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uppermidd t1_j6jz4x5 wrote

It doesn't get as intensely cold in Pittsburgh at the height of winter as it does in Chicago. Otherwise not a huge difference. While Chicago's skyline is hard to top, between Pittsburgh's still-decent skyline, the hills and the bridges, it is more interesting visually IMO. And as a runner, there's so much more to explore, both on the streets and in city parks.

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PatienceOk3159 OP t1_j6k9jf3 wrote

That’s a pretty good selling point right there. And it is a very solid skyline. Punches well above its weight.

How’s the economy? I was laid off in December. Took a month off and then found two jobs within a couple weeks.

Nothing fancy. Just food service manager type jobs but fine for the reasonable CoL for Chicago as far as small condos go (houses in good urban neighborhoods and having kids That’s another affordability story for Chi though)

I lived in Sacramento for a bit as a university student and finding ANY job was a nightmare for me, to be fair I didn’t really hit it off with any of the interviewers there - not sure if I was worse at interviews then or if there was a regional bias or something else.

Point being is even very basic jobs were hard to get.

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uppermidd t1_j6kilrg wrote

Can't speak to the current economy there, but I think the trend of the past 15 years there has been pretty steady. Not the type of boom you have in a lot of Sun Belt places, but much more stable and vibrant than some struggling Rust Belt cities.

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