Tell Me Where to Move

[Farang]

So after this semester I have a couple of courses I'm going to finish up online before starting flight training. Problem is, I'm not sure where. These are some things I'm factoring in:

1) Affordability. I can earn a decent wage and work on paying off debt I will accrue. So scratch NYC.
2) Scenic. Since I'm doing flight training, mountains or something scenic would be an advantage. This goes along with having stuff to do around the city (skiing, surfing, etc.).
3) People. I would prefer a place with a decent sized university district I can live in because I am young (21) and would like to be able to meet people, and I feel more comfortable renting a room in a house with students than I do some random people in the city.

I'm probably going to work some dead-end job since I will only have a liberal arts degree and can make more money short-term this way. So far a city that meets the above criteria seems to be Boulder, CO, which also has jobs for bus drivers starting at $14/hour. Seattle pays them $17 but I'm from Washington and would prefer something different. I don't have to be a bus driver but it seems a good indicator of a well-enough paying hourly job I could find in that city.

 

[vi edit]

Phoenix. AZ is one of the most scenic states in the nation.

It's bounding with affordable, very luxurious apartments.

ASU/Mill street is very nice for a college setting. Plus plenty of bowl games/sports events because of location.

It's a big enough metro area, you should be able to find some sort of employment.

 

[miri]

North Carolina is affordable, has nice scenery, ocean and mountains and has lots of university students.

 

[homercles337]

You may want to look into the Raleigh/Durham area. I hated it when i interviewed in the area, but it does fit most of your criteria well.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Phoenix. AZ is one of the most scenic states in the nation.

It's bounding with affordable, very luxurious apartments.

ASU/Mill street is very nice for a college setting. Plus plenty of bowl games/sports events because of location.

It's a big enough metro area, you should be able to find some sort of employment.

vi already posted my suggestion. I'll get more specific since you wanted college type area, Tempe, AZ.

 

[miri]

So far 2 for AZ, 2 for NC

 

[FoBoT]

Reno NV

 

[Farang]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll be moving from Washington state so the west coast has an advantage in that I can bring my truck no problem, NC is a long drive but I'll look into it.

 

[Q]

Originally posted by: miri
North Carolina is affordable, has nice scenery, ocean and mountains and has lots of university students.

I agree

 

[LordMorpheus]

Purdue has a flight school. Not sure about the specifics, only been there once, but might be worth a look.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
Purdue has a flight school. Not sure about the specifics, only been there once, but might be worth a look.

Not much to see in the Midwest...

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Phoenix. AZ is one of the most scenic states in the nation.

It's bounding with affordable, very luxurious apartments.

ASU/Mill street is very nice for a college setting. Plus plenty of bowl games/sports events because of location.

It's a big enough metro area, you should be able to find some sort of employment.

vi already posted my suggestion. I'll get more specific since you wanted college type area, Tempe, AZ.

add my vote for Tempe. ASU and there's lots of small airports all over

 

[compman25]

Ask mjuszczak

 

[conehead433]

Portland or Eugene, Or.

 

[Flammable]

oklahoma

 

[IronWing]

Boulder, CO is a very expensive place to live. You'd live in a cardboard box at $14/hr. Albuquerque has a good student district, scenery, and skiing. Phoenix has horrible air pollution and traffic and it is a long drive to the slopes. If you are willing to try a small college town, then Silver City, NM is pretty cheap. Durango, CO is nice but expensive.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Boulder, CO is a very expensive place to live. You'd live in a cardboard box at $14/hr. Albuquerque has a good student district, scenery, and skiing. Phoenix has horrible air pollution and traffic and it is a long drive to the slopes. If you are willing to try a small college town, then Silver City, NM is pretty cheap. Durango, CO is nice but expensive.

Flagstaff, AZ then. NAU campus is there. affordable, scenic, clean air, still within tons of small airports in the Phoenix area and north to Flag.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: homercles337
You may want to look into the Raleigh/Durham area. I hated it when i interviewed in the area, but it does fit most of your criteria well.

Thats where I ended up.

 

[Cattlegod]

Portland Oregon.