Want to move somewhere necky: Dallas, Atlanta, or Kansas City metros?

[bluecollar]

Thanks for the insights, I did consider Louisville and a couple other places, maybe I'll revisit them.

A couple clarifications. I was careful to title my thread "metros" meaning I do not see myself living right in Dallas, I heard Mesquite was a little bit more laid back and maybe Ft. Worth as well. Even if I had the inclination, I would never fit into McMansion hell of the north Dallas burbs.

But my main concern is with the overall mindset of the metro area as a whole, how do they view country folk? Tattoos? Not just in Dallas proper, but collectively, assuming it's even possible to opine about.

I'm not sure about small towns, wasn't really my question because I never considered living in one. I'm also not necky in the extreme political/religious sense. I realize the word elicits negative connotations and images, but I didn't know how else to describe myself. Maybe nascar fan would be better.

[bgrn198]

Oklahoma City and Tulsa might work too

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by bluecollar

Thanks for the insights, I did consider Louisville and a couple other places, maybe I'll revisit them.

A couple clarifications. I was careful to title my thread "metros" meaning I do not see myself living right in Dallas, I heard Mesquite was a little bit more laid back and maybe Ft. Worth as well. Even if I had the inclination, I would never fit into McMansion hell of the north Dallas burbs.

But my main concern is with the overall mindset of the metro area as a whole, how do they view country folk? Tattoos? Not just in Dallas proper, but collectively, assuming it's even possible to opine about.

I'm not sure about small towns, wasn't really my question because I never considered living in one. I'm also not necky in the extreme political/religious sense. I realize the word elicits negative connotations and images, but I didn't know how else to describe myself. Maybe nascar fan would be better.

Look at Ellis County just south of Dallas. Quite a bit lower population density, solid household income levels, and much more blue collar feel.

[Iconographer]

For Atlanta, I think some of the exurban metro communities might suit you: Dallas, Hiram