5KidzRUs Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) If you could move anywhere in the US, where would you move? If you had no home town, job was not an issue, and your move expenses would be paid. We need to move back to the states next year and need to pick a state/town/place. Edited March 28, 2012 by 5KidzRUs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Then into the White House. But I do like calling North Carolina"home." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 We spent a number of years in NC, and I love it there. Our area had great medical facilities, low taxes, low COL, great universities, lots to do. We had lots of universities nearby, and I like the population that attracted-diverse, educated, intellectually curious. Lots of free music, art shows and museums, planetarium, etc. If DH could transport his current job there, we'd be there in a heartbeat. My parents are retired and live there currently. In there case, you can't beat the weather, COL, medical facilities, etc. for senior citizens. We are trying to get them to move to where we are now, but the COL here is substantially higher and they will take a hit on their house when they move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Seattle area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Somewhere in Maine or Oregon. Maybe Washington. Or Kansas. Or the coast of NC. Or Charlotteville, VA. Can you tell I get the moving bug a lot? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I live near Boston, and wouldn't want to live anywhere else :D Cost of living is high, but IMO that's the price to pay for living near so many great resources. Lots of culture, museums, education, stuff to do; beautiful nature very close by (and we actually live near nature, but only 30 minutes from downtown Boston); great people. The weather can be miserable, but honestly I think I like it better than if I lived someplace that was always warm and sunny. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 If you could move anywhere in the US, where would you move?If you had no home town, job was not an issue, and your move expenses would be paid. We need to move back to the states next year and need to pick a state/town/place. If family (we have young adult children) or a job wasn't an issue I'd move to either the Pacific NW or the mountains of TN or NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I absolutely love our area of Pennsylvania. The only area that has tempted me to move is Hawaii, but that is just so far away from family, so we're likely only to do a year or two there after the kids move out. I have lived in NY, FL, VA, & RI besides PA. So moving? Hawaii I guess. But is staying put an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmama Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I have to say, I really like San Antonio. I might move to the other side of town though to be closer to more homeschooling things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Colorado Springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyMSews Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I've lived here in the Seattle area my whole life, but visited enough other places to know I'm really happy to be here. Great people, weather is mild (rarely hot or cold), lots of outdoor activities, cultural events. Love it. But the history buff side of me wouldn't mind spending a couple years on the East Coast, so we could easily visit places like DC, Boston, the Civil War battlefields, NYC, Philadelphia, etc. It's just so expensive to travel cross country as a family of 8 (especially since we would be driving). We could never afford the trip or the time off dh would need. But if we lived over there, we could do shorter trips every so often and that would so fun. In the end, though, Seattle is such a great place to live, I'd always come back here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) I crazy love where we live -- two hours east of Seattle, over the Cascade mountains, in the verdant valley of Kittitas (go any further east and you're dealing with more deserty type landscape). Small town, but a state university is located here so we have some great opportunities related to that (including jobs, but also music, sports, Running Start, library, etc.). Lots of outdoor activities, four seasons, friendly people, vibrant downtown core, lower cost of living than Seattle. One negative many people claim is "poor shopping" for every day living, but I haven't had that experience. We make it work. I've lived in Colorado Springs and didn't like it (although I know many do and for good specific reasons!). Being from the Seattle area, I missed *water*. If I had to choose somewhere else, it'd be somewhere similar to here, but within walking distance from the beach. Edited March 28, 2012 by milovaný Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Morgantown, WV. I'd be packed and ready by nightfall if the opportunity arose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I love where we live, but I wouldn't mind living in San Francisco for a while. Maybe in a cute row house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwjx2khsmj Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I'd be looking for a house in a quiet east coast beach town, somewhere between the Outer Banks and Tybee Island, GA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Arizona, right where I am :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Someplace within a five minute walk of the beach. Preferably a warm beach that can be used 12 months out of the year, even if it's slightly chilly in winter. No snow on the beach though please. I'd prefer the Atlantic coast or the Florida Gulf. North Carolina has always sounded nice. If I could transport my current home to the beach that would be nice. Sadly that isn't going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed3x Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 North Carolina...:001_smile: We lived along coastal NC for a couple of years and loved it. We moved to be closer to family -mistake in some ways, but not others. ;) We have looked for a job for dh just to go back for a couple of years now but so far it has not worked for us. In your scenario if a job were not the factor we would be there within a day. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 http://www.smalltowngems.com/browsetowns.html Fun link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 If I had to choose somewhere other than Texas, I would choose northern California. I fell in love with it when were there a couple of years ago on vacation. Really, though, I can't imagine not living in Texas. My actual dream is a vacation home in northern California. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 If it had to be somewhere other than where we are now, then I might pick Wyoming. It's just so beautiful there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) I'd love to live on one of the beautiful islands up in Puget Sound in Washington state. You'd have a quiet, peaceful, beautiful environment, yet be close to Seattle, a really great city. This totally appeals to the artist in me. :) Another option for me personally would be Minnesota. Mainly, location is wonderful because it's smack dab in the middle of the nation. Minneapolis is another great city to live near, and the cost of living there is one of the best in the nation - while wages are very, very good. I'd also love to have four very distinct seasons during the year. Where I live in Oregon the weather is very mild and our seasons aren't nearly as different as they are in the midwest. As much as I love the PNW, I would not miss the gray skies and rain that are all part of the package. Blessings, Lucinda Edited March 28, 2012 by HSMom2One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pereztribe Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I love Texas. Housing is affordable, there's more freedom in homeschooling, and the people in general are very nice.