A survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal predicts that Seattle (tied with Washington DC) isthe among the top destinations for thosebetween the ages of 18 & 29!
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First Place (Tie): Seattle
Former Ohio residents Lane Kuhlman, 26, and her husband, Matt Mansbach, 32, mulled several cities, including New York and Chicago, as potential destinations last summer, after Ms. Kuhlman received her master’s degree specializing in interactive media.
In their eyes, none could match Seattle’s combination of a diverse high-tech sector, cultural life, access to rugged natural terrain and a strong university presence. Ms. Kuhlman has since taken a post as a new-product researcher for Microsoft, and Mr. Mansbach is weighing attending one of the city’s grad schools in his field, computer animation. Meanwhile, Ms. Kuhlman says, “we’re only 15 minutes from a beautiful waterfall, and there are amazing places to hike.”
Anchor to a region of corporate innovators, from Amazon.com to Starbucks, Seattle is “a high-tech and lifestyle mecca,” Dr. Florida says. Mr. DeVol says the city’s high-tech sector, with 226,300 workers, is just slightly smaller than Silicon Valley’s. Joblessness, at 7.7%, remains relatively low. City officials see rapid growth in biotech; Seattle also has tens of thousands of jobs in music and interactive media. And it enjoys a reputation as home to a lot of brainy people.
The downside: It rains half the time.…BUT does it really?? – Ash