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I've lived in/near large towns while in the military and you couldn't pay me enough to live in a downtown area.

I wouldn't choose to live in a downtown anywhere...

Crowded, bad traffic

There is no way I would live in downtown SD... way better to live in a surrounding area

An easy walk to pick up an Uber ride to the stadiums.

Nothing more relaxing than walking down I-70

If money was no object, why would I live in a downtown? F that.

Same here. If money were no object, I would buy Wyoming. :D

If forced to pick a big city, suicide seems the best option :(

I work in Chicago. I live about as far away from Chicago as I can and get to work in a reasonable amount of time.

The correct answer is Los Angeles. No better city on earth to be wealthy in. Terrible place to be poor, though.

I can appreciate that :thumb: I've been to Chicago:eek:

Have lived in Manhattan for 15yrs. There are so many varied experiences you can have here depending on the neighborhood - e.g., I'm in the West Village which isn't crowded or dirty at all - that it's really difficult to treat it as one thing.

That said, I've been to all the places on your list, and right now I'm transitioning to SD which is just an amazing place. That gets my vote over and over again.

LA is a dump! Clique's all over, pompous shallow assholes in Bev Hill and Hollywood, smog, gang bangers everywhere, ocean is cold and some of the worst traffic anywhere.

I wouldn't live there if you paid me! :shake:

Charleston, South Carolina comes to mind

Maybe Key West

La Jolla CA

Scottsdale, where I am at

San Diego, all day, every day. Which is why I moved here a year and a half ago. :)

If not SD, I’d go Denver.

This. I hate people. Give me an acre or two just outside the city.

How the he'll did San Jose make this list? It's a business place not a destination.