisions and cul de sacs far way from work and retail are not the smart design decisions anymore. Castle Rock and Centennial are just badly designed towns meant for the car. Don't know what makes them so special to be on a list for "best places to live".

 

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Gentleman Jack

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #18

Checking these neighborhoods against the Racial Dot Map has been interesting.

 

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NEOPARADIGM

Banned

• Sep 22, 2014

• #19

FStop7 said:

Irvine? Come the fuck on. That place is the most sterile, bland, corporate mcsuburb.

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What's wrong with that, exactly?

 

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DarkFlow

Banned

• Sep 22, 2014

• #20

My Aunt and Uncle live in Newton. It's nice, but boring as fuck.

 

chris121580

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #21

Welp this should make a majority of the stuck up Carmel people even more stuck up. I had a chance to live there and chose Fishers....I definitely don't regret my decision.

 

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studyguy

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #22

Welcome to Irvine, the city that....

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We have a college and a nightlife that rivals that of a morgue.

 

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Sho_Nuff82

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #23

ReturnOfTheRAT said:

There's variety.

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The $299,000 condo is actually surprisingly affordable for the area.

 

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radioactivez0r

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #24

I looked at the criteria/system they used and it seems to be, somehow, both rigged and artbitrary. They do things like make sure all regions are represented and limit it to 3 cities per state (so if let's say Colorado had like 6, they had to drop 3 because fairness) and then only exclude areas where the median home price is $1 million, which seems kind of insane when ranking things on affordability.

Interesting all the same that Minnesota got 3 in the top 15 when only 3 were allowed overall.

 

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GaimeGuy

Volunteer Deputy Campaign Director, Obama for America '16

• Sep 22, 2014

• #25

I moved out to Eagan to be right by my workplace 4 years ago (I didn't drive at the time), and I've been too lazy to move out.

It sucks.

Everyone sticks to themselves (I'm a loner and even I notice this), it's franchise hell for restaurants, and there's basically nothing to do except travel 5-10 miles into Burnsville, apple valley, or Bloomington, or 20 miles into Minneapolis/St Paul.

If you're going to live in the Twin Cities, live in one of the first ring suburbs west of Minneapolis (St Louis Park, Golden Valley, Minnetonka).

 

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darkazcura

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #26

Sho_Nuff82 said:

The $299,000 condo is actually surprisingly affordable for the area.

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Haha, I was just looking at that one too..

 

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Superflat

Member

• Sep 22, 2014

• #27

studyguy said:

Welcome to Irvine, the city that....

We have a college and a nightlife that rivals that of a morgue.

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Yup. It's a nice place to retire or have a family I guess, but it is incredibly boring for a 20 or 30-something year old who want a vibrant city with lots of events. I do appreciate the greenery though, I often take it for granted.

We also have Blizzard, Ready at Dawn and Atlus USA, so that's kinda cool.