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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The top two hospitals in the United States are in Cleveland and Rochester, MN. #3 is in Baltimore, #5 is in Michigan, #11 is in St. Louis, #12 is in Phoenix, #14 is in Philadelphia, #15 is in Pittsburgh, #17 is in Nashville, and #19 is in Durham.

Whoever said lower COL areas have crappy hospitals has no idea what they are talking about. [/quote]

Nice homes and good schools are hardly cheap in Phoenix, Philly, or Durham.

These are still real cities.  Not that much cheaper, especially if you want decent neighborhoods[/quote]

We live in Philadelphia. I can buy a house in an excellent school district and still be close to Center City for 500k or less. I'm not sure why people are pretending it's somehow no different from DC. There are expensive areas and if you want a large beautiful house in a top neighborhood with top public or private schools you will pay for it, sure, but it'll be cheaper than the equivalent in DC. And even the Mainline has affordable housing for 500k and under. They won't be large and will usually be attached semi-detached housing, but you get great schools, a pleasant neighborhood and a short commute via regional rail to Center City.

Most of our neighbors are highly educated people who went to the best colleges and universities in this country. I don't think they're any less intelligent than people in DC or Boston. They all have great jobs. I find the self-absorbed, self-important perspective of so many DC people chilling rather than informative.

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