A Highly Applicable Quiz

Here's the results of a test I took a few days ago. It tells you which cities best match your preferences of living. This took forever to re-format to LJ- mostly because I'm a perfectionist of sorts. It's so worth it, though, because there are so many ironies in these results. The test came at the perfect time in life too; Just'In and I are starting to seriously look at and think about what city to settle down in. 

You can take the test here.

	Albuquerque, New Mexico    The Pulse of New Mexico This city's International Balloon Fiesta features 850 hot air balloons each October… Population: 471,900  |  Average Home Price: $211,000  |  Precipitation: 8"  |  Snow: 15" (I laughed when I found my hometown on this list. We think we might retire here.)
	Las Vegas, Nevada    Entertainment Capital of the World Ladies' Home Journal called this one of its Best Cities for Women, citing skyrocketing job growth and shriveling crime rates… Population: 1,722,000  |  Average Home Price: $250,000  |  Precipitation: 5"  |  Snow: 1"
	Portland, Oregon    City of Roses This Oregon city has the nation's largest forested municipal park, the aptly-named Forest Park… Population: 2,000,000  |  Average Home Price: $259,000  |  Precipitation: 36"  |  Snow: 5"
	Honolulu, Hawaii    America’s Tropical Paradise This state capital has long been an important port city; its name is Hawaiian for "protected bay"… Population: 896,000  |  Average Home Price: $565,000  |  Precipitation: 23"  |  Snow: 0"
	Little Rock, Arkansas    Where America Comes Together All Maybelline products distributed in the U.S. are made in this fashion-conscious spot… Population: 595,600  |  Average Home Price: $177,000  |  Precipitation: 48"  |  Snow: 5" (Sheesh. What a stupid promo angle. This is out of the question, anyway)
	Phoenix, Arizona    Valley of the Sun This spot in the Sonoran Desert is the sixth largest city in the U.S. and boasts the largest (20,000 acres) municipal park in the world… Population: 3,500,000  |  Average Home Price: $275,000  |  Precipitation: 7"  |  Snow: 0"
	Salem, Oregon    The Heart of Oregon This capital city is the home of the Oregon State Fair, as well as the state's largest on-going fine arts & crafts fair… Population: 143,000  |  Average Home Price: $200,000  |  Precipitation: 39"  |  Snow: 6"
	Las Cruces, New Mexico    City of the Sun Don Juan de Oñate explored this sunny spot in 1598 while searching for the mythical Seven Cities of Gold… Population: 77,000  |  Average Home Price: $145,000  |  Precipitation: 9"  |  Snow: 6" (My little brother lives here now, going to school. Just'In does NOT want to live in NM, but I think it's funny that a few of these towns show up on the results)
	Baton Rouge, Louisiana    The Cajun Capital This town was named after the red stick its founder saw on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River… Population: 603,000  |  Average Home Price: $159,000  |  Precipitation: 61"  |  Snow: 0"
	Eugene, Oregon    The Emerald City This Oregon city is home to the Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden, famous all over the world for its beautiful blossoms... Population: 142,000  |  Average Home Price: $226,000  |  Precipitation: 48"  |  Snow: 7" (bladespark  , wouldn't it be funny if I followed you here too? This one's actually on our list of towns to check out this summer...)
	Jacksonville, Florida    Florida’s First Coast Here in Florida’s “youngest city” the median age is just 32… Population: 778,000  |  Average Home Price: $242,000  |  Precipitation: 54"  |  Snow: 0"
	Corvallis, Oregon    Heart of the Willamette Valley This Oregon city hosts "da Vinci Days," a festival of unique events revolving around art, science and technology... Population: 50,000  |  Average Home Price: $225,000  |  Precipitation: 43"  |  Snow: 6"
	Henderson, Nevada    A Place to Call Home What began as a town site around a magnesium plant during World War II is today the fastest-growing city in America... Population: 215,000  |  Average Home Price: $380,000  |  Precipitation: 4"  |  Snow: 0" (I had a roommate who was from here. It's really out in the middle of nowhere, and we only dropped by because she was taking me to the Vegas airport)
	Alexandria, Louisiana  The Crossroads of Louisiana This spot's restored Kent Plantation House, the oldest structure in cen tral Louisiana, offers open-hearth cooking demonstrations every week...   Population: 46,650  |  Average Home Price: $135,000  |  Precipitation: 54"  |  Snow: 1"
	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana    Cities of Three Flags This spot on Louisiana's Red River was named for a steam boat captain who cleared a logjam known as the "Great Raft" in the 1830s… Population: 392,000  |  Average Home Price: $140,000  |  Precipitation: 45"  |  Snow: 0"
	Tucson, Arizona    Sonoran Desert Oasis Bicycling magazine ranked this Arizona city among the top three cities in North America for cycling… Population: 955,000  |  Average Home Price: $260,000  |  Precipitation: 11"  |  Snow: 0" (I have another little brother who spent quite a bit of time here)
	St. George, Utah    Utah’s Dixie This town is known as “Utah’s Dixie” because of its history of growing cotton… Population: 49,700  |  Average Home Price: $200,000  |  Precipitation: 8"  |  Snow: 3" (This is out of the question, even though we were just down there a few weekends ago. We want out of the state entirely)
	Sacramento, California    The River City This state capital is the oldest incorporated city in California… Population: 445,000  |  Average Home Price: $376,000  |  Precipitation: 17"  |  Snow: 0"
	El Cajon, California    San Diego’s Hidden Valley This southern California town's annual International Friendship Festival celebrates its rich multi-ethnic diversity… Population: 95,000  |  Average Home Price: $413,000  |  Precipitation: 9"  |  Snow: 0"
	Santa Cruz, California    Fun on the Central Coast This city's old lighthouse now features a surfing museum, overlooking the famous "Steamer Lane" surf spot… Population: 54,200  |  Average Home Price: $784,000  |  Precipitation: 29"  |  Snow: 0"
	West Palm Beach, Florida    The Gold Coast This famous Florida spot hosts "Sunfest," the state's largest music and art festival on the waterfront… Population: 1,216,000  |  Average Home Price: $430,000  |  Precipitation: 60"  |  Snow: 0"
	Charleston, South Carolina    Cosmopolitan Southern City Fort Sumter, the scene of the first shots of the Civil War, overlooks this city's harbor... Population: 562,700  |  Average Home Price: $270,000  |  Precipitation: 52"  |  Snow: 0"
	Scottsdale, Arizona    The West’s Most Western Town This Arizona city's official food - by mayoral proclamation - is chili… Population: 234,000  |  Average Home Price: $674,000  |  Precipitation: 7"  |  Snow: 0" (This has, I think, a huge Mormon gathering. That fact has its goods and its bads)
	Orlando, Florida    Florida’s Entertainment Capital In this entertainment mecca, you can wrestle alligators at Gatorland or have lunch with Mickey Mouse… Population: 1,645,000  |  Average Home Price: $265,000  |  Precipitation: 50"  |  Snow: 0"