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Re: Best city to live? Posted on: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:35:47 EDT


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> We are a childless couple in our late 30s who are able now to move to
> any city in the US.
>
> We are looking for -
>
> Reasonably large city

Boston

> Scenic, outdoors activities available

You have the run of all of New England.

> Reasonable proximity to other cities

New York City, Montreal, Philadelphia, Toronto may be a stretch.

> Intellectual - we are interested in books and film

Harvard, MIT, BU, BC, etc.

> Cost of living is not that important as long as it is not exorbitant,

Not any more exhorbitant than many big cities like NYC, SF, LA.

> we are financially well-off but not wealthy - we would like to be able
> to live near or in the city in a fairly large home not in a distant
> burb

Boston is a small city, you can have a house in a nearby suburb and still
be close to the city.

> Weather is not that important

That's good, especially if you are not used to the cold.

>
> We have already lived in Seattle and Denver. Seattle fits a lot of
> these criteria but we would like a change of pace. Denver good for
> outdoors but far away from everything else and not that intellectual.
>
> Any suggestions?
>