DC & Minneapolis residents please help

[mblax10]

I've been out of college for nearly 2 years now and have decided I'm ready to relocate. After considering many possible cities DC/N.Virginia/Maryland & Minneapolis/St.Paul are my two finalists. I've weighed a lot of the pros & cons of each area and they're very close in my mind. Some of the bigger factors in my decision are:

-I have friends in both areas, but my college roomate and my sister (who knows lots of people) live in the DC area.
-DC has a much higher cost of living. I will probably be renting for 6 months to a year and than buying a condo. Rent in the DC area appears to be around twice as much as Minny. It also looks like it may be pretty tough to find anything in DC for under 200K.
-Salaries look to be pretty similar giving me a lot more purchasing power in Minny.
-I really enjoy live Go Fish. Canterbury is 20 minutes away from Minny. Atlantic City is 3 1/2 hours from DC.
-My girlfriend (who is long distance now) would probably move to DC if I did. There's no way she's moving to Minny.
-I like snow and cold and don't like it when it gets much hotter than 90 degrees.
-Jobs seem to be a non-issue with my work experience, I shouldn't have a hard time finding one in most cities.

I'm not looking for anybody to weigh the above factors for me, I've already done that. Instead, what factors am I missing? Tell me a thing or two about your city I haven't considered that may sway my decision.

[Jeffage]

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It also looks like it may be pretty tough to find anything in DC for under 200K.


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That's the understatement of the year. Try more like 250-300k (plus) for a one bedroom condo (in some cases studio) anywhere you want to live.

Jeff

[meep_42]

How serious are you about the gf?

Other than that point, it seems like you've already made up your mind.

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[TheBlueMonster]

well, I near DC and I like it. Of course I don't in the city.

[NLSoldier]

Theres lots of cool 2p2ers in minneapolis.

[d10]

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-I like snow and cold and don't like it when it gets much hotter than 90 degrees.

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>90 degree days don't happen often in DC, although the humidity can be bad. It also gets pretty cold in the winter and snows quite a bit. Maybe not as much as MN, but I don't think the difference is huge, so unless this factor is really important to you I wouldn't think much about it.

Another pro for DC is that you're close enough to other major cities like New York and Baltimore to drive there and back in a day if you wanted to. I don't know of any other cities near Minneapolis that you could visit if you got bored. Also in DC you're close to a number of good Atlantic beaches.

[meep_42]

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-I like snow and cold and don't like it when it gets much hotter than 90 degrees.

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>90 degree days don't happen often in DC,

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What? That's like every other day from May/June to August/September.

-d

[d10]

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-I like snow and cold and don't like it when it gets much hotter than 90 degrees.

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>90 degree days don't happen often in DC,

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What? That's like every other day from May/June to August/September.

-d

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According to CityRating.com , the average temperature is only 75.6 in the hottest month, and only above 90 degrees 29 days per year, and I doubt very many of those days are higher than 95.

[Rhone]

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-I like snow and cold and don't like it when it gets much hotter than 90 degrees.

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>90 degree days don't happen often in DC,

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What? That's like every other day from May/June to August/September.

-d

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According to CityRating.com , the average temperature is only 75.6 in the hottest month, and only above 90 degrees 29 days per year, and I doubt very many of those days are higher than 95.

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29 days per year? That's a third of your summer. I wouldn't call that "not happening very often".

[meep_42]

Avg high in June is 85. July, 89. August, 87.

-d