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Would you live there? Under what circumstances?

If so, what would be your preference of location?

If not, why not?

Personally, I would consider (although I have no intention) moving to the US under the right circumstances - the main one being an extraordinary employment opportunity. It would be a difficult place to comfortably raise children without substantial money to be able to live in the right school districts, etc. In Canada, not such a worry - far more egalitarian.

As a western Canadian I feel a certain affinity and comfort with western American cities. Many just feel very familiar culturally and in terms of lifestyle.

My preferences (somewhat in order) would be:

- Denver (very much an American Calgary)
- San Diego
- Los Angeles or Santa Barbara
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Austin
- Honolulu
- Portland

Further east:
- Washington DC
- Boston
- Minneapolis
- Chicago
- New York (only if completely loaded).
- Nashville
- Savannah
- Miami