[Meg29]

I am ready to leave the sunny state of Florida with a Masters in Social Work in May. I plan on taking a road trip up the atlantic coast to the Northeast to explore towns and cities for a future place to call home. Any suggestions would be helpful. Places of interest include Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island.

Thanks!

[outsider1]

While passing through Connecticut you might want to check out a few towns in Fairfield and Hartford counties. Those are the kind of places that already have a New England feel about them, yet big city lights of NYC are still within reach. The ocean is not far away either.

Did you spent a considerable part of your life in sunny Florida? If so, you may be better off treating Vermont as a summer/early fall vacation destination. Clouds with no end in sight coupled with all that snow may very well result in SAD over the winter.

[Valnf]

RI has the seventh highest taxes in the country and the state is in financial trouble. Providence is beautiful and so are our beaches. You would need to make a lot of money to just survive though. Good Luck. People up here are moving south to have affordable living.