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Re: City or Burbs
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Suburbs can mean so many different things. I grew up a 45-min drive from DC. That meant that going into DC was possible, but kind of a rare thing. Now I live 15 min outside of Boston, and am in the city everyday.
I prefer where I am right now, right on the edge of the city, to living either further out or living in the city itself. We have a big apartment with low rent, but I can still use Boston as my workplace and playground.
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[QUOTE]i like the burbs. i went to college in nyc and live just 75 mins outside of it now... and i love to visit. but living there is just not for me. i like having my car and my private house with a yard. i like being able to walk around my neighorhood without passing a thousand people. its just more peaceful for me.
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<div>This, precisely, except I live in NJ about half an hour from Manhattan. I lived in Brooklyn during law school, and it was killing me. I can't live that crowded. I will say I miss all-night takeout and delivery services from restaurants <strong>other than</strong> Chinese & Italian.</div>
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I grew up in the subarbs, but I've lived in the city for several years now. I like the parks and amenities of living in the city, but I miss having the land in the subarbs.
I think it depends on where in the city you live, because I'm in a neighborhood that is in the city, but has the feel of the subarbs. I'm halfway between the lake and the dogpark... which is great right now, but I live next to a gas station.
When I have kids, I want to move to a subarb that is just south of the cities, so it's a quick drive to downtown, and actually might be a shorter drive from where I live now. There's a lot of the same conveniences as where I live now... but there is no dog park. I can always drive out to my current dog park though, it's a very nice one!
I love quaint little suburban neighborhoods. When we get a house, that's where I want to be.
But now I live in a small city (40,000 people), but it's the largest city in the area, so it's not really a suburb, and like it much better. Our house is twice the size for half the cost, everything regarding cost of living is lower, there is no traffic, and everything we need is fairly close by. As long as I can live and work in a small city, I prefer it, but if I have to work in a big city, I'd rather live there, as well.
That being said, I know my FI woud likely choose the suburbs.
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I lived in NYC for close to 15 years and loved it. The first year I worked in the city, I lived in the burbs in NJ and HATED it. Then the last two years I worked in the city, I lived in the burbs on Long Island and HATED it. To me, if I was working in NY, I wanted to live there. And I loved living and working there -- always something to do, always people around, always something to see, shopping and errands were easy, friends were nearby. Spending one or two hours each way to get into the city seemed pointless since there was no real advantage to living in the burbs.
But in my current city, I hated living in the city and couldn't wait to get to the burbs. In my current city, there were all the disadvantges of living in a city -- namely crime and safety issues, but none of the advantages. We had no stores and few restaurants within walking distance, I couldn't just walk out my door and have something to do, we still needed to drive just about everywhere...often to the suburbs even for basics like food shopping. Once we moved into the suburbs here, life became SO much more pleasant and livable.
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[QUOTE]Depends on the particular city and the particular suburbs. I lived in NYC for close to 15 years and loved it. The first year I worked in the city, I lived in the burbs in NJ and HATED it. Then the last two years I worked in the city, I lived in the burbs on Long Island and HATED it. <strong>To me, if I was working in NY, I wanted to live there. And I loved living and working there -- always something to do, always people around, always something to see, shopping and errands were easy, friends were nearby. Spending one or two hours each way to get into the city seemed pointless since there was no real advantage to living in the burbs.</strong> But in my current city, I hated living in the city and couldn't wait to get to the burbs. In my current city, there were all the disadvantges of living in a city -- namely crime and safety issues, but none of the advantages. We had no stores and few restaurants within walking distance, I couldn't just walk out my door and have something to do, we still needed to drive just about everywhere...often to the suburbs even for basics like food shopping. Once we moved into the suburbs here, live became SO much more pleasant and livable.
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What Ten said...I want to go back home...I want to be able to walk to the bank, subway station, restaurants, Starbucks, everything. I hate driving.
I live at the edge of the city here. Were it not for having dogs that need to go out, I would love to live in a very, very urban area - loft space, preferrably - for a few years. But, I would want to be in an area like where Opal lives once we have kids.
The loft isn't gonna happen, though. 'burbs it is.
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