I'm outside Washington DC (Reston, VA)...
1. Housing costs (not quite NYC or SF levels, but still high)
2. Traffic (pretty terrible, some areas rank worse than part of notoriously bad cities like NYC).
3. Weather - really a double-edged sword. We get 4 seasons, which is nice. But, summer can be pretty miserable (very humid). And winter is cold, but not cold enough for lots of snow (lots of icy mix instead).
But, really, we're an hour from the mountains, three hours from the beach, and employment is pretty good. So, I can't really complain.
2. Traffic (pretty terrible, some areas rank worse than part of notoriously bad cities like NYC).
3. Weather - really a double-edged sword. We get 4 seasons, which is nice. But, summer can be pretty miserable (very humid). And winter is cold, but not cold enough for lots of snow (lots of icy mix instead).
But, really, we're an hour from the mountains, three hours from the beach, and employment is pretty good. So, I can't really complain.