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You might want to consider Flagstaff, AZ. The average temperature in January is 29, max high is 42 low 15. In August the average temperature is 64, max high 79 low 49. They have four distinct seasons, and there's plenty of things to do and places to see in Arizona. There's also Prescott, Payson, and Show Low to consider, Show Low is similar to Flagstaff while Prescott and Payson are a little warmer and receive less snow. People are out and about just about year round in these places. The snow doesn't usually stick around for too long, and the storms are not that frequent. The cost of living is cheap. Although I'm not sure but I would think that there would always be a demand for your husband's services just about anywhere there is a hospital no matter where you choose to live.
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I grew up in Colorado & moved to upstate NY when I was 20. I find, even after all these years (30+), that NY winters are much harsher than CO winters. The humidity in winters here really finds a way to slither in between all your layers of clothing. The dry environment of CO doesn't seem to do that. And the ice!!! Yes, CO sure gets its share, but NY ice is relentless. Many of my friends love it in NY; they are the rugged outdoor types. I'm a wimp & exploring my options south.
You know it's a roll of the dice. Winter of 2011-12 I didn't use my snowblower at all, not even once. 2012-13 was kinda average. This past winter suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked. It's the other 3 seasons that make it worthwhile.
I'm from northern NJ and recently lived in the Capital Region for 6 years before moving back to northern NJ. I love 4 seasons and have been an avid skier my entire life but absolutely hated upstate NY winters. As others have said, the incredible lack of sunshine and the constant cloudy, gray, dismal, depressing skies for half te yearr is beyond miserable. Winters also start two weeks earlier up there and end two weeks later which made for an extra month of winter which is way, way too long. Winters in northern NJ (especially last winter) are no picnic but they are much less dismal and depressing than upstate NY winters. After last winter, we have been talking a lot about snowbirding in retirement. Like a lot of people, the older I get, the less I like winter. In retirement, my hope is to enjoy some winter up here in Nov, Dec and Jan, have the Holidays, get the tree down, put the decorations away, do a little skiing and snowmobiling up in VT and then head south for Feb, Mar, and April and play golf and boat for three months beforing comng back home around May 1. I still like a little winter, it's just way too long for me...especially so in upstate NY.
I'm from northern NJ and recently lived in the Capital Region for 6 years before moving back to northern NJ. I love 4 seasons and have been an avid skier my entire life but absolutely hated upstate NY winters. As others have said, the incredible lack of sunshine and the constant cloudy, gray, dismal, depressing skies for half te yearr is beyond miserable. Winters also start two weeks earlier up there and end two weeks later which made for an extra month of winter which is way, way too long. Winters in northern NJ (especially last winter) are no picnic but they are much less dismal and depressing than upstate NY winters. After last winter, we have been talking a lot about snowbirding in retirement. Like a lot of people, the older I get, the less I like winter. In retirement, my hope is to enjoy some winter up here in Nov, Dec and Jan, have the Holidays, get the tree down, put the decorations away, do a little skiing and snowmobiling up in VT and then head south for Feb, Mar, and April and play golf and boat for three months beforing comng back home around May 1. I still like a little winter, it's just way too long for me...especially so in upstate NY.
Very much agree about the gray sky in winter, a few more winters like this one . . . We've also been discussing the snowbird retirement. Love Thanksgiving and Christmas in NY but after that, we wouldn't mind skipping the snow, cold and gray. Have you given any ideas as to whether you'll buy or rent and if you rent will you change locations for some variety?
Very much agree about the gray sky in winter, a few more winters like this one . . . We've also been discussing the snowbird retirement. Love Thanksgiving and Christmas in NY but after that, we wouldn't mind skipping the snow, cold and gray. Have you given any ideas as to whether you'll buy or rent and if you rent will you change locations for some variety?
Yea we love the Fall and Holidays in the northeast but by the middle of January, if not sooner, I'm done. We own a condo on the gulf in Alabama that we intend to snowbird to. It's rented out the rest of the year. We also have land in VT with a camper and some out buildings on it now and would love to build a small house on it some day for year round getaway use but the taxes there are brutal and will likely make that thought cost prohibitive, especially in retirement. Given the choice between the two, I would keep the warm weather condo to snowbird to and get rid of the property in VT.
Can kids play outside in the winter months? Only if they aren't hooked to their video games
How quick can you get back out on the streets after a snow storm? sometimes it's two days
Do people just sort of stay in and chill or is there still a lot of activity? We go out to get things done but staying in is cheaper and we're not partiers/go out
Do you find yourself stuck at home often? seven months of the year
And don't forget black fly season, I'm bit to death........
Upstate/Wny winters are worst then other places. That's why I said goodbye to the concrete sky's. After awhile the other there seasons didn't make it worthwhile anymore. Unless you're an avid (winter) outdoors person deffentantly not worth it.
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