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Ask HN: Cheap places to live with a good intellectual atmosphere?
I'm a software engineer in the bay area and have been thinking about moving somewhere cheaper (in USA) where I can live cheaply and focus on my own intellectual pursuits. I'd love to be in a place where the living costs are low, and ideally where a thriving intellectual community exists. I haven't traveled too often and would love to hear from HN community about any places that match this general description. Thank you in advance!
- verdverm 6y agoIthaca, NY comes to mind
- mrfusion 6y agoCollege towns used to be a good place for that. It sure about anymore though.
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- notadog 6y agoI find it odd that the text of this post is plagiarized from the last time this question was posted in 2018: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18164189 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18164189
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- partisan 6y agoIt is strange. How did you notice this?
- gt2 6y agoI personally remembered it, and looked at a bookmark I had to verify.
- anotheryou 6y agomaybe another alt?
- HAL9OOO 6y agoMaybe digital nomad hotspots? Ones in SEA for example are in pretty inexpensive locations. I'm not too sure honestly, I'm also looking for the same thing as you.
- softwaredoug 6y agoThe US is dotted with college towns. Sure the town center is more expensive, but the costs drop off pretty quickly from the town center. They can be a good bang for the buck compared to large cities. Nice restaurants, shops, and coffee shops with a university anchor for the local economy. Often universities can spin off a bit of a startup ecosystem.
- svaha1728 6y agoLawrence, KS is nice, and inexpensive. College towns will be going through lots of changes this year. Regardless, Lawrence is literally the heart of bleeding Kansas. The Django web framework got its start in Lawrence as well.
- giantg2 6y agoI would say look for communities online. In person would be better, but with the current events it would be tough. You could find cheap areas to live with high speed internet in large parts of the rural US. I can't wait to move out of my expensive area, and it isn't even that bad compared to the really expensive places. $5k per year in property taxes is just ridiculous. If this trend continues, nobody will be able to afford to even rent.
- rdtwo 6y agoProbably Vancouver wa, you get to pay no income tax the cross the border and shop in Oregon for no sales tax
- mrfusion 6y agoYou’re saying it’s an intellectual town because the residents have optimized their lives for tax savings? (I’d actually agree with you)
- probinso 6y agoSmall towns with a good college. Ithaca, NY is a prime example. I really enjoyed Bellingham Washington.