What is the best town/city in your state ?

[vinnievin777]

There are too many here in CT so I will choose Plantation in Florida since that is my second state.

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[RagingInMiami]

1. Miami rocks if you're in the right place

[Celeborn Skywalker]

2. In New Mexico,

I would say Santa Fe. Santa Fe is liberal, multicultural, and the oldest capital city in the United States.

[RagingInMiami]

8. I like Santa Fe, but Silver City is a cool little town

I spent 18 months in Deming working for a newspaper once.

EDIT: I read your profile where it says you live in Silver City

[Celeborn Skywalker]

9. Hey, that's where I live!

It is a cool town. Very liberal also, with a great art scene and great scenery.

[fluffernutter]

27. i agree, i love SF!

:loveya:

[Hillaryin08]

3. Austin

Great bars and intelligent people

[RagingInMiami]

6. I love Austin

It Rocks

[LDS Jock]

10. I go with Austin too.. the rest of Texas is another world

Austin is a liberal oasis in the state.

[vinnievin777]

35. Well I did notice that

Too bad the rest of the state is red

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[GOPisEvil]

55. And my home, too!

It's almost perfect! :D

[SaintAnne]

4. my home town of course, Lexington, MA

"birth place of freedom" well, depending on who you listen to. gotta love good old Lexington.

[Quetzal]

7. I got lost in Lexington when I went to Massachusettes last month

great little town eh?

[SaintAnne]

13. yes it's little

and yes it's great, well I love it anyway. yes it's easy to get lost there, unless you've lived there a long time. Damn I miss being home already, only been gone for like five days. :cry: I wanna go home again

[Quetzal]

5. Best Urban area

Honolulu

Best little place - Hana or Waimea in Kohala.

[The Straight Story]

11. based on what?

I have lived in northern ohio, southern, and central. Found a lot of cool things in each. Also lived in southern california (from High desert area in Ridgecrest to Bakersfield).

Cool things - northern ohio and southern; the amish, down to earth people, cool shops.

Columbus Ohio - diversity in shops, people, neat things to do, but too much traffic and crime (I grew up here and live here now).

California desert - isolation, few people, good mix and great scenery. Deserts, mountains, and more. Lived in CA three years+ and never saw the ocean, didn't miss it either.

[vinnievin777]

14. Pick one you think no one would pick I like to be educated

and everything

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[The Straight Story]

28. Southern Ohio

I lived in Circleville and Laurelville, Ohio. The people were down to earth, no nonsense, just plain everyday folks. The small business owners cared about their customers. The people knew each other. Crime was low and mainly centered around theft for supporting drug habits. Mostly white, mostly conservative, but overall the people were good folk.

Columbus? Lots of jobs, traffic, murders, rapes, et al. Sure it has a good side, but I seem less safe here. Out in the country (albeit a long drive) I was more at ease, more free to be me. Those country bumpkin christian conservative wacko redneck folks living in the country didn't seem much to care what your personal life was, they were more interested in life themselves than to care what you did with yours. The only gay man I could see in Laurelville was well loved and treated well by the redneck hunters and bible thumpers in the area. He was at home there, albeit lonley perhaps.

Despite the image we like to make of folks here my experience in living in really red areas is that people were friendly to all sorts of folks. They liked * because he kicked butt instead of letting people kick ours, and in a simple way that is what it boiled down to. When the biggest guy on the block lets people beat up on them, they get a little upset. But when we attack instead of cry about someone blowing up something, they get all excited. Simple minded, maybe. But in the end it pays to understand them and deal with them in a way they relate to.

[Coyote_Bandit]

12. There is no place good

here in crazy red f*cking JOklahoma. I hope to moon the Tulsa city limit sign on my final trip out of town.

[mark414]

15. Milwaukee of course

where else?

[Reverend_Smitty]

16. Hmmmm what is the best city in NJ??

Help me out NJ DUers!!!

[Kahuna]

17. There are several. I'm partial to So. Orange, West Orange, Montclair..

Maplewood, Springfield, Mountainside and Union.

