I’m 28 (going on 29) and live with my mother (late 50s), my brother (mid 20s), and our small cairn terrier/chihuahua mix about 19 minutes from Allentown PA. We’re looking to move somewhere else within the states but we’re not sure where and some suggestions would be appreciated?
If I had to put things in order of importance I think it'd go like this:
- Affordable housing and living costs (Same or less than Allentown PA)
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- Unemployment rate and job opportunities (Same or better than Allentown PA)
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- No big temperature extremes. It gets pretty hot here some days in summer and winters get pretty cold. Something a little less than that would be nice but even the same would be ok.
Climate Allentown - Pennsylvania and Weather averages Allentown
Climate of Allentown, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- At least one good hospital that isn't too far.
- Low natural disaster risk (or as low as you can get).
- Preferably liberal or at least not too conservative.
- Not a lot of spiders or house centipedes found in homes... or only smaller spiders typically found around houses.
Yes, I know that sounds like I’m looking for a utopia, I don’t expect there to be a place that matches this perfectly, these are just the preferences (based on importance) and I’m interested in getting as close as I can to the ‘ideal’.
The closest I've found so far is Walla Walla Washington. It's a little warmer there in summer and apparently pretty conservative. And these Giant House Spiders that are apparently found in WA in general... not real keen on those as an arachnophobe.
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