If, as you say, nothing is holding you to either location I'd find a third choice. There are hundreds and hundreds of better options in the USA for a young couple.
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Le Mars living?
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Pick a less backwards state. The future of this one is bleak. Especially in the small towns. Get out now.
Wont argue grew up there. Only way would be Okoboji or Spirit Lake.
Didn't realize it was over 10k. 10k is small to pretty much everyone else in the country, but in Iowa it is nearly a metropolis.
Only 42 cities over 10k in Iowa, out of 930+. In the western half of the state (outside the DSM area), it's pretty bleak.
Over 50% of the hires in the last 18 months for my company have been fully remote employees. In 2021 and onward.. Where you live matters less and less as it pertains to your career in "white collar work"
If you are homebodies.. I'd live in a smaller town. If you are more social, pick Sioux City, Council Bluffs or Omaha
I don’t know much about LeMars but ice cream, that’s good enough for me. Close to Sioux City for jobs.
Used to love going to Omaha but there seems to be some decline there.
Used to love going to Omaha but there seems to be some decline there.
If you’re a home body wouldn’t you want like a nice big new suburbs house? I wouldn’t want some old small town house.
literally the worst part of a state that is quickly sliding...........
dont you want more for yourself?
dont you want more for yourself?
Des Moines blows Omaha out of the water imo. Des Moines could be a nice middle ground for the OP actually.
I grew up 10 miles from there. There are white collar jobs there, but it's not going to be an office building type of white collar job. You may be looking at a white collar job in a blue collar industry depending on your degree. Like others have said, the drive to Sioux City is pretty quick and not that dissimilar from a suburb-to-downtown drive in a larger city. (Pro tip - watch the cops in Morrill...buncha jerks)
If you've never lived in a smaller town than Omaha, you're going to like certain aspects and hate others. You might like the slower pace, but you'll miss the variety of things to do that you're used to. And, if you're like every other couple ever, when there's an argument, that feeling will be magnified.
There are days I miss the small town feel, but it's more for short-term nostalgia than anything sustained. I'd never go back there myself, but it's mostly because I needed to get the hell out of there.
It would be a great place to raise kids up until a certain age, but there are opportunities here in KC that my daughter experienced that I desperately wish I had growing up. There are pros and cons, just like everything else in life.
It's always going to come down to what suits you and your girlfriend. There's a charm in small town Iowa life. Otherwise, this site wouldn't be as awesome as it is!
If you've never lived in a smaller town than Omaha, you're going to like certain aspects and hate others. You might like the slower pace, but you'll miss the variety of things to do that you're used to. And, if you're like every other couple ever, when there's an argument, that feeling will be magnified.
There are days I miss the small town feel, but it's more for short-term nostalgia than anything sustained. I'd never go back there myself, but it's mostly because I needed to get the hell out of there.
It would be a great place to raise kids up until a certain age, but there are opportunities here in KC that my daughter experienced that I desperately wish I had growing up. There are pros and cons, just like everything else in life.
It's always going to come down to what suits you and your girlfriend. There's a charm in small town Iowa life. Otherwise, this site wouldn't be as awesome as it is!
Ummm not sure it's fair to compare LeMars to Storm Lake. SL is a dump.
Can confirm that NW IA gravel travel is top notch.
Boji and Spirit Lake are awful "in season" though.
This. Lived there 2013-2018 and no complaints from me. Enjoyed our time there, met plenty of great people. Moved closer to our hometowns when we had our first kid.
We stopped at the Blue Bunny place this summer when driving by. It is a fun place, not enough to make a guy relocate, but very nice.
I thought Le Mars seemed like an alright place. Like any small Iowa town, there's some sketchy parts and some nice parts.
You could do a lot worse in Iowa. And in other states, as far as that's concerned.
