Rate Your Town

[ripper46]

lagonda: what do you study?

[Rockefella]

I think another good category to add would be pop. density.

Houston: 3,480/sq mi

and tom get on msn.

My town has roughly 18k in one square mile. And they call Jersey the suburbs..

[Mr.Tiv]

they call Jersey the suburbs..

I thought they just called it a dump or, in some cases, the armpit of America...

[Fleet 500]

Regarding crowds... most people don't their houses and apartments in very crowded areas, like downtown New York or London or Tokyo.

So, if there is not too much crowding where you live, it should get a rating of about 7. If you are way out in the country, the crowd factor would be 9 or 10, meaning there is plenty of room.
For those who live in the mid-city, with tons of people, then the crowd rating would be low, like 2 or 3.

That's why my area is currently a "5," when it used to be a "9" in the 1950s and an "8" during the '60s. A lot more people have moved into the San Fernando Valley since the '50s.

I am also assuming that most people don't like very crowded areas.

[cmcpokey]

Town----------------------------- Jacksonville, FL, USA
Population------------------------ 835k in city, 1.4 mill metro area
Elevation------------------------- 10 feet

Climate & environment------------ 10 its florida after all
Scenery & views----------------- 8
Crowds-------------------------- 7
Medical availability--------------- 8 around my house anyway.. better on other parts
Housing expense----------------- 5. pretty cheap for a navy/beach town
Cost of living--------------------- 7
Taxes--------------------------- 10 no state taxes ftw
Recreation & culture-------------- 8
Special senior citizen services----- 10 its florida afterall
Pollution-------------------------- 8
Fog (less days= higher rating)----- 10
Cars, variety available------------- 7. not enough high end cars. need to go to orlando for those.
Shopping------------------------- 10
Police & fire protection------------ 9
Overall rating---------------------- 9

Most-liked features---------------- the ability to easily go to the beach
Least-liked features--------------- everyone else's ability to easily go to the beach, and the people that come in to to just to go to the beach.

Trivia----------------------------- St. Augustine, FL is a few miles away, the oldest continuously inhabited city in the US. Jax is the largest city in the US by land area.

[Lagonda]

lagonda: what do you study?

communicatiewetenschappen

[Waugh-terfall]

Are you going to Goodwood FoS?

Got a spare room for Sunday night?

lol, probably, well, at least I hope so.
And I might do, I'm not sure, all depends on where we move house to, 7.1miles from goodwood then...

[Piacki_117]

Here are the ratings for my town...

Town----------------------------- Paris
Population------------------------ 2,200,000 (city proper) ; 13,000,000 (urban area)
Elevation------------------------- 33 meters

Climate & environment------------ 6
Scenery & views----------------- 10
Crowds-------------------------- 9
Medical availability--------------- 10
Housing expense----------------- 2
Cost of living--------------------- 4
Taxes--------------------------- 6
Recreation & culture-------------- 10
Special senior citizen services----- 10
Pollution-------------------------- 5
Fog (less days= higher rating)----- 8
Cars, variety available------------- 10
Shopping------------------------- 10
Police & fire protection------------ 10

Overall rating---------------------- 7.8 (average rate) ; 9.5 (personnal rate)

Most-liked features---------------- Awesome architecture, magnificent city, and everything that a city of 13,000,000 can offer.
Least-liked features--------------- High cost of living, sometimes too many tourists

Trivia ----------------------------- Well, it's Paris...

[Piacki_117]

The town where I live in part of Paris' urban area




Town----------------------------- Triel-sur-Seine
Population------------------------ 13,000
Elevation------------------------- 170 meters

Climate & environment------------ 6
Scenery & views----------------- 4
Crowds-------------------------- 2 (only beaufs)
Medical availability--------------- 8
Housing expense----------------- 5 (still expensive though it's rather far from Paris)
Cost of living--------------------- 6
Taxes--------------------------- 5
Recreation & culture-------------- 4
Special senior citizen services----- 9
Pollution-------------------------- 8
Fog (less days= higher rating)----- 8
Cars, variety available------------- 8
Shopping------------------------- 1 (no shops really, only banks/insurances)
Police & fire protection------------ 8

Overall rating---------------------- 4 : I hate this town.

Most-liked features---------------- Well... Some wealthy neigbourhoods in the north of the city...

Least-liked features--------------- No shops, the town centre is ugly, everything is ugly, this village stinks anyway.

