[jp03]

Originally Posted by ashlyn26

I lived in connecticut from age six to nineteen. My mom was a born and raised southerner and my father was from new york. I decided to move to the south for college, and that was the greatest thing to ever happen to me. I've been here for four years and I LOVE it. I did not enjoy living up north. I grew up in a very snotty rich town and most people were very rude to me there. I didn't like the fast paced lifestyle. I also did not enjoy the cold. The people in the south are much different. They are so polite and much more welcoming in my opinion. The south is also beautiful and the weather is great (usually). All I'm saying is that there are other places besides New England.

Moving south was the worst experience of my life. The thing I still don't get down there is why people are so overweight. Go to a festival down there compared to up here and its comical, you'll see whole families just obese. Lazy southern lifestyle. Generalizing of course. Its not uptown Charlotte but just go outside the city limits. I wouldn't move down there again if the taxes were ZERO, its hot as hell in summer. Painfully hot.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Kevdawgg

Heard New England got slammed by a huge blizzard a while ago. Which makes living in the west coast better.

Oh yes, I would much rather live with the threat of "The Big One" (meaning earthquakes) and wildfires than the chance of a blizzard (yes I am being sarcastic). At least the aftermath of a blizzard melts away in a short time. JMHO, Jay

[Submariner]

I have lived in Connecticut a couple times, I even owned a home there for 15 years.

We left Connecticut and moved up into New England, Maine specifically. We find that we enjoy life up here, much more so than we did when we lived down South.

[ram2]

Originally Posted by Antonio84

Lets start with the weather... Take it from there!

And the property taxes.

[Submariner]

Originally Posted by ram2

And the property taxes.

Good point.

By moving from Ct to Me. My property increased by 600X [0.25 acre with a house, to 150 acres with a house]. At the same time my property taxes were cut to around 1/5 [$5,000 to $850].

[jp03]

Originally Posted by Submariner

Good point.

By moving from Ct to Me. My property increased by 600X [0.25 acre with a house, to 150 acres with a house]. At the same time my property taxes were cut to around 1/5 [$5,000 to $850].

And that's all well and good...how is the school system in your town? How about the number of jobs? Its fine if you have the nest egg to go to places with low taxes but a job needs to follow for most people and if you have kids, those taxes are paying for some of the finest education systems in the country. That said, we could do a better job of cutting spending here. its nuts... COL is definitely a grind.

[Submariner]

Originally Posted by jp03

And that's all well and good...how is the school system in your town? ... and if you have kids, those taxes are paying for some of the finest education systems in the country. ...

Yes, taxes and education quality do tend to track along together don't they?

/sarcasm




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... That said, we could do a better job of cutting spending here. its nuts... COL is definitely a grind

I moved North, after I retired.

I could not stay in Ct on my pension. My pension is simply not high enough. I had to flee to a lower COL area.

We were able to buy land and build a home here, for a fraction of what our Ct home cost. Our youngest children finished high school here, we are not aware of any drop in quality of their education from the move. They are employed.

[Off-beat]

I'll say it again. There is not a single bit of sarcasm in my original post. Drivers here don't take crap from anyone, and the cities are laid out in a very cultured way that me and everyone I know loves.

[insane4madonna]

Originally Posted by Don998

It actually depends on person, personally I really cannot stand 4 summer reasons like California. I mean dont you get bored of same hot weather for 3 years straight? 5 years? no ? 10 years? all your life?

Ask that question to the thousands of people that move from your state to my state every year because they cant handle the horrible weather you guys have

[Kristin85]

Originally Posted by Submariner

I could not stay in Ct on my pension. My pension is simply not high enough. I had to flee to a lower COL area.

We were able to buy land and build a home here, for a fraction of what our Ct home cost. Our youngest children finished high school here, we are not aware of any drop in quality of their education from the move. They are employed.

A lot of people put down Maine as being a place with poor education & no job prospects but it is what you make of it. Raise your kids right, make them study hard at home, and they've got a good education. Work near one of the hubs in the state or start your own business and you're employed. You may not become rich working in Maine but at least you get to live in one of the most beautiful places in the country with genuine people. Hopefully I will have a vacation home in Maine someday.