Best places to live in the US? If you could move, where would you go?

I've never lived anywhere but Texas. We have a variety of scenery and plenty of nice smaller towns, but for the most part I've had to live in the big city for work, and it does get darned hot here. I've visited almost all of the western states and some on the gulf coast and the east coast. I've found appealing small towns everywhere, and some larger cities where I would not live. I have not found a big city anywhere that I could work and also be a better place to live than where I live now, plus I have family here.

I like the scenery in Colorado and Utah and have thought about living there. But Utah is hot and Colorado is too cold so it is tricky to find somewhere in between. Southwestern Colorado seems most promising.

I think the laws in an area are very important. If I like guns and knives, and an area has laws that show that they don't like them, then I don't want to be there and they probably don't want me to be there. I also like an area where people value family and hard work and that leaves out some big parts of either coast.
 
I could go on for hours about this subject. I'm an ohio native, but spend most of my off time in Pennsylvania. The northwestern parts of PA are absolutely beautiful 3 seasons of the year. I love just driving around Amish country for a few hours at a time. It's just gravel roads and farms for the most part. Lots of hills too. There's cooks forest and Allegheny national forest a little bit east, both of which are beautiful. The only problem here is the brutal winters these last few years.
 
Bob W said:
The 'best' places for you to visit will be determined by your own personal interests, and what time of year you'll arrive. [emoji106]
I've talked to many foreigners about The States, many that have been here and many more who would like to and are planning to. Most think Disney World, New York City, and Vegas are the true "American" destinations. All I can say about those places is, "Yuck."

I'm also surprised by the large number of foreigners who have heard of Route 66 and want to drive it. As someone who has driven practically the entire route, I say "yuck" again. Not only has most of the original route been bulldozed and replaced by 4-lane interstates, but it ranks low on my list of scenic and interesting drives; the route was chosen because it was the fastest and easiest and flattest place to build a cross-country highway at the time. :D
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On not a foreigner I'm an American working for the Army overseas. I've been here 12 years and the Army is going to send me back for a couple years. Because I don't want to go needs of the Army I need to find myself a job.
 
GermanyChris said:
On not a foreigner I'm an American working for the Army overseas. I've been here 12 years and the Army is going to send me back for a couple years. Because I don't want to go needs of the Army I need to find myself a job.
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Of course you know that many companies have preferential hiring policies for veterans, all government agencies do too. Best luck to you. :thumbup:
 
For me .. right now .. I'm living in it, Kennesaw, Ga. It's close enough to the big city if i want a night out on the town. The mountains are 1 hr away. It's located really close to the Blade Show location-ha! One of the safest cities in South. It has a Gun Law (google it). It's a small town located in a bustling area .. captured in it's own little bubble.

When i retire - which is close enough to see the light at the end of the tunnel .. our plan is to move back to a rural area of TN, which is where i grew up.
 
I am where I choose to be. An easy drive to the mountains or the ocean. An easy drive to the sticks or the big city. Great outdoor options (camping, hiking, fishing, canoeing for all skill levels). Great urban/cultural options (museums, symphony, theater, arts, history etc). Great employment opportunities in all fields. I probably stay in Federicksburg/northcentral, Virginia the rest of my life.

As an aside Austin is just a bit to leftwing for me.
 
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I live in Prescott (Press-Cut), AZ....100 mi NW of Phoenix, 5K ft, over 300 days of sunshine (I think 330) and very dry...We are about 15 mi West of town and was once in the middle of nowhere backed up to the Prescott Nat Forrest...Lots of wild life...No jobs or money - either poor or retired...Lots of outdoor life except for fishing (fishing is a six hour drive away)...

Lived in Socal, great weather and people, lots of money and jobs, very crowded, lines for EVERYTHING...shower off at the beach, stand in line etc
Lived in Norcal, damp, humid, crowded, white wine crowd...
Lived in New England, great people and cold, no, VERY cold....
Lived in NY/NJ Never again...
 
I've lived all over the country, I prefer anything over the midwest...lol

I love reno/tahoe
I love colorado
I love Florida
I love Washington state

As a whole I despise the east coast, nothing but poor politics and fences, not much freedom there IMO...
 
Lived in VA, SC, TN, GA, KY, HI, and AL. Spent time (weeks to months) in CT, PA, MD, WV, NC, FL, MS, LA, AR, MO, KS, SD, WY, AZ, NV, WA, PR, Guam, and Saipan and 17 other countries. I'm where I want to be.
 
Born and raised in Lake Tahoe, CA and Carson City, NV (just over the Sierra Mtns from one another), but have been living in Texas (College Station and Houston) for the past decade or so. I've done fieldwork over most of the state and I'll admit there are some quite appealing parts of TX, however they all remind of somewhere just a little better elsewhere. I would prefer to be close to natural scenery/diversity and a climate that produces 4 distinct seasons, so I'd likely be happy somewhere in the PNW.
 
We went through this a few years ago with the family, and that's why we're now living in Georgetown Texas. I consider myself a political refugee from the Peoples Republik Of Maryland, and the east coast winters. I've always liked Texas and my better half and all her family is from here. Moving here from Germantown Maryland was sort of like a long delayed home coming.

The Hill Country climate is mild winters, hot but low humidity summers. Firearm friendly state, nice people, and small town atmosphere. If I want big city lights and music venues, Austin is just down the road maybe 35 minutes, with San Antonio a bit over an hour.

I also like Trinidad Colorado and Santa Fe New Mexico.
 
There is a lot to be said for proximity to friends, family and like minded people.

I'd rather have one beer in the snow with a friend, than two beers in the sun alone.
 
sideways said:
There is a lot to be said for proximity to friends, family and like minded people.

I'd rather have one beer in the snow with a friend, than two beers in the sun alone.
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I don't know. After a certain age it gets real easy to trade this;
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For this, same time of year!
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Agreed, the second one is preferable.

Just saying... people are a part of the happiness equation.

I think. :D
 
My take on snow is that if you go high enough in the mountains you can find it year round.
 
sideways said:
There is a lot to be said for proximity to friends, family and like minded people.

I'd rather have one beer in the snow with a friend, than two beers in the sun alone.
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My thought on that, you can get better friends and family if you move somewhere nicer. :D
 
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