[Waugh-terfall]

I love Paris, although I wouldn't like to take a car there... Every car has a parking ding and almost every van is graffitied - adds to culture I guess - Need to go there again!

[Piacki_117]

almost every van is graffitied

What???

[SlickHolden]

Town----------------------------- Melborne, Victoria, Australia
Population------------------------ 2.5 Million maybe
Elevation------------------------- No idea

Climate & environment------------ 9 not much rain. But if a wet day comes it can be dry in 30min to enjoy a beautiful afternoon. That's Melbourne raining one min dry and sunny the next, None Melbourne people can't pick the weather and it's changing.
Scenery & views----------------- 9
Crowds-------------------------- 10. If it's sport it's here.
Medical availability--------------- 10 Around the corner is a hospital, 10min away another.
Housing expense----------------- 9 Average house & land is $250,000
Cost of living--------------------- 8 petrol is bad.
Taxes--------------------------- 10 Dont pay tax on my income.
Recreation & culture-------------- 7
Special senior citizen services----- 9
Pollution-------------------------- 9 Not much even the city is pretty clean.
Fog (less days= higher rating)----- 10 can't remember the last fog.
Cars, variety available------------- 10 This state this country has more car options then any.
Shopping------------------------- 10 There everywhere all of them.
Police & fire protection------------ 10 Again i'm only 3-4 min away in 2 directions from the police and fire.

Overall rating---------------------- 10 It's Melbourne the worlds most liveable city.

Most-liked features---------------- I'm sport crazy and you don't miss it here.
Least-liked features--------------- Drivers the quality of drivers today is below par. More rain needed also.

[Ferrer]

I love Paris, although I wouldn't like to take a car there... Every car has a parking ding and almost every van is graffitied - adds to culture I guess - Need to go there again!

Strange when it's possibly the city where I've seen more expensive cars, except Montecarlo perhaps. Altough it's true that when I was in Nice last year, the driving experience was mental.

[jcp123]

Town----------------------------- Tyler, TX.
Population------------------------ 83.650 as of 2000. Est'd to be near 100.000 now
Elevation------------------------- Approx. 500 feet

Climate & environment------------ 6
Scenery & views----------------- 8
Crowds-------------------------- 9 (what crowds?!)
Medical availability--------------- 10 (we have THREE hospitals)
Housing expense----------------- 9 (ave. house ~$125.000-225.000)
Cost of living--------------------- 7
Taxes--------------------------- 8
Recreation & culture-------------- 4
Special senior citizen services----- 3
Pollution-------------------------- 9
Fog (less days= higher rating)----- 8
Cars, variety available------------- 4
Shopping------------------------- 3
Police & fire protection------------ 6

Overall rating---------------------- 6

Most-liked features---------------- Beautiful scenery, no state income tax, cheap gas
Least-liked features--------------- Very little cosmopolitan atmosphere, very hot summers, dry county, no nightlife, dull college campuses, the hotties are all married early

Trivia----------------------------- One of the top rose-producing regions in the US, was where "Adopt-A-Highway" program started in 1985.

[jcp123]

Town----------------------------- Milpitas, CA (where I was raised)
Population------------------------ 62698 as of 2000. Metro area - SF Bay Area, 7,5mln
Elevation------------------------- Approx. 50ft.

Climate & environment------------ 10
Scenery & views----------------- 7
Crowds-------------------------- 5 (what crowds?!)
Medical availability--------------- 5
Housing expense----------------- 3 (avg. house ~$600.000)
Cost of living--------------------- 2
Taxes--------------------------- 2
Recreation & culture-------------- 6
Special senior citizen services----- 6
Pollution-------------------------- 9
Fog (less days= higher rating)----- 8
Cars, variety available------------- 10
Shopping------------------------- 8
Police & fire protection------------ 8

Overall rating---------------------- 7

Most-liked features---------------- Great scenery, lots of different cultures, almost anything you want is available in the metro area if not in Milpitas itself, excellent access to freeway infrastructure, great universities.
Least-liked features--------------- High taxes, cost of housing, auto registration, and gasoline prices. Crowded, bad traffic. Stupid laws like requiring new low-energy bulbs not only are demeaning to people who should be free to make their own choices, but give California a bad rap --->don't be seen in another state with CA tags. You WILL be pulled over.

Trivia----------------------------- Was on Sesame Street once - one of the "game shows" had a trip to beautiful Milpitas, CA as the grand prize! Milpitas means "Little Corn Field" in Spanish. Oldest surviving building was erected in 1915 and is currently a sports bar.