Capital of Your State? Do you live there, or would you?

hollydolly said:
That's a good answer Carol... I live just 20 miles from London, yet it's as different as night and day..I wouldn't want to live in our Capital because of the huge cost of living, the crime, the noise, the traffic,.. the light pollution.

I live where there's comparatively little light pollution as well as peace and quite and surrounded by farms and fields.. and rivers and streams , and unlike most Londoners who hardly ever see a star , I can count the stars in the sky at night ( not all of them).. :D
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That's one of the things I really miss about living on the Big Island. Because there are a number of observatories on Mauna Kea, light pollution was a concern everywhere. I lived in a remote part of the island, but even our community had special, low light polluting street lamps installed. The night skies were spectacular!
I visited Honolulu (state capital) a couple of times but wouldn't want to live there. Way too many folks jammed onto a very small island. ​
 

I live in my state's capital, Austin, "The Live Music Capital Of The World!" Came here to play, did so, for twenty years. We are consistently rated the best, or near the best, city to live in, in the entire US. Unfortunately, we have had crazy growth over the last thirty years, or so, bad air, bad traffic, etc. I won't be staying here, full-time, after the gf retires, next April. We'll head north, when Austin swelters in the summer.
 
Capital cities of our states vary a lot. In some cases, they are the main, and best-known, city in that state (Boston, Denver). In other cases, they are much less well-known than other cities in that state (the capital of New York is Albany, not New York City; the capital of Illinois is Springfield, not Chicago; the capital of California is Sacramento; the capital of Florida is Tallahassee, etc.) Some of the capital cities are really just towns.

On a cruise to Alaska, our ship stopped at the capital of that state, which is Juneau. It looked like a movie set for an old-fashioned western; the bar even had swinging doors!

The capital of my state, Maryland, is Annapolis. It is a beautiful city with a lot of charm and history, but I have no reason to live there, or in Baltimore either. I like being in a suburb of D.C.; I'm used to it here.
 

Our capital is Santa Fe. I wouldn't mind living there, I guess, but it has gotten SOO expensive to live there, especially since it has become a mecca for the artsy-fartsy and the newly rich. A good portion of the people who work there can't afford to live there and commute from Albuquerque or other places and the commute is a long (60 miles) and expensive hassle.

The worst place I ever lived was Washington, D.C., the nation's capital.
 
I grew up in Oregon and lived in the Salem the capital several years. I like Salem a lot and sometimes wish I still lived up that way somewhere.

I now live about 180 miles from Sacramento and I've been there a few times passing through or going to weddings or whatever. I would not want to live there. Too big and has some pretty bad areas. I guess most cities do though.

I'm guess I've been in the capital of at lest 20 states and maybe more.
 
Butterfly, I agree that DC is not a great place to live unless you are very wealthy. (And even then, I'd probably choose somewhere else.)

However, the Maryland and Virginia suburbs are excellent places to live. For one thing, jobs in the suburbs and in DC are in plentiful supply, there are lovely neighborhoods, good schools, good restaurants, great entertainment, gorgeous museums, etc.

The job picture in DC just got a little worse, with the insecurity of federal workers. But I don't think that mistake will be made again, and at least all those people are back at work.
 
Sunny said:
Butterfly, I agree that DC is not a great place to live unless you are very wealthy. (And even then, I'd probably choose somewhere else.)

However, the Maryland and Virginia suburbs are excellent places to live. For one thing, jobs in the suburbs and in DC are in plentiful supply, there are lovely neighborhoods, good schools, good restaurants, great entertainment, gorgeous museums, etc.

The job picture in DC just got a little worse, with the insecurity of federal workers. But I don't think that mistake will be made again, and at least all those people are back at work.
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I actually ended up living in Laurel, Maryland for a couple of years and really liked it there, but I still had the commute into and out of DC (which back in the mid to late 60s, early 70s was awful). I just didn't really like DC, and after the '68 riots I never felt even a little bit comfortable there. I loved Laurel and the areas out that way, but the only really good jobs back in that time frame were in downtown DC.
 
I've been to Sacramento several times and it's a fairly pleasant place overall but I wouldn't want to live there. It gets way to hot and humid for me in the summer and too cold and foggy in the winter.
 