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Well, I would love to move to GA because that is where my two oldest dd's and my grandson live and my brother would probably also move there if I did but if family wasn't an issue then I would probably just stay where I am at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 1st choice- I would move back to Southern California. That is home to me. 2nd choice- Pacific NW, preferably as close to Seattle as possible, 2nd home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Personally, family plays a prominent role. I would move to Wisconsin. My IL's live there and I love everything about that family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I would stay here. I like where I live. Except for the allergies. However, I would move our entire legislature (with a few exceptions) and our governor out of state. That's what I would do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Either Northern Idaho; Coeur D'Alene area :001_wub:.......or Tennesse; Smokey Mountains :001_wub:. I love them both soooo much I can't decide which I'd choose first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I would stay where I am. I love the SF Bay Area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I love where I live (N. CA) but I'm getting increasingly anxious to get out before the state goes bankrupt. 10 years ago, I would have never believed myself if I'd said I wanted to move to the Salt Lake City area. . . but I think we're going to try to get there in the next few years. Most of our extended family seems to be settling there for good (on both sides, yes we're LDS :lol:). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeFe Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Fort Wayne, Indiana. We've lived here for almost four years and have to move this summer to Indianapolis. :( I grew up in Georgia, so that's home but I have enjoyed living in milder temperatures and getting to enjoy some snow every year. Great place to raise a family and housing is much cheaper here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Hawaii! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvingLife Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 NC, TN, upstate NY, Maine, NH, and Maine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Forks. Hot, sunny and very dry weather=my nightmare. So some place like Forks is depicted would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Northern California/Oregon... off the grid away from everyone. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Bozeman, Montana :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 If you could move anywhere in the US, where would you move?If you had no home town, job was not an issue, and your move expenses would be paid. We need to move back to the states next year and need to pick a state/town/place. We moved to Oregon because we WANTED to be here. It's as beautiful as we thought. But, I admit, we want to be back home in the Midwest but because of family. If we didn't have family we would definitely stay. As much as I love the PNW, I would not miss the gray skies and rain that are all part of the package. Blessings, Lucinda This part IS hard if you're used to sun at all. Eastern Oregon would be a great solution! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We love the southern California where we go for vacations (Carlsbad/Encinitas/La Jolla - basically just north of San Diego). The weather is gorgeous and the scenery is stunning. I'd love to live in one of those cute little beach houses in Encinitas, just a block from the beach. However, with the concerns about California's economy, and the fact that it costs so much to buy a house there, I don't know . . . If we stayed in AZ, I think Flagstaff would be lovely. For now, I guess we are happy living in central AZ, and spending a few days in CA in the summer, and a few days in Flagstaff in winter. :001_smile: Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Another vote for NC, especially the mountains. We absolutely love it here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I have a few "dream" places I'd like to live and most involve a cottage near the beach either in NC or in a New England state. I don't think any of them will ever be a reality because there are lots of other considerations. Sigh! For practical purposes, I like living in NJ...it is centrally located to Philly, NY, and DC. There are beaches nearby and I live in the southern part of the state so it is very, very rural and good for having a garden. I like having four seasons...though this year winter could hardly be called winter it was so mild. My family lives here and we have a nice community because we grew up here and know people. There are plenty of downsides as well like high taxes and insurance rates but I have to tell myself there are pluses and minuses everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Sedona, AZ but I would want my entire family from GA transplanted. Its so nice to be near family when you have five million children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Manhattan or San Francisco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 As much as we like Hawaii, I would have to say Florida. We don't find it much different than the Mid-West, except there's seashores and palm trees, both of which we love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Florida Gulf! Atlantic's too rough and not as pretty. :tongue_smilie: Someplace within a five minute walk of the beach. Preferably a warm beach that can be used 12 months out of the year, even if it's slightly chilly in winter. No snow on the beach though please. I'd prefer the Atlantic coast or the Florida Gulf. North Carolina has always sounded nice. If I could transport my current home to the beach that would be nice. Sadly that isn't going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Mmmm... the Adirondacks. If not there then a nice white sandy beach with warm salty breezes. I don't know where that is as the closest I have been in FL, but it wouldn't be FL. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 For the mountains, western NC. For the coast, Charleston, SC. For somewhere in between, Chapel Hill or Hillsborough, NC. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sctigermom Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 We would move back to South Carolina so the kids could be close to their grandparents. Both my parents and dh's parents live there (less than a mile apart!). With that said I really love where we are now in Kentucky. I wasn't sure when dh told us where we were moving, but I really don't want to leave here anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I wouldn't move, I really like Houston. It has a low COL, lots of sports and cultural programming, nice weather 8 months of the year and great hsing laws and support. Galveston's beaches aren't the best, but they're close enough for a day trip or weekend and great for long walks. The Houston Grand Opera, Alley Theatre and Houston Ballet are very good companies and it's easy to get to the theater district. There's a lot of variety here and interesting corners to explore. The down sides are the miserably hot and humid summers and allergy season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I love where we live. North-central Wisconsin is thickly wooded, lots of lakes and rivers, 4 seasons, tons of wildlife, close enough for day jaunts to culture centers like Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago, and very, very cheap to live in. But if you kicked me out of the nest, I'd love to live in western Oregon. We visited some of dh's family outside of Eugene on the Mackenzie last year. Totally gorgeous. Great people. Interesting art and culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Someplace within a five minute walk of the beach. Preferably a warm beach that can be used 12 months out of the year, even if it's slightly chilly in winter. No snow on the beach though please. I'd prefer the Atlantic coast or the Florida Gulf. North Carolina has always sounded nice. If I could transport my current home to the beach that would be nice. Sadly that isn't going to happen. Directly oceanfront in a mansion (live in a small house now). We said money was no object, right? Hawaii, Bahamas, Maldives, French Polynesia, maybe the Keys....all sound ok to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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