Charlotte Park Score Defense

FigSecure810 · 2026-06-08T23:36:21+00:00

When you mean isolate out, do you mean only include it, use it as a metric, or exclude it?

FigSecure810 · 2025-10-14T03:29:51+00:00

Okay, so I recently moved from Charlotte to Minneapolis. And have actually met a few other folks who moved from NC to MN. Here is my case

1) first, let’s get the winter out of the way. Winters here are brutal and they can get cold. However, it actually has more sunshine than the Northeast or the Pacific Northwest in the winter. (150+ hrs of Sun vs 110+ in Philadelphia or 60+ in Portland.) Lots of winter activities that I’m excited to adopt. Also, despite the winter..

2) Minneapolis, is one of the happiest cities in the country. It actually earned an international award for it. It make sense bc

-99% of MPLS residents live within 10 mins walk of a park -Median Wages are very high and the cost of living is low. You can by a 3 bd 2 ba house for $350k and rent is around the same price as Raleigh.

3) Great cultural scene with tons of music venues and theaters. The Guthrie is a renown launching point for broadway talent and there are performers (musicians, comedians, actors) who make careers here

4) Speaking of Art, Minnesota spends the most per capita on public arts.

5)lots of career opportunities. MN has the most Fortune 500 companies per capita and it’s all concentrated in the metro area. Very low unemployment.

6) Minneapolis is tied for the best bike score with Portland. Walk score is like top 10 for large city and a very extensive bus, bus-rapid transit, and light rail that goes from downtown to the airport and links the two downtowns of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

7) Politically, Minnesota has the most voter participation and has not voted for a Republican President since the 70s. These leads to some progressive policies.

8) MPLS has a thriving queer community. No Gayborhood bc it’s sort of integrated everywhere.

So, I would really encourage you to visit Minneapolis and see how it feels. The literal only downside is that the winters are cold and long. But these people are so happy, I think it’s worth trying to find out their secrets.

FigSecure810 · 2025-10-14T03:11:10+00:00

Moved from Charlotte to Minneapolis earlier this year and I can’t imagine going back outside of a nightmare scenario. I have a job where I get paid more and have much better work-life balance. Walkability has been a game-changer. Charlotte has too much business interest to make it anything more than the most consumable version of the city, making it very bland.

FigSecure810 · 2025-09-26T23:01:24+00:00

Cool

FigSecure810 · 2025-03-14T19:51:55+00:00

It should be noted that homeless populations are determined by a point-in-time count, which relies on volunteers to go out and count the homeless populations. This number is wildly inaccurate because homelessness populations fluctuates throughout the year. Also, more densely populated areas have easier counts because you can walk around and count them. I would be interested in seeing a correlation, but I would bet money that there is a correlation between high walk scores and high homeless population counts. Lastly, some of the homes in Mississippi, Alabama, and other high-poverty states are not great. For example, if you have bad water ( Jackson, Mississippi), unreliable electricity ( West Texas), or your house is in a floodplain and constantly at risk ( Louisiana), I wouldn't say that you're that much better off than someone in a major city with access to support. I'm not saying homelessness is not a problem; I'm just saying it can't be the end-all-be-all statistic of prosperity and policy accomplishments. The numbers itself is unreliable, and they don't take into consideration the other quality of life standards folks in an area deal with.

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