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Phew, I don't!
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@littlebug: do you live in Philly? Have you been to the Smith Memorial Playground?? One of my professors founded the organization to restore it. When I visited I was really impressed!
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Portland, Oregon - I have to laugh. This is a hilariously bad thing to rank a city on in terms of having a baby in. Portland is one of the best places to raise a child in the entire nation.
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@LaineysMom: I haven't! I'll have to check it out!
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so sad about Hagerstown. They boomed too much in the housing boom and then fell hard.
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@Vegmama: @PurplePeony: @sarac: I was surprised by Portland being on this list, too.
@hummusgirl: @yoursilverlining: NYC does have great arts, culture, and restaurants--the arts and culture I would say that many people have access to, restaurants not so much. I guess like someone said, it's a good city if you can afford it, most of the people living here actually can't. I'm over this place
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@mrsjazz: nope, but im about 30 minutes from one!
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@mrsjazz: Oh man; what about all the little dumpling shops where dumplings are crazy good and like $1.50/each?! Food trucks, pizza slices, little Mexican joints....what I love about NYC is you can spend so much to eat, or eat pretty well for not that much. Of course, rent and childcare don't leave you with much to eat on, but I am jealous.
We have amazing higher end places here, but have literally no good (cheap or expensive) Chinese, no Mexican, etc. I just think cities in general get a bad rep - people assume there's tons of crime, etc.
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Lists like these are a little bogus, because it really depends on what you value out of life. Our city (very high on this list) isn't large, but we do have access to great culture: independent film makers, artists, food enthusiasts, and musicians. Our community is liberal, progressive, and sustainable - all things that are important to us, as a family. We can't afford to stay here forever, especially as home owners, but I still think it's a solid place to call home. I'd be really unhappy in a suburb, to be honest.
@yoursilverlining: Definitely agree with you that cities get a bad rep. There's usually more crime in major cities because the population is so much higher than in a quiet, small town.
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@yoursilverlining: Ok that is true! In my neighborhood I can get great Mexican, Polish, Indian, Caribbean, and pizza for super cheap. Near my former job there was this whole in the wall dumpling place that was sooo good, 5 for $1.
I would probably miss this place like crazy if we left.
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@Vegmama: Seriously, Portland is one of the best places to have a child. There are SO many things to do here - it is a stay at home parent's dream. The cost of living isn't bad for a big city, either.
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@mrsjazz: girl, you live in Brooklyn.
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@BKCaribBaby: Haha. I know, I know but it's still part of the city! I want all the Manhattanites and Park Slopers to stop moving to my neighborhood and driving the prices up. (I'm a bitter NYer
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: i was laughing at riverside! i didn't even see modesto. i can't think of which i'd like worse.
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Nope, Utah (every city) is such a good place to raise a family!
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@mrsjazz: we used to live in NYC and DS was born there. I was pretty happy to leave though when the time came. It was just not going to be a sustainable option for us over the long term and with more than one child.
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@Vegmama: we live in PDX too (Portland, Oregon) and I shocked we made the list as well. It's so child friendly out here.
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About to take a job ~ halfway between Boston and Worcester (both on the list). Evenmore nervous about moving to MA alone now!
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For all of those commenting about Portland, I live in the area too but I believe it noted high expense and low income, in addition to things like parks and providers. Perhaps this is part of the reason? I know that childcare expense seems really high.
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@mrsjazz: We don't have a car because NYC is one of the few places you can do that, and between cars, gas and insurance, it can get pretty expensive to live elsewhere too. I've run the numbers, and it seems like they're going to get your $2500-$3k monthly outflow, whether it's all in rent or mortgage/property taxes/car expenses etc. Can't win! (That said, we'll probably be outta here at some point because we can't live in 800 sq ft for $$$ forever. But we're enjoying it while it lasts!)
We have amazing higher end places here, but have literally no good (cheap or expensive) Chinese, no Mexican, etc. I just think cities in general get a bad rep - people assume there's tons of crime, etc.
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