[OhioGuy]

I left DC for Chicago and I’d still rather be here even if the DC area is attracting more people. Cost of living is better here (my 2 bed/2 bath top floor condo here cost less than a crappy studio in DC or a boring suburb), I appreciate the setting here along Lake Michigan (I live 2 blocks from Marine Drive/Lincoln Park/Lakefront) as opposed to the Potomac, and the city and it’s skyscrapers feels much larger & vastly more bustling than downtown DC ever will. I enjoyed my 7 years in DC, but my quality of life is much better here than there.