Forbes.com names Pittsburgh "America's Most Livable City"

• killer_ewok

  

  http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10123/1055228-100.stm
• cbus4life

  Always liked Pittsburgh, very underrated a lot of the time, happy to see they're getting the recognition they deserve...
  
  How the hell Harrisburg is one there, though, i have no effing idea...
• gorocks99

  

  The list:
  http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/cities-livable-pittsburgh-lifestyle-real-estate-top-ten-jobs-crime-income_slide_2.html
  
  9. Lincoln, NE
  9. Bridgeport-Stamford, CT
  8. Trenton-Ewing, NJ
  7. Manchester-Nashua, NH
  6. Omaha, NE
  5. Harrisburg, PA
  4. Ann Arbor, MI
  3. Provo, UT
  2. Ogden-Clearfield, UT
  1. Pittsburgh, PA
  
  What a damn weird list.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  There are A LOT of fresh college grads moving to that area. The Burgh is definitely doing well. Great city.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  It's a weird list because it has conflicting factors, low COL is good, but it also means no one wants to live there.
  
  Any list with Harrisburg, PA is on its face is crazy, the city is contemplating going Chapter 9. Bridgeport is also a complete shithole.
• Automatik

  

  SQ_Crazies wrote: There are A LOT of fresh college grads moving to that area. The Burgh is definitely doing well. Great city.

  Dead on. After living in Cbus for the last 7 years I'm actually considering a move to Pittsburgh. I know a lot of recent grads who were able to land decent jobs out of school in or around the 'Burgh.
• iclfan2

  

  Nebraska with 2 in the top 10. Lincoln is a pretty cool place.
• sleeper

  

  Was this before or after the Big Ben incident?
• Sage

  

  for homosexuals and other sexual deviants perhaps
• darbypitcher22

  

  Not a huge fan of Pittsburgh at all, every time I have to travel down there for stuff associated with school I always have problems
• skank

  

  Pittsburgh is nothing but a huge shithole. HUGE.
• Sage

  

  It has PROVO, UTAH on the list.
  
  It's lost all credibility.
  
  WOW.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Sage wrote: It has PROVO, UTAH on the list.
  
  It's lost all credibility.
  
  WOW.

  No, you have lost all credibility because you don't even understand the parameters of the list.
  
  And it isn't called the "Most Desirable Places to Live".
• CinciX12

  

  Maybe based on price to live there. Pittsburgh is a hell-hole IMO. It always seems sad and depressing.
• ts1227

  

  I would assume cost of living weighs in heavily, otherwise there is no excuse.
  
  Obviously it's not the only factor or Detroit and Youngstown would top the list. Pittsburgh actually having some jobs beyond the fast food/department store/titty bar sector definitely helped them.
• louy57

  pittsburgh sucks
• swamisez

  

  There isn't a city south of Lincoln Nebraska on that top 9 list. Austin Texas not mentioned, Savannah, Charlotte all behind Bridgeport CT. Wow, this is a pretty off the wall list. Hard to give it a grain of salt.
• wes_mantooth

  

  It has Primanti Brothers....so it def worthy.
• killer_ewok

  

  cbus4life wrote: Always liked Pittsburgh, very underrated a lot of the time, happy to see they're getting the recognition they deserve...

  SQ_Crazies wrote: There are A LOT of fresh college grads moving to that area. The Burgh is definitely doing well. Great city.

  Couldn't agree more. Pittsburgh is definitely a great city.
• hangonsloopy

  

  The only thing I hate about Pittsburgh(other than their football team) is the way their highways are set up. Terrible, just terrible.
• Foul Tip

  Was this list compiled before or after Rich Rodriguez came to Ann Arbor?
• Glory Days

  

  swamisez wrote: There isn't a city south of Lincoln Nebraska on that top 9 list. Austin Texas not mentioned, Savannah, Charlotte all behind Bridgeport CT. Wow, this is a pretty off the wall list. Hard to give it a grain of salt.

  yeah i find that hard to believe.
• hoops23

  

  This isn't a list of Americas Best Cities.. Just a list of Most livable, which probably means Pittsburgh has a lot of Metro houses and medicare programs to help out their lame ass citizens who can't speak proper english and announce their favorite sports team as the"Stillers"...
  
  (I kid)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  (No, I meant it)
• killer_ewok

  

  Pittsburgh is labeled the most livable city in the country pretty regularly. There are so many great things about the city.....I'm not at all surprised.
  
  I think a lot of other cities would consider receiving such a compliment an honor.
• BCBulldog

  

  Nice list. I can't wait to see Forbes list of the safest cities. Using similar logic, Detroit has to be #1 because of all the cops they have and the number of people they send to jail. That means they must do a better job than anyone of catching criminals. Not that it is a crime-ridden hell-hole.