What are the best cities for blacks?

[Hot Red Buns]

Houston, i feel we are slept on as a great negro destination.

The overall vibe is more liberal than not, cost of living is low for a major city, crime isn't too bad, lots of jobs, lots of bad bytches, food of course, international community, oil money, cheap gas

the biggest drawback is the weather as summers can be torture due to the humidity also FLOODING always! constantly flooded.....and the city is huge so you NEED a car, only the poorest of poor and disabled catch buses here

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

I've lived in Philly and Chicago and I have to disagree. If you don't have children, and aren't concerned about school quality, and have a decent paying job, then yes Chicago and Philly can potentially be "okay" cities to settle down in.

But Chicago is not the city it used to be. It used to be on the list of best cities for blacks to live, back in the early 2000's and late 90's. It stopped being on that list awhile ago. The unemployment rate is pretty high for blacks in chicago, the COL is okay--but it depends on where you live. The areas with the best school districts can get pricey. And those are also the parts where there is a lot of racism. It's a very segregated city. I live in Chicago for almost ten years and I recently went back in November, and yeah the vibe and atmosphere there even feels different. On average, blacks aren't doing that well in the midwest, and Illinois like most of midwest has a reputation for being racist.

With Philly, I'm sorry but the COL is around the same as Chicago COL, with it depending on where you live. If you don't care about bad schools, then it can be reasonable as far as COL goes. But if you have a family or eventually want a family, a lot of people in Philly move to the whiter districts, which are expensive. And a lot of people also send their kids to private schools, because the public schools in Philly suck overall. From my experience in Philly, blacks aren't doing that well--sorry to say it, but yes, on average, most are just doing "okay". Philly tends to pay less than even Chicago for some of the same jobs, but it has the same COL as Chicago, which means the COL there is not really on par with salary, for a lot of jobs. The taxes in the city of Philly are ridiculous too. Also as a sidenote, Philly is an ugly city. I hated every year I lived there and I'm so glad I moved. Chicago was beautiful though.

I'm now in Charlotte and I have to say that overall, everything here is good, the pay, the col, the people, etc. I would never go back to Philly or Chicago after being here, and would never recommend either one of those places either.

What’s it like in Charlotte? The culture, the demographics/Black presence, QOL, COL, restaurants/food scene, real estate, pace of life, traffic, economy, infrastructure, the mentality, amenities, festivals/events, weather, sense of community, etc.? Charlotte is one of the cities Down South that I’m heavily curious about should I ever move outside of the DMV in the future.

 

[reasonable_doubter]

@reasonable_doubter but I thought coli said Arizona is cac central?

it does have a large white population.... sure.... but black men have better life expectancy there

 

[reasonable_doubter]

Houston, i feel we are slept on as a great negro destination.

The overall vibe is more liberal than not, cost of living is low for a major city, crime isn't too bad, lots of jobs, lots of bad bytches, food of course, international community, oil money, cheap gas

the biggest drawback is the weather as summers can be torture due to the humidity also FLOODING always! constantly flooded.....and the city is huge so you NEED a car, only the poorest of poor and disabled catch buses here

im in houston........ GTFOH with that breh... its bad

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Top tier:
Atlanta
Houston
DC
NY
Chicago

Second tier:
LA
Baltimore
Charlotte
Raleigh
Dallas

Note, getting the full benefits out of these cities depends on your level of income and where you decide to live .

Hate to say it, and maybe I'm wrong, but Chicago isn't top tier for black professionals. I want to work for a Black Business which means Chicago is pretty much off the list.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Any brehs live in Charlotte?
After I stack up money in nursing I want to move down there
I like threads like this

You end up moving anywhere?

 

[Malik1time]

You end up moving anywhere?

I just moved to Houston 2 days ago got my own spot
I’m at hyde park

 

[50CentStan]

I just moved to Houston 2 days ago got my own spot
I’m at hyde park

Montrose breh? What exactly you into

 

[Malik1time]

Montrose breh? What exactly you into

I’m close to montrose but I don’t see much gay shyt thou
Although yesterday when I left the Walmart at Yale street I saw a nikka with heels
Hyde park is chill I’m more close to river oaks..I’m like right at the edge of river oaks

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I just moved to Houston 2 days ago got my own spot
I’m at hyde park

Does Houston got beaches? It seems jam packed down there, only reason I'm hesitant on going to anywhere in Texas. My mind is set on Maryland, but I think it's more expensive.

How's the scene? Plenty of black women and black businesses?

 

[Malik1time]

Does Houston got beaches? It seems jam packed down there, only reason I'm hesitant on going to anywhere in Texas. My mind is set on Maryland, but I think it's more expensive.

How's the scene? Plenty of black women and black businesses?

I like it so far but give me a couple months and I’ll give a better assessment… everybody is so goddamn friendly down here shyt caught me off guard I’m born and raised in new york I’m not use 2 a random person asking me how my day is going….. beautiful women everywhere I go I went to target,Walmart,dollar tree, and a local Kroger got some thick yellow bone they have a beach but I haven’t been…. it’s a drive to get there thou, I’ve seen some black business but I haven’t explored all of it