Does anyone know of a website about relocating/moving to cities in the US where people give the good, bad & ugly of their city......best neighborhoods, what they don't like about it, traffic, weather, etc.? Every time I try to google this I just end up w/ a bunch of realtor websites that blow smoke about all cities or relocation services.

Thanks!

You could try:

http://www.findyourspot.com/

Here are a couple more. I don't know how current their info is, though.

http://www.city-data.com/

http://www.bestplaces.net/city/

City Data has great forums as well as statistics. The forums are packed with information and helpful people.

Just google away about where you might want to move and you can get plenty of info - aside from the puffing by realtors.

We enjoy three seasons 'at home' north of Chicago, then break the winter with a condo stay in Hawaii.

Good for you

Good luck. May I very respectfully suggest that as you are looking for these good, bad, and ugly suggestions you also have in mind the following:

Financial REALITY in terms of what you can afford to pay in terms of taxes, insurance (if buying) auto insurance, auto registration, and utilities

School issues. How "good" do they have to be without you having to pay anything?

Cultural/educational opportunities and by that I do not mean "does it have a Starbucks?"

Do you care how far it is from an airport that affords travel in and out on more than one airline?

Politics. Do the local political leanings really matter that much to you?

Weather and the associated costs that go with it.

Sure, it might be a "nice" neighborhood. Now define what "nice" really means (as in nobody a different color or sexual orientation than I am or something else) and the very best of luck to you.

Seems all the moving companies want to "help". LOL