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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm one of the Philly posters. It definitely has its drawbacks compared to DC. The job market isn't as good for some professions. The subway is disgustingly dirty. I've felt less safe downtown. But, Philly definitely has cheaper housing and there is plenty to do. For me overall it's good. If I ever want to switch jobs, though, I have much, much less choice than I did in DC. [/quote]

+1.  The lower housing costs are related to JOBS[/quote]

[b]Houston is one of the fastest growing jobs market and has cheap housing. [/b]There's a lot more to what determines the value of housing than just jobs itself. I think you need to get a grip on reality and that most of the country manages just fine and dandy without living in DC, and gasp, even flourish.

If I were to move back to DC I know I could set up a dozen interviews for my fairly generic job in the next week and have at least one six figure offer in hand the following week, but the trade off is the higher cost of living and that most of the jobs are out in suburban office parks in places like Reston or near Fort Meade and day to day life would be rather unremarkable for what I pay for in COL. DC works extremely well for many people, but for others it's pointless putting up with the region's charms. [/quote]

Most jobs are average or low paying. Plenty of land and isn’t even really a city.  Just urban sprawl.

Reston and fort Meade aren’t dc.  [/quote]

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