Best Places for a Young Adult Catholic to Live?

[Sir_Knight]

This site gives a break-down by state and metropolitan areas of both the percentage of Catholics and the number of Catholics in those states and metropolitan areas.

Suggestion for those up north:

Move South… More conservative and a lot more Christian ([particularly Texas)… not to mention the weather is waaayyyy nicer.

I’m from Florida and LOVE it here, but my objective opinion as far as the best place to live for a Catholic looking for like minded folks is Texas.

I lived in Florida for several years. Didn’t like it. Couldn’t get adjusted to the heat. Kept waiting for winter to come and it never did. Something wrong when Santa is wearing shorts and people are in swimming pools on Christmas Day.

Left Florida about a decade ago for the hills and valleys of PA and haven’t looked back. The leaves are starting to change color and in a month or two we’ll be having white stuff on the ground.
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[hazcompat]

Pittsburgh, PA

www.diopitt.org

peace

 

[anp1215]

This site gives a break-down by state and metropolitan areas of both the percentage of Catholics and the number of Catholics in those states and metropolitan areas.

I lived in Florida for several years. Didn’t like it. Couldn’t get adjusted to the heat. Kept waiting for winter to come and it never did. Something wrong when Santa is wearing shorts and people are in swimming pools on Christmas Day.

Left Florida about a decade ago for the hills and valleys of PA and haven’t looked back. The leaves are starting to change color and in a month or two we’ll be having white stuff on the ground.

mmm, must be nice

Honestly, I wouldn’t base a state’s “Catholic-ness” on how many Catholics live there. The top states with the highest Catholic percentage are Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, which are known for being fairly “liberal” states. Now, if there was a chart that showed the percentage of practicing Catholics…

 

[louis91766]

Suggestion for those up north:

Move South… More conservative and a lot more Christian ([particularly Texas)… not to mention the weather is waaayyyy nicer. .

I don’t think so. I think that the New England weather is a whole lot better with the warm summers and freezing and snowy winters. And of course people come from all over the world to enjoy the beautiful New England autumn season. You can’t beat New England for the four most beautiful seasons of the year. And of course, in addition to the climate, you have fantastic lakes and scenery all over the place, not to mention famous historical and recreational areas such as Walden Pond, Plymouth Rock, Cape Cod, etc.
And of course, what schools can compare with the New England schools? Harvard, MIT and so many others are world class schools. New England has the top schools in the entire world today.
Not only that, but taking a look at the states with the highest percentage of Catholics, you will see many New England states topping the list.
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[beckers]

Everyone’s moving to Houston for work! We have one of the lowest unemployment rates and very low cost of living! There are something like 80+ Catholic churches in the city itself, that’s not counting the suburbs. It’s the 4th largest city in the country, so there’s plenty of stuff to do. Only thing is the hot weather. Besides the weather, I like living here.

Agree. Very active young adults. Cardinal is very supportive.

The weather is bad during the summer but being able to wear flip flops on Christmas is kind of cool.

My advice is find a job and then weigh your options.

 

[anp1215]

Agree. Very active young adults. Cardinal is very supportive.

The weather is bad during the summer but being able to wear flip flops on Christmas is kind of cool.

My advice is find a job and then weigh your options.

I don’t know if I’ve ever felt warm enough to literally wear flip flops on Christmas but it doesn’t get too cold usually. On my birthday a few years ago (December 15), I woke up at 5 am to go to work and it was around 80 degrees so I wore shorts (I was a carhop). By 11 or so a cold front had blown in and it was 40 degrees. I really should have checked the weather. My dad came up to give me a birthday card and was like “What the heck are you wearing?”

 

[beckers]

I don’t know if I’ve ever felt warm enough to literally wear flip flops on Christmas but it doesn’t get too cold usually. On my birthday a few years ago (December 15), I woke up at 5 am to go to work and it was around 80 degrees so I wore shorts (I was a carhop). By 11 or so a cold front had blown in and it was 40 degrees. I really should have checked the weather. My dad came up to give me a birthday card and was like “What the heck are you wearing?”

I guess I should admit I have worn flip flops in the snow. I hate closed hole shoes.

I like mild winters. I like jackets and boots but snow and ice do not make me happy.

The only guarantee about Houston weather is, if you wait an hour it will probably change.

 

[anp1215]

I guess I should admit I have worn flip flops in the snow. I hate closed hole shoes.

I like mild winters. I like jackets and boots but snow and ice do not make me happy.

The only guarantee about Houston weather is, if you wait an hour it will probably change.

True!!!
I like mild winters too. I am not used to the cold at all from growing up here. It shocks my body.

 

[Debora123]

I wish someone would create a place with Texas’ food, a daytime high of 40-50 degrees, and a big Catholic population

I can’t stand the weather anywhere south of about vermont in the summer (and I work outside), but sometimes you just have to deal with it and have a good air conditioning unit

Whoa… daytime high of 40-50???

That’s crazy! Brrrrrrr!

 

[Sir_Knight]

Whoa… daytime high of 40-50???

That’s crazy! Brrrrrrr!

Come up to PA in January and 40-50’s will feel lot a sauna – temps below freezing are the norm.
summer = hot weather
autumn = cool weather
winter = cold weather
spring = warm weather

 

[PaperCrane]

Move south, eh? Well, that would all be well and good if I liked hot weather! My “ideal” weather is snow on the ground Also, it seems all of the areas mentioned in this thread are big cities. Anywhere for those of us who dislike big cities?

Affordable rent would be nice, too…

 

[jwinch2]

La Crosse, WI?

I lived there for a couple of years and you will get plenty of snow and cold if that is what you are after. Plus, they have an incredible shrine to Our Lady.

guadalupeshrine.org