I lived in my State's capitol city, Olympia, for nearly 20 years. Except for being overloaded with politicians and the presence of an insanely "LIBERAL" liberal arts College, it is an OK place to live. Used to be a small town and then all the surrounding military bases exploded and ticky-tacky housing became the order of the day. Glad I don't live there anymore.
 
Topeka has a population of 127,000+ and I've been there once. Didn't like it. Too political looking for me. Plus that's just too many people.
I came from a population of 2500 approx to over 46,000 where I am now. To me...46,000 is too many people.
So the answer is been there, done that, not staying for act 2.
 
I've been to the capital of my state, but don't want to live there. Too many people. Traffic is a nightmare. The heat and humidity is worse there. It cost more to live there, too. No thanks!

I'd like to move even further out in the country, outside of a smaller city that where I live now.
 
Geezerette said:
Aunt Bea, I grew up in Albany & went back for a Reunion in 2013 after many years away & loved how it had evolved, but don't think I could easily go back to living there.
Santa Fe NM? No way. Cost of living so high that many who work there can't afford to live there. 7000 ft elev, worse weather than ABQ.
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I agree. Santa Fe is an extremely expensive place in which to live. I know a number of people who, as you said, work there but cannot afford to live there. They either take the train up, or drive back and forth (60+miles) every day. They say they get paid more to work there, but for me, the expense and hassle of the daily commute, not to mention the nearly 3 hours round trip door to door commute every day, just wouldn't be worth it.
 
I live in our State Capital, it is OK by me, I don't live
on a busy road, I am not in the centre/downtown area,
public transport is great, cars are not needed too often,
maybe for supermarket shopping, or on very wet days,
or to drive out into the country and clog up their roads.
You can get most things in the big Cities that you can't
find outside,

I was born in the countryside and I have lived there but
I have lived in this city for around 32 years, so I stand up
for the big city.

Mike.
 
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. We have this monster sized capitol building, but the city itself? I don't think anybody has used the words "elegant, beautiful" to describe it. The place is a bit on the gritty side. It has come through a rough time, scandals, corruption, and bankruptcy. Now, would I live there? Not really, because it's more or less a typical PA small city. I live next to one, so why move.
 
The capital in my State is Annapolis and I have visited there and it is very nice on the water area. I like where I live though as it is more woods and green around so I wouldn't live there.
 
Lived in the capital of Arizona, Phoenix, and enjoyed life there, also Baton Rouge, La .... only visited the capitals in other states that I've lived.
 
Trenton, NJ is my state's capital. I have been there many times for a variety of reasons, but I'd never live there in a million years. There is a lot of history from our Revolution attached to it and the surrounding area, but forget the rest of it.
 
No way in hell I'd live in Jackson MS again. Corrupt justice system means criminals know they walk free if they commit even serious crimes in Hinds Co. I'd certainly live in some of the surrounding metro areas that aren't in Hinds Co.
 
Capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg and although I wouldn’t live within the city limits, I would live in some areas just outside the city. I live 20 miles from Harrisburg. Small International airport with a lot of connecting flights.

My city is York, which is named after York, England. I wouldn’t live within the city limits of York, either. And, of course, Pennsylvania is named after the founder, William Penn from England, who was a Quaker. More Quakers are found closer to Philadelphia.
 
Columbus is the capital of Ohio. Never lived there and never even thought about living there. I was there once, though, on the way to California by bus. It seemed a lot like any other big city to me, ok, just okay. No, I wouldn't want to live there just because I am so used to being where I am and have been most of my life.

If I were to move it would be to somewhere even more scenic than here and a warmer climate, yet, not a hot climate.
 
Ruthanne said:
Columbus is the capital of Ohio. Never lived there and never even thought about living there. I was there once, though, on the way to California by bus. It seemed a lot like any other big city to me, ok, just okay. No, I wouldn't want to live there just because I am so used to being where I am and have been most of my life.

If I were to move it would be to somewhere even more scenic than here and a warmer climate, yet, not a hot climate.
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I have been to Columbus a few times for social events, but back when I started flying, I flew for Air Wisconsin and made many trips into Columbus.
 

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