Most Libertarian big city in US?

[AirForceShooter]

I have to admit PA is nice.
But the west coast of Fla is prrtty good but we work hard to keep it that way.
Somehow Katherine Harris snuck in but she'll go next election.

AFS

 

[Polishrifleman]

How is Nebraska on firearms?

I know their hunting laws are pretty good compared to Washington and living in Lincoln (College Town, great football, good bars) with Omaha (395,000) not far off wouldn't be too bad, and there are a lot of big bucks that come out of Iowa not too far away. It might not meet your climate requirements but Kansas won't either. I spent 3 yrs working for Johnson County and it is hot and humid during the summer, and windy and bitter in the winter. Great thunderstorms though.

 

[Kurush]

PA is great. I live in Pittsburgh, and although the city is full of the usual GFW city types, there is a state preemption law so they can't do anything about it It's actually pretty amusing to read the (nugatory) resolutions the city council occasionally passes, decrying the cycle of assault weapon violence etc etc. The only bad laws I can think of are no hunting with semiautos, and every gun purchase needs a background check, so no cash & carry anywhere. People complain about the high taxes, but I think the low cost of living more than makes up for that.

 

[DRZinn]

Why the population requirement, by the way? Perhaps collectively we know of a smaller place that has what you're looking for?

There's definitely no concrete population requirement, but I like the big-city conveniences (always something to do, always somewhere to go) and, yes, the atmosphere. I just like cities. Sometimes a place (Wilmington, NC comes to mind) has a big-city feel to it without actually being one. That would work for me.

 

[Cosmoline]

Anchorage has about 270,000 people. It's not ideal, esp. when it comes to red tape and land ownership, but it's pretty good on gun rights. You can live in outlying areas to avoid the socialists in Anchorage proper. APD is more aggressive than the state troopers, but they're still generally OK. Sometimes they have too much coffee and get jumpy, esp. when the days are long.

 

[Elmer]

These types of threads hold great interest for me, as another Californian looking for an escape route. The sad thing about California, is how nice a place it can be, when you get out of the big cities.

I've looked at Idaho, but I'm not sure my old bones could get used to being cold.

I have friends in Prescott, Arizona. It's a nice place, but I worry about Arizona going the way of California. Seems like the Democrats have a pretty good foothold there, especially in Phoenix and Tucson. California's a pretty conservative state except for LA and the Bay area, but since that's the population base, they run the state. I hope that doesn't happen in Az.

 

[DRZinn]

Sometimes they have too much coffee

LIES!! Ain't no such thing!

 

[grampster]

Kent City, Michigan.

Lake Michigan is 30 mi. West. Grand Rapids, Holland, Grand Haven, Traverse City, Lansing, Cadillac w/in 100 miles maximum or about 35 minutes minimum. Over 1.5 million people w/in those paramaters. AAA Hockey, A baseball, horse and auto racing, Lo brow nightlife, Hi brow cultural activities, etc etc etc etc etc. Inexpensive land (relatively speaking) W. Michigan is culturaly conservative. In other words, God's country.

Myriad rivers, troutstreams, inland lakes, (fishin to die for) prairies, oak barrens, piney woods, National forests and state forests, farm land, wild game (small and large, hoofed and winged) Shall Issue state with open carry (er, you might get pinched for "creating a disturbance").

Don't tell anyone, though, we have enough people now.

 

[TheDutchman]

Here is a list of city's
Omited California, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts cities and a few like DC and Balitmore.

Phoenix, Arizona (pop 1,371,960)
Dallas, Texas (pop 1,211,467)
San Antonio, Texas (pop 1,194,222)
Indianapolis, Indiana (pop 783,612)
Columbus, Ohio (pop 725,228)
Austin, Texas (pop 671,873)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (pop 590,895)
El Paso, Texas (pop 577,415)
Seattle, Washington (pop 570,426)
Denver, Colorado (pop 560,415)
Charlotte, North Carolina (pop 580,597)
Fort Worth, Texas (pop 567,516)
Portland, Oregon (pop 539,438)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (pop 519,034)
Tucson, Arizona (pop 503,151)
New Orleans, Louisiana (pop 473,681)
Las Vegas, Nevada (pop 508,604)
Cleveland, Ohio (pop 467,851)
Albuquerque, New Mexico (pop 463,874)
Kansas City, Missouri (pop 443,471)
Virginia Beach, Virginia (pop 433,934)
Atlanta, Georgia (pop 424,868)
Mesa, Arizona (pop 426,841)
Tulsa, Oklahoma (pop 391,908)
Omaha, Nebraska (pop 399,357)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (pop 375,635)
Colorado Springs, Colorado (pop 371,182)
St. Louis, Missouri (pop 338,353)
Wichita, Kansas (pop 355,126)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (pop 327,898)
Arlington, Texas (pop 349,944)
Cincinnati, Ohio (pop 323,885)
Toledo, Ohio (pop 309,106)
St. Paul, Minnesota (pop 284,037)
Corpus Christi, Texas (pop 278,520)
Aurora, Colorado (pop 286,028)
Raleigh, North Carolina (pop 306,944)
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky (pop 263,618)
Anchorage, Alaska (pop 268,983)
Louisville, Kentucky (pop 251,399)

 

[wingnutx]

Phoenix aint half bad.

 

[Kurush]

Geez I had no idea Phoenix was that big. Why are Detroit and Columbus on the list?

 

[Black Gas]

phoenix is also growing at a phenomenal rate.

Though i've heard its mainly the public sector, not private, so that might make it less libertarian than one would expect.

as I hear it, land tax is high there, mainly for water. Something i might make an exception for.