[Reverend_Smitty]

21. I'm from Central Jersey

so I guess I'm partial to my Trenton/Princeton area...oh wait Princeton is the best, at least they have some cool coffee shops and Princeton Record Exchange, I can't believe I forgot about Princeton!!!

The only problem about my area is that the traffic sucks, but I can imagine it is much worse up north

[SaintAnne]

19. I go to school in Jersey

there's nothing here, there are no good places, my school's town is nice, but I wouldn't put it up there as one of the bests... well considering the competition it might be one of the bests, here's to Madison, NJ

[Kahuna]

20. Morristown is okay. Depends on what..

you consider "good." :shrug: What's your criteria? Maybe I can point you in the right direction.

[SaintAnne]

24. Madison!

not the town of morristown, criteria, nice place to live and go for a walk in the middle of the night. Can do in Madison, walked to starbucks one time around 11pm or something. Also it has to be clean, Madison is very very clean, of course I only see the school most of the time, but downtown madison is clean.
anyway, I was just helping try to think of nice places in Jersey, hard to do... not a lot going for Jersey.

[Reverend_Smitty]

29. How about Atlantic City???

If medical waste washing up on shore and gambling is your sort of thing

[Kahuna]

34. "Not a lot going for Jersey.."..

Yea uh. Okay. We're known for that. :eyes:

Clean? I have the place for you!!! College town, (Rutgers) They have a good theater and clubs AND! It's very clean. Even the downtown which is more downtown-ish than Madison. Try New Brunswick. Not far at all from Madison. Madison is a residential town. Period. If you're looking for excitement in Madison, no wonder you go wanting.

Then, you could also mosey down to Montclair. Montclair State College is there. There's lots to do in town. Lots of clubs and a theater. Then there's So Orange, home of Seton Hall. It's about 15 minutes from Madison. Have you been there? If not, check it out.

There's a lot to do in NJ for college students. You have to hook up with the right people who are scaredy cats and aren't afraid to go to parts of NJ that aren't as clean and lily white as Madison.

[vinnievin777]

36. Morristown is cool

I have been to a couple of parties there.
You have very pretty girls there too.

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[CarbonDate]

18. In my home state of Wisconsin....

...I have to go with Madison. The worst I've seen is Racine.

In my "second home" of South Dakota... well, the pickings are kind of slim. But the Badlands are kind of cool, so I'll go with that. Pretty much the rest of the state is wide open, empty spaces.

In Illinois, my current state of residence, it's Chicago. No contest. For the worst, East St. Louis wins, also hands down.

[CornField]

22. I agree with you

Having visited many Wisconsin towns, Madison is definitely the best of them --- unless, House on the Rock qualifies as a town. I'd love to live at that place.

[Groggy]

25. Madison Rocks!

Definately the best larger city in Wisconsin.

[buddysmellgood]

33. As a resident of Madison, I must concur. Although there are many fine

smaller cities, Madison is most excellent. It is often touted as best in many a worthless magazine survey of best places to do various things.

[lapfog_1]

23. I have to go with San Francisco

though a close second is Santa Barbara.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

26. So many cute quaint Massachusetts towns to choose from!

I'll say Boston and Cambridge are the best cities, but there are so many ADORABLE old towns and cities:

Salem
Rockport
Wellfleet(Cape Cod)
Sandwich (Cape Cod)
Newburyport
Chatham (Cape Cod)

On edit: i forgot about Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. They've got serious chahm!

[vinnievin777]

38. I'll say Boston and Cambridge in Mass too

Nothing better than a college area with nature for a backdrop.

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[sniffa]

54. cambridge

aLso props to noho, and amherst.

[mr_hat]

30. Des Moines. It's pronounced Dess MOINZ.

[VTdem]

31. Annapolis, Maryland

[Zuni]

51. That is where I live!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[VTdem]

57. I live in Ellicott City

but i love Annapolis.

[AlFrankenFan]

32. Button Willow, California

A small rural Central CA town with a Starbucks. Its got everything. Stopped there on the way to Concord.

[cheezus]

37. North Dakota - has to be Grand Forks

50k-ish pop suburban prarie town. All the goodness of fargo without the gangs.

[SmileyBoy]

43. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! YEAH RIGHT!!!!!

Gangs in Fargo???!!! PLEASE tell me this is a joke.

And there is absolutely NOTHING that GF has over Fargo with the exception of UND hockey. We got better schools, better hospitals, better hotels, better restaurants, better police, better fire protection, better communications (radio, TV), better shopping (West Acres vs. Columbia is NO CONTEST), better roads, a better university, better arts culture, better music scene, better bars, a better football stadium, better people, etc.

One more thing. In urban area population, Fargo has three times as many people as GF/EGF. So in essence, you're saying the same thing as one would say if they said Minneapolis was better than Chicago.

Fargo/Moorhead: 157,000
Grand Forks/EGF: 58,000

[vinnievin777]

39. Damn I got a lot of places to

visit.

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[SmileyBoy]

45. Don't visit Grand Forks. It's a hole.

[vinnievin777]

48. Thanks

But I don't even know what state that is in.

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[donheld]

40. Ouray Colorado = my Paradise

[asthmaticeog]

41. I live in the coolest city in my state.

I live in Cleveland.

Pity me.

[American Tragedy]

42. Louisville, though I may be somewhat biased since I live there

If you're in the right parts of it, like the Highlands.

I must admit, this may be rather faint praise for the city, given what I have seen of the surrounding state.

[SmileyBoy]

44. For North Dakota, it would be Fargo.

All the amenities of a city without the hassle of one.

[VOX]

46. Santa Barbara, CA.

Beautiful weather, no runaway development, clean beaches, big enough for great cultural attractions, small enough to be completely workable. A mix of old money, oddballs and artists who seem to appreciate one another.

Not a worrier's paradise!

[demnan]

47. Alexandria, Virginia

City of colonial charm and upscale style. Democratic Congressman was a former mayor who speaks frankly. Hometown of the current successful Democratic Governor. Better known by the Republican state legislature in Richmond as the 'People's Republic of Alexandria'.

[NewJeffCT]

49. For Connecticut, I would say West Hartford

1) Town is reliably Democratic.
2) Very good public school system.
3) Diverse population - I think Asian, African & Hispanic Americans number about 10% each, with a sizeable Jewish community as well. This is rare in Connecticut.
4) good shopping & convenient to Hartford, as well as being about a 2 hour drive from both Boston & NYC.
5) Lots of good restaurants, and not just in West Hartford Center.
6) For a small city, has University of Hartford, St. Joseph's College, UConn-West Hartford, UConn Law School & Hartford College for Women.

I do not live in West Hartford, and I have not lived in West Hartford. But, I have lived nearby.

[MissMillie]

50. Probably Northampton

College town, full of lots of fun stores, art galleries, etc.

[XNASA]

52. In Illinois?

There's only one place to live.

[vinnievin777]

53. Where is that?

Tell me.

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[Willy Lee]

60. Ummm.... Edwardsville?

Gets my vote. But I don't go for big cities so much. I am sure Chicago is nice and all... but I'll take my 2 acres, garden, chickens, woods, etc etc etc...

[skygazer]

56. I'm a transplant to California

But here I would say Santa Cruz. Beach town, college town, very hippie type town, lots of little eclectic shops, street performers, pretty, boardwalk on the beach with rides and amusements. Fun place.

In my home state of Vermont, that's tougher. Perhaps Putney. Small, kind of hippieish, home of the country's first free love commune, little funny shops, pretty village, some cool local businesses. Progressive and open minded, friendly to minorities, gays and lesbians, and anybody else really.

[Her Blondness]

58. West Palm Beach!

Home of the infamous butterfly ballot.

[RetroLounge]

59. Wisconsin:

Even though I live in the Milwaukee Area, I would have to go with Madison...

RL

[Kellanved]

61. That's an easy pick

Considering that there is exactly one city/town in this state.

:hi:
(Berlin is a city-state.)

[vinnievin777]

62. Well welcome my German friend

Just put up a German friend for a couple of weeks.

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