Speaking in terms of the most renowned, touristy, luxurious, and most prop'ed states. Whether it be reality or media-hyped California New York Florida Hawaii Texas My list is in order IMO but can somewhat be argued interchangeably Colorado and Nevada have arguments too
New York. People dress on par with other major world cities. Manhattan is nice. Its already ridiculously expensive to live there so you'll have more posh people.
Lol... Florida is amazing. The way it's setup with all the water around you you're never more than 50 miles from a beach. Florida is probably the most visited state (2nd after I checked just now) due to Disney World, Miami, Spring Break (beaches), Daytona, etc The streets are jacked up and the houses/buildings are less than stellar but if you're accustomed to Texas most places will seem lower quality in those regards... California (Beverly Hills) included
I'm not sure I've ever considered Texas to be "posh". Maybe I don't know the meaning of the word "posh".
As someone that has lived in Colorado for 14 years, I wouldn’t put it anywhere close to that list. You can wear a flannel pretty much anywhere, mountain resorts included I would say it’s New York, quite easily. but if I was a billionaire, I’d be living that lifestyle in California
Agreed on your Cali, NY sentiment Are you saying Colorado is nowhere close because it's not cold (flannel) as people think? Colorado has maybe the best ski resorts in America and is world renowned. Kobe likely visited for similar reasons but the overall didn't work out so well Denver is one of the few cities with all 4 major sports Post 15-20 other states more "posh" since Colorado is nowhere near the top
If I had the lifestyle of the Rich and Famous, I would live either in La Jolla or Hawaii. I would definitely take my private jet to NYC and London for vacations every year, but I would not want to live there.
Nevada is definitely not posh. Outside of the strip, Nevada is one of the poorer and less educated states in the US. It has more in common the poorer and rural areas in Southeastern California than the big cities on the coast. The strip is just an illusion that covers up a state that does not do particularly well. If you're just looking at indices like median household income, education levels, etc.., the states that are the most well off tend to be in the Northeast. Massachusetts, in particular, usually scores the best of the Northeast. Connecticut used to be the standard bearer 30-40 years ago but Connecticut has been in a slow decline for several decades so they've slipped below Massachusetts and will continue to fall. Connecticut is still very well off but they're going in the wrong direction. Also, Maryland technically scores well (highest median income in the US) but its a very unequal state so that one is harder to measure. If you're just looking for extreme wealth concentration in a community, the easiest measure is wealthiest zip codes and you'll see the usual suspects in New York, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, and Connecticut.
Texas, as a whole, is definitely not 'Posh' (are we ****ing British here?). I'm not a traveler so I'm not really qualified to answer this question. As @Buck Turgidson said, there's no state that is entirely upscale/classy. It just doesn't mix with how our country was built. My guess would be any older states on the East Coast are more Posh than any other states in the country. Old money, grand architecture, etc. If you go to any great European city that is hundreds and hundreds if not thousands of years old, you will get back off your jet here in the US and say, what a ****ing cookie cutter dump. Granted, Posh is subjective. If you're in an impoverished shanty town and there's one shack with no holes in the walls or roof, it's Posh comparatively.
I was just about to post Connecticut. It's basically New York with all the poor people fat trimmed off.
