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I grew up in Portland and lived there for 24 years. Beautiful in June, July, August and first half of Sept. Dismal the rest of the year. Not just rain or cold but constant overcast and drizzle. By Jan/Feb it gets depressing and you have three more months of it. But a great place for a second summer home.
I live in Vegas now and its a great place to live if you have $$. If you dont have money I can see how it would be depressing. Job market has tanked, housing is brutal and being so close to fun, but not being able to enjoy it would be depressing. My only major complaint about Vegas is the fucking wind. At least once or twice a week it rips through the Valley and it sounds like my patio furniture is going to end up through my windows. If you dont gamble and have savings its a pretty stress free city to live in which is very nice.
One thing I noticed on this list is the majority of the top spots are filled by cold weather cities. Only 2 humid southern cities made the list and Las Vegas (gambling depression and housing bust). I've always felt this was obvious. Who the hell would want to live in a place thats cold all the damn time. Weather makes a HUGE difference to a persons state of mind. I've never seen Hawaii or Newport Beach on one of these lists.
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