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Spin-off thread: Rank these in importance to where you live

Discussion in 'The Water Cooler' started by Hooker, Feb 18, 2013.

  1. Hooker

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    From 1-10, rank the following in importance to where you live:

    I'll go first

    Proximity to family - 3
    Career opportunities - 9
    Outdoor activities - 8
    School District - 8
    Food/Bar scene - 8
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 7
    Commute time - 9
    Weather - 5
    Cost of living - 7
     
  2. BJE80

    BJE80 Legendary Woodsman

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    Proximity to family - 3
    Career opportunities - 6
    Outdoor activities - 10
    School District - 8
    Food/Bar scene - 6
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 1
    Commute time - 7
    Weather - 4
    Cost of living - 8
     
  3. chopayne

    chopayne Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Proximity to family - 2
    Career opportunities - 10
    Outdoor activities - 8
    School District - 8
    Food/Bar scene - 8
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 5
    Commute time - 9
    Weather - 7
    Cost of living - 7

    Would it be good to add in a total number of points you can use? I mean alot of this stuff is important to me.
     
  4. GregH

    GregH Legendary Woodsman

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    Proximity to family - 1
    Career opportunities - 1
    Outdoor activities - 9
    School District - 1
    Food/Bar scene - 5
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 3
    Commute time - 2
    Weather - 5
    Cost of living - 5


    Too close to retirement to care about career opportunities. However, these are important to me also.

    Good neighbors and community in general - 9

    Low population - 8 (If I want to see people I'll drive around and look for them)

    High diversity among wildlife-8
     
  5. BowHuntingFool

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    Proximity to family - 10
    Career opportunities - 9
    Outdoor activities - 10
    School District - 7
    Food/Bar scene - 0
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 9 ...its my job!
    Commute time - 7
    Weather - 7
    Cost of living - 5
     
  6. davidmil

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    Proximity to Hooker..... 10 LOL
    Proximity to Family...... 10
     
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  7. Christine

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    Central Utah, baby!!
    Proximity to family - 8
    Career opportunities - 6
    Outdoor activities - 8
    School District - 0
    Food/Bar scene - 1
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 2
    Commute time - 1
    Weather - 7
    Cost of living - 7

    Ground to raise crops and/or livestock - 9
     
  8. MGH_PA

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    Cogan Station, PA
    Proximity to family - 9
    Career opportunities - 9
    Outdoor activities - 8
    School District - 5 (right now where I live, I have no plans to send my kids to this school district if I'm still in it when I have them)
    Food/Bar scene - 8 Food (5 bar :D)
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 6
    Commute time - 7
    Weather - 8
    Cost of living-6

    If I were picking a new place to live, these would all pretty much stay the same expect the cultural activities (we have NONE where we are), proximity to family, and the school district, of course.
     
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  9. TEmbry

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    Proximity to family - 2
    Career opportunities - 10
    Outdoor activities - (Currently 1, Permanently 10)
    School District - 1 (May Change 10 years from now if I have kids)
    Food/Bar scene - 7-8 I can eat/drink anywhere but being close to better places is always good
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 1 Don't care for em, and can travel to see the ones I want
    Commute time - 7-8 Not huge, but within 45 minutes of work is where I expect to live
    Weather - 5 Not huge on extremes in either way Hot or Cold. Would prefer colder than hotter though
    Cost of living - 3. I'd adjust accordingly and I feel like many positions within my field compensate for this in some way
     
  10. Ben/PA

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    Proximity to family - 10
    Career opportunities - 5
    Outdoor activities - 8
    School District - 8
    Food/Bar scene - 0
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 0
    Commute time - 7
    Weather - 6
    Cost of living - 8
     
  11. rockinchair

    rockinchair Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Proximity to family - 7
    Career opportunities - 7
    Outdoor activities - 9
    School District - 8
    Food/Bar scene - 5
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 6
    Commute time - 5
    Weather - 3
    Cost of living - 8
     
  12. JakeD

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    Proximity to family - 7
    Career opportunities - 6
    Outdoor activities - 10
    School District - 7
    Food/Bar scene - 3
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 2
    Commute time - 7
    Weather - 6
    Cost of living - 8
     
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    Shouldn't this have said "rate" instead of "rank"?

    Proximity to family - 5 (I would have said lower, but I like being able to hunt/fish with my Dad on occasion)
    Career opportunities - 7 (As long as I am able to find ONE job, I don't care how many others are out there)
    Outdoor activities - 9
    School District - 2
    Food/Bar scene - 8 (I wasn't going to rate this that high, but I like good food & craft beer, if it was difficult to find those, I would be cranky)
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 6 (I enjoy concerts & cultural activities, but in a city with a GREAT cultural scene, I dont take advantage of it, so I guess it rates low)
    Commute time - 10 (I hate wasting my life driving in traffic, my commute is important to me)
    Weather - 8 (Weather is important, I like a change of seasons)
    Cost of living - 9 (What good is making money if you have none left over for fun)
     
  14. Hooker

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    Yeah, you're correct.

    It's Monday.
     
  15. Mo_bowhnter

    Mo_bowhnter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Proximity to family - 6
    Career opportunities - 8
    Outdoor activities - 8
    School District - 8
    Food/Bar scene - 6
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 5
    Commute time - 3
    Weather - 5
    Cost of living - 4
     
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    bloodcrick Moderator/BHOD Prostaff

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    Proximity to family - 3
    Career opportunities - 3
    Outdoor activities - 10
    School District - 5
    Food/Bar scene - 1
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 1
    Commute time - 4
    Weather - 5
    Cost of living - 7
     
  17. Rick James

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    Proximity to family - 8
    Career opportunities - 10
    Outdoor activities - 8
    School District - 8
    Food/Bar scene - 0
    Cultural activities (festivals, shows, art, concerts, etc) - 0
    Commute time - 8
    Weather - 3
    Cost of living - 5
     
  18. NY Bowhunter

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    Proximity to family - 5
    Career opportunities - 2
    Outdoor activities - 8
    School District - 5
    Food/Bar scene - 2
    Cultural activities- 1
    Commute time - 7
    Weather - summer/fall - 8.... winter-1
    Cost of living - 7
     

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