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We just moved to Seattle from SF. Highly recommended, but as you say more expensive than Portland (still 1/2 the price of the bay area). Cost follows opportunit
by chris_va 11y ago
We just moved to Seattle from SF. Highly recommended, but as you say more expensive than Portland (still 1/2 the price of the bay area). Cost follows opportunity, and it is harder to find a tech scene in Portland.
NYC is a great place to live (have done so), and I would pick it over Seattle (at least for a year or two) if you don't have kids, are young, and can afford it.
Chicago is great, less tech than NYC/Seattle, so I would set up a job before moving.
I would skip Denver, but I haven't spent as much time there. The city just felt uninteresting. I liked Boulder, but it is a small town.
- Balgair 11y agoHere here, 'Den-where?' stinks.
- meritt 11y ago> it is harder to find a tech scene in Portland I feel like you might just not know where to look. We have a very thriving tech scene and it's growing very fast. 4,045 job opening as of now. http://portlandtech.org/ http://portlandtech.org/ http://calagator.org/ http://calagator.org/ is a great resource for meetups, talks, round-tables, sessions, etc.
- draw_down 11y agoI dunno, the tech scene is objectively much stronger up in Seattle. Doesn't mean we don't have one, but it definitely is harder to find than Seattle's.
- TallGuyShort 11y agoFWIW Boulder and Denver are within reasonable commuting distance and both have their share of tech companies near them. If you're considering Denver, I would focus on Boulder instead, but wouldn't rule either one out right away.
- Cshelton 11y agoI lived in Boulder, I now live in Dallas, which I picked over Austin. Denver is cool to visit...but so meh... I travel for fun a lot anyway, I don't need to live there.
- mountaineer 11y ago+1 on Calagator, lots of activity in Portland. Also check out the slack community[1]. [1] https://pdx-startups-slack.herokuapp.com/ https://pdx-startups-slack.herokuapp.com/