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FIND YOUR DREAM HOME OR APARTMENT
How did this writer get a job? This is so poorly researched..Sacramento population 10,061? The areas mentioned in Hawaii aren't even cities, they are neighborhoods in Honolulu and some of the streets mentioned are not even in those neighborhoods. I have lived in both Honolulu areas mentioned..fun, definitely, and worth the price, but not affordable. I understand that an article like this is just an opinion but backing it up with imaginary data is ridiculous.
I agree that this article is not well researched. I don't understand Anchorage as a top fun city. I think winter would be brutal, and for example in January there is 3 hours of sunshine a day. Also I have my doubts about towns in Hawaii being among the most affordable because so many items would have to be shipped or flown in. I doubt Scottsdale is affordable either. Fun, yes, but it is one of the most expensive cities in AZ.
AZ is the best. Liz130 doesn't know what she's talking about. We have the best weather, best govenor, best sheriff's, best housing prices, best property taxes, best roads and best people.
We don't take the abuse from illegal aliens either, thrown them out of our country until they come in legally. What would happen to the U.S. if boat loads of europeans started coming here and just docked anywhere and jumped onto our shores? Think about it.
Greenville, SC...Correction.....Bloomberg, you gooned it!! Quoted as 36,389 population??? Try 360,000 urban population.......Wikipedia: "Greenville is the sixth largest city in the state of South Carolina. ... Area (MSA), it had a municipal population of 58409 and an urban population of 302,194 as of ..."
I am not sure how the author came up with the places as most affordable. In my opinion, the writer picked a few cities that he/she has heard things about. Honolulu is not very affordable in terms of housing and day to day living expenses as food. Scottsdale, AZ is an upscale places, and even with the housing bust, it is still not a place for many people. This article was not researched. I would love to see the references used for this article.
I am overwhelmed at some of these opinions I have read. I read a lot of immature statements. When a person is looking to live comfortably, secure and happy. As far as fun goes I think we create our own fun. To depend on a community and the business' there to give me fun,makes no sense to me. I love the small towns along the coast, any coast. It is beautiful and remember you get what you pay for.
Always look around you and see! My life long home was on a chain of 12 Lakes in Northern Illinois. It was the best! Small towns about 5 to 10 mi. apart. Most sat adjacent to a lake and we had Wisconsin right next door. With all the same.We had all the summer sports, all the winter sports and fall and spring was exciting, either waiting for the change to be able to dive in the water or to see the first snow. Living was pretty darned comfortable.. Most always had the fires burning in the fireplaces or out of doors pits. And most small bars had the same with all the excitement of football-baseball,golf and all the sports on their tv's. Dinner houses were mostly independent with quality and great foods of every type and great atmosphere. We may have had to drive a few miles to get to the ski areas, Yet the fun was the chalange of getting to your destination. Which is anywhere you choose to live. In Phoenix you must drive 129 mi. to get to the slopes. I find people in general are clouded by the recession and frustrated and don't have the time nor money to look around and fined their essential needs. In order, that is the secret getting things in order. We all live in beautiful territory in Arizona with any and everything available to us. I travel a lot and find that Arizona is no different then anywhere else. Number one a person should not live in a area they can't afford. And there are many a territory in Arizona I find reasonable in comparison to anywhere else. We all live way above our means, And a lot of people don't have any means. So you do what you got to do. I read a lot of frustration in these opinions. Slow down your thinking and do some analising and planning. We have dreams and we want to fullfil those dreams, Yet if there are no jobs and you have no means you need to expand your veiws and trouble shoot. And don't fear to move to smaller territories if there is jobs and it is affordable and you can balance your families lives. Or even just your own life. Life is fun and exciting no matter where you live in these here United States.
