Three of the metro areas are in Texas, 2 in Colorado and 2 in North Carolina. Oddly, two are in the midwest, Des Moines, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska. If you don't want to bother clicking the link to see the whole list, here it is.
1. Raleigh, NC
2. Boise Idaho
3. Colorado Springs
4. Houston Texas
5. Omaha Nebraska
6. Fort Collins Colorado
7. San Antonio Texas
8. Austin Texas
9. Charlotte NC
10. Des Moines Iowa
Des Moines and Omaha would probably take exception to your use of the term "oddly". The Midwest is a great place to live.
Posted by: Ron | June 13, 2008 at 09:44 AM
However, when a national media puts out these kind of lists, usually they don't choose Iowa or Nebraska. That's all I meant. University towns in Colorado and Texas I understand when they list them.
Posted by: diane | June 13, 2008 at 10:25 AM
What's the difference between hell and Houston in the summer?
Nothing!
Posted by: Displaced Texan... | June 13, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Displaced Texan:
New Orleans in summer has to be close.
Posted by: Kahok | June 13, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Clearly this survey is skewed. The most interesting place to live in the Midwest is St. Paul-Minneapolis. There is no question about it.
Posted by: Norman Teigen | June 13, 2008 at 08:59 PM
Does anyone take these wierd lists seriously? I grew up in the Midwest (Milwaukee). I like lots of the cities in the Midwest and the people are great, but let's face it; there are no truly great, world class, cities like Boston or San Francisco in the Midwest. Omaha? Where the heck did that come from?! I've been there a couple times, and there is nothing wrong with it, but talk about BLAND!
They always put strange places on these lists, because these towns might have have great health care, low crime rates, and good schools, but what about the spice of life that we are supposed to be living for? I really hope no one actually moves to places like Rochester, Minnesota because a dumb, utterly useless list problcaims that Rocheter, MN is the best place to live in the US!
I lived in New Orleans for eleven years, and don't regret it, as NO is arguably the most unique city in the US. It's also full of problems, so we couldn't wait to get out at the end.
We selected San Antonio as the top city to in the US to relocate to based on weather (I'm done with harsh winters and I need to be able to grow tropical plants outdoors), schools, food, character, history, beauty, robust economy, friendliness, and cost of living. If I could afford to buy a big home in a great neighborhood in San Diego or Honolulu, we might have done that instead, but we're not going to compromise our lifestyle drastically in order to live in an over-priced place like California. I've got a feeling I'd probably dislike a lot of things about CA anyway. I go there a lot, and there are certainly things that bug me about it.
We love it here in San Antonio, and the word is out. People and businesses are pouring in. If you're cool, friendly, hard working, fun, and can handle some heat, come join us in San Antonio. You'll be welcomed by kind, sincere people from all around the world. If you take yourself very seriously, and want to live in place that takes itself very seriously, move to Austin intead!
Good luck! If you don't like San Antonio, Omaha will probably still be around! :)
Posted by: Rick Evers | June 14, 2008 at 01:33 PM
Whats the difference between Hell & Houston?...Las Vegas in the summer. It was 115 on my car temp today 7/18 felt more like 125
tired of sweating ____ ____ ___!
Posted by: DoneinLV | July 18, 2008 at 08:24 PM