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[quote=Anonymous]Those of us who live in and have ties to Rust Belt cities like Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, and Rochester are quite familiar with the perception issues.

Many of these cities boomed between 1900-1950 and then struggled in the 1970s-1980s.  Stabilized slowly while shrinking/having aging populations in the 1990s.  Cleaned up and improved their urban amenities in the 2000s-2010s but have never boomed like in their heyday.

A lot of the issues have to do with relatively smaller job markets, cold weather, and economic vitality issues in the urban core (because we still aren't in an era of prosperity for low income and blue collar workers).

That said, it's amazing how affordable a nice life can be in these metro areas compared to the DMV. That's exactly why I don't live in the DMV anymore.  I couldn't afford a SFH in a nice place on one GS-13 salary.  I'm much wealthier now but it would cost a lot to move back.

My own kids may stay in the Rust Belt after college.  I'm okay with them only visiting DC and NYC on vacation.  I just hope they can build careers here.
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