In which Southern cities would you want to live?

[JA]

Share with us in which cities you'd want to live of those listed and, if you want, arrange them in order of preference.

[DINGO Joe]

New Orleans
Durham-Chapel Hill
Asheville
Atlanta
Austin
Richmond
San Antonio
















Denton

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

New Orleans and Atlanta would be at the top of my list. Richmond is also great and Austin, TX is nice too.

[Mr. Smith]

Asheville first and foremost

Then the other cities in North Carolina
Then Greenville, SC
Then San Antonio, TX
Then Austin
Then Houston
Then Charleston, SC

As for places not included: Lynchburg, VA ; Charlottesville, VA ; Knoxville, TN ; Waco, TX ; Richmond, VA ; Williamsburg, VA ; Fredericksburg, VA ; Ocala, FL

...Where are those?

[Grassroots]

Dallas
Oklahoma City
Tampa

[Cold War Liberal]

Atlanta
Dallas
Houston
Alexandria




Sarasota (a bunch of old retirees but nice otherwise, much of my older family members live there and in Bradenton)



Louisville






Birmingham





Every other Southern city



New Jersey

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

You left of Miami, which is the only Southern city I'd really want to live in. However, I would consider:

1. Houston
2. Austin
3. Atlanta (also not included)
4. Charlotte
5. Dallas
6. Tampa
7. Virginia Beach
8. Asheville
9. Charleston

[HillGoose]

uh... where are GA and TN?

[Lechasseur]

uh... where are GA and TN?

[Del Tachi]

I don't understand this list, but my definitive list of Southern metros is:

1) Atlanta
2) Birmingham
3) Memphis
4) New Orleans
5) Jackson

and then the rest

[Torie]

I guess I tend to like NC cities or something.

Austin, TX       
Raleigh, NC       
Winston-Salem, NC       
Lexington, KY       
Asheville, NC       
Wilmington, NC   
Charleston, SC    

[wxtransit]

New Orleans
Durham-Chapel Hill
Asheville
Atlanta
Austin
Richmond
San Antonio
















Denton

What's wrong with Denton?

[インターネット掲示板ユーザー Punxsutawney Phil]

I lived in Denton when I was younger. It wasn't terrible...

[thumb21]

None. Rural areas are better.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

1. San Antonio (I have family there)
2. Austin (my mom is there, but is planning to move to Tennessee or North Carolina within the next few weeks; however, it seems to have a nice culture and is close to SA)
3. Houston (Have more distant family there)
4. Dallas (How bout them Cowboys?)
5. Charlotte
6. Raleigh

[Alabama_Indy10]

I don't understand this list, but my definitive list of Southern metros is:

1) Atlanta
2) Birmingham
3) Memphis
4) New Orleans
5) Jackson

and then the rest

Birmingham is a hell hole.

[DINGO Joe]

New Orleans
Durham-Chapel Hill
Asheville
Atlanta
Austin
Richmond
San Antonio
















Denton

What's wrong with Denton?

I guess I was being dismissive of Denton being on the list at all as I think of it as being part of the Metroplex and nothing more than a sprawly bedroom community with a commuter college. (If Denton on the list, why not Arlington or Garland?)  To be fair, I haven't been in Denton for about 25 years when I went to TCU and had a friend who dated a TWU girl, maybe it's less forgettable now.

For what I value in a city to live (and I mean living in the city not some metro).  I live in New Orleans, in an old house, surrounded by history, food, good booze, music, culture.  Denton really doesn't exactly check any of those boxes and it isn't exactly scenic either.  I'm sure Denton is clean, safe and loves it's momma and there's nothing wrong with that. When my parents moved me to New Orleans we didn't live in New Orleans, we lived in sprawly suburb on the Northshore, Slidell to be exact.  Nothing wrong with it, you still got exposed to New Orleans and all it had to offer, but it's not somewhere I'd live now. 

[wxtransit]

New Orleans
Durham-Chapel Hill
Asheville
Atlanta
Austin
Richmond
San Antonio
















Denton

What's wrong with Denton?

I guess I was being dismissive of Denton being on the list at all as I think of it as being part of the Metroplex and nothing more than a sprawly bedroom community with a commuter college. (If Denton on the list, why not Arlington or Garland?)  To be fair, I haven't been in Denton for about 25 years when I went to TCU and had a friend who dated a TWU girl, maybe it's less forgettable now.

For what I value in a city to live (and I mean living in the city not some metro).  I live in New Orleans, in an old house, surrounded by history, food, good booze, music, culture.  Denton really doesn't exactly check any of those boxes and it isn't exactly scenic either.  I'm sure Denton is clean, safe and loves it's momma and there's nothing wrong with that. When my parents moved me to New Orleans we didn't live in New Orleans, we lived in sprawly suburb on the Northshore, Slidell to be exact.  Nothing wrong with it, you still got exposed to New Orleans and all it had to offer, but it's not somewhere I'd live now. 

I don't exactly agree with your criteria for a good city, but at least you have reasons.

[Senator Sirius]

Not a lot of love for Greenville it would seem. It's quite nice here.

[Del Tachi]

I don't understand this list, but my definitive list of Southern metros is:

1) Atlanta
2) Birmingham
3) Memphis
4) New Orleans
5) Jackson

and then the rest

Birmingham is a hell hole.

You have obviously never spent any time in Southside, Avondale, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Crestline, Highland Park, etc.

[Mr.Bakari-Sellers]

Tampa, FL; Dallas, TX, Virginia Beach, VA

[|˶˙ᵕ˙ )ﾉﾞ]

Anywhere in NC between Asheville and Gatlinburg

[RFKFan68]

Orlando
Durham
Charlotte
Atlanta
Virginia Beach


Texas is very unappealing to me.

[Lechasseur]

I guess my top 5 would look like this:
1. New Orleans
2. Atlanta
3. Nashville
4. Memphis
5. Charleston

[Dr. MB]

I'd probably stick to the Carolinas.

1. Wilmington
2. Charleston
3. Charlotte
4. Raleigh
5. Some small island town in NC