new england to charleston,sc?

[jesposito]

its about a close to paradise as it gets....you'll love it. I never want to leave.

[calgirlinnc]

You know how now, during Jan., Feb., March...it is too cold for your kids to play outside and you have to look for indoor things to do like movies or bowling or museums?

Here, most days it is warm enough to play outside in Jan., Feb., and March....come July and August you will have to look for indoor things to do like movies or bowling or museums so you can stay in the air conditioning.

But there is also the pool and the beach.

[calgirlinnc]

Emily, am curious, as is evident you don't like it here, and I think you mentioned in a different post you are planning to leave...where are you planning to move to?

[aetcas]

We're from MA originally and we also really like it here in Summerville! The winters are so much sunnier and warmer than NE winters and although the summers are very hot & humid, at least we have the beaches to go to. All in all, this is a very good place to be. Hope you will end up moving here, too!

[billiam85]

We moved down here from MA (South Coast) in July. It is great here, no regrets! Don't advise moving in July though, unloading a moving truck in the July heat was not the greatest. We've actually only met a handful of natives since we've been here, most people are transplants from the north.

You'll love it hear, especially when you see the weather back north and it's warmer and sunnier here.

[krislyn]

My wife and I moved from Quincy, MA to North Charleston a bit over 2 years ago. We live in a house that's build very well to minimize heating and electric costs, and our utilities went from $8,000 a year in Quincy to about $1,250 a year where we are now (Oak Terrace Preserve).

I absolutely love the Charleston peninsula area. That being said, there are downsides; several were mentioned above. Summers are brutally hot and humid (the humidity is the killer). A lot of Charleston doesn't allow buildings over 5 stories, so I sometimes miss "the big city". And as someone said, there's Atlanta (which is over 5 hours), Charlotte (about 3 hours, but not terribly big).

Finally, South Carolina is *very* conservative. (Charleston County a bit less so, but still much more conservative than a lot of New England). That may be good or bad, depending upon your politics. We joined the Unitarian Church in Charleston, many (but not all) of whose members are politically liberal.