Planning ahead

So, where am I going to go? I've been planning on moving for a little while now to a different city, but out of state. Most likely it'll happen within 2017, if not early 2018. But I'm still debating on where to go. I definitely want to move to a more urban-y area, but I don't know where. I've been doing some research on different places, how much they'd cost, what the economy would be like looking for work, etc etc. I can't really look for an apartment just yet because I'd rather do that when I'm more prepared to move (lack of income is a current issue at the moment plus there's a possibility that planned living areas can change over time). But so far, these are the cities I am currently debating on:
San Antonio, TX
Dallas, TX
Atlanta, GA
San Diego, CA
Los Angeles, CA

Living in Los Angeles permanently is definitely my dream goal, I mean hell I've been wanting to live there since I was 15 pretty much. But it'll most likely not happen as soon as I would love. I placed it on the list because it's still considered a choice to me. Same with San Diego, but I'll most likely be living on the outskirts if it comes to those two choices. Why do I want to move? I've always wanted to live close to a bigger, more clustered city than the one I live in now. Don't get me wrong, Baton Rouge wil always be home, but it's too open, it's too woodland and there's not much to do here other than stores and great food. Blake, why not just move to New Orleans? Because I don't like New Orleans. I haven't been there a lot, but each time I've gone it left a bad taste in my mouth. Plus people there are assholes. I get that practically any urban city is going to be filled with cock-knobs and anus-shankers, but New Orleans... I am just not a fan of New Orleans people. The only thing I'd be worried about when I am about to move is finding a place and finding a job. I would look now, but offers right now are bound to fluctuate and I'd rather not risk getting stranded at the moment. I'm not planning on rushing into this, but at the same time I'm wanting to move relatively soon.

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