# How many cities have you lived in? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 14, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161 "2012-06-14T17:41:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/41 "2012-06-14T21:17:49Z")
In order: Juneau, AK Anchorage, AK Fairbanks, AK San Diego Port Hueneme, CA (more than once) Da Nang, Vietnam Adak, AK Lemoore, CA Moscow, ID Camarillo, CA Misawa, Japan St. Thomas, USVI Guatemala City Agana, Guam Oak Harbor, WA Rota, Spain Yokosuka, Japan South Weymouth, MA Washington, DC (more than once) Frankfurt, Germany Brussels, Belgium Lisbon, Portugal Bamako, Mali Kampala, Uganda Portland, OR So: 25, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/42 "2012-06-14T21:18:10Z")
8 Cleveland OH Lakewood OH Avon Lake OH Sheffield Lake OH Kent OH Toledo OH South Bend IN Chicago IL ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/43 "2012-06-14T21:23:29Z")
Minneapolis, MN Brooklyn Park, MN (a suburb) Brooklyn Center, MN (a suburb) Brooklyn Park, MN Delano, MN (NOT a suburb) back to Brooklyn Park, MN Crystal, MN (a suburb) In college I stayed for a few months at our cabin, an hour away from home, otherwise I’ve never lived more than 40 miles away from the house I was raised in. ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/44 "2012-06-14T21:27:21Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Jackson, MI > Hudson, MI > Lansing, MI > East Lansing, MI > Adrian, MI > Ann Arbor, MI > Ypsilanti, MI > New Brunswick, NJ > Maple Shade, NJ > > I’ve moved many more times than that, though. No one yet has lived in a bunch of cities in the same state and only that state…you and I were close. If I had done this list four years ago, I would have had six cities all in WA, but not now. I’m sure there are lots of reasons, but it’s interesting. ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/45 "2012-06-14T21:28:32Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > Minneapolis, MN > Brooklyn Park, MN (a suburb) > Brooklyn Center, MN (a suburb) > Brooklyn Park, MN > Delano, MN (NOT a suburb) > back to Brooklyn Park, MN > Crystal, MN (a suburb) > > In college I stayed for a few months at our cabin, an hour away from home, otherwise I’ve never lived more than 40 miles away from the house I was raised in. Damn you! (shakes fist) You just ruined my observation! And Bogarted me at the same time! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/46 "2012-06-14T21:54:02Z")
Livingston, NJ Acton, MA Bellevue, WA Hanover, NH Milford, NH Nashua, NH Arlington, MA Somerville, MA So 8 total, and I only lived at two different addresses in one of those which was during college. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/47 "2012-06-14T22:23:35Z")
8, so far: Columbus OH Syracuse NY Chillicothe OH Springfield OH Aberystwyth, Wales State College PA Paris, France Seattle WA ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/48 "2012-06-14T22:31:54Z")
London UK Bath UK Aberdeen UK Houston US Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Baku Azerbaijan Buenos Aires Argentina Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Park City (well sort of a city) US ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/49 "2012-06-14T22:42:31Z")
26 residences in 15 cities in 8 states. Between first grade and college graduation, I attended 8 different schools. Dad was not military; he was a minister. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/50 "2012-06-14T22:43:01Z")
Just moving around the Houston area for work puts me at near a dozen. (Clear Lake City, Bellaire, Spring, Pasadena, Deer Park, Kemah, South Houston, Pearland, Friendswood, Baytown, and Houston). Yeah, I was an apartment dweller. I’ve also lived in the L.A. area, the San Fran area, the Denver area (incl Denver), OKC and surrounds, Padukah, Sioux City, Milwaukee area, Henderson (east Texas), some small places in MT, and some other places that a stout drink on an empty stomach are preventing from being recalled at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/51 "2012-06-14T22:45:56Z")
Stanford, CA Cambridge, MA Sacramento, CA San Francisco, CA Aside from college, I’ve lived in California my entire life. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/52 "2012-06-14T22:50:57Z")
In order: Chattanooga, TN Waterville, ME Murfreesboro, TN Nashville, TN Ridgeland (Jackson), MS Sandy Springs (Metro Atlanta), GA Knoxville, TN Boardman (Youngstown), OH Tucson, AZ Decatur (Metro Atlanta), GA Decatur is an actual separate city, but I don’t remember if Sandy Springs is (or if it was when I lived there - it might be now, but I don’t know) ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/53 "2012-06-14T22:51:28Z")
Only 3 cities, but also lived for a while in an unincorporated rural part of the county. Redwood City, CA (3 yrs) San Jose, CA (12 yrs) Unincorporated El Dorado county, CA (9 yrs) Sacramento, CA (19 yrs and counting) ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/54 "2012-06-14T23:00:03Z")
I’ve lived my entire life within the City Limits of Sacramento. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/55 "2012-06-14T23:06:53Z")
Anything more than a month: Dunkirk-Fredonia, NY (counting them as one because they basically blend together and have only around 25K residents total) Mayville NY (counting it even though it only has a couple thousand residents) Ithaca NY Sarasota FL Orlando FL Palm Bay-Melbourne FL (technically separate cities with several hundred thousand residents combined, but Palm Bay doesn’t really have a downtown area.) So, 6. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/56 "2012-06-14T23:13:27Z")
New Smyrna FLA Miami FLA West Carrolton OH Simi Valley CA Long Beach CA Los Angeles CA ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/57 "2012-06-14T23:52:37Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > 26 residences in 15 cities in 8 states. Between first grade and college graduation, I attended 8 different schools. Dad was not military; he was a minister. Interesting. That’s not the job I’d think of that has to move around a lot, but I guess some do. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/58 "2012-06-15T00:16:45Z")
> [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](#): > > I’ll start: > > 7 > > Wapato, WA > Seattle, WA > Mountlake Terrace, WA > Birch Bay, WA > Bellingham, WA > Sedro Woolley, WA > Corvallis, OR Are you originally from Wapato? I spent most of my life in the Tri-Cities, mostly Pasco. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/59 "2012-06-15T01:53:22Z")
Phoenix AZ Roswell NM Bellevue WA Kirkland WA Milwaukee OR Boise ID Scottsdale AZ Tempe AZ ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161/60 "2012-06-15T02:09:35Z")
Kingston, Ontario Kingston Township, Ontario, which was once a separate municipality but is no longer Toronto, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario Burlington, Ontario So five. However, in broken up fashion, so actually it went like this: Kingston Township, 2 residences Burlington, 1 residence Kingston Township again, 1 residence Kingston (actually moved to this city; they merged after I moved) 3 residences Mississauga, 1 residence Toronto, 1 residence Mississauga again, 1 residence Burlington again, 3 residences Mississauga and Burlington are of course in the Greater Toronto Area but are significant cities in their own right; Mississauga has 700,000 people. Burlington is pushing 200,000 and is, I believe, the largest city in the world named “Burlington.” Every day of my life my permanent residence has been within 2000 metres of Lake Ontario. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cities-have-you-lived-in/625161.md?page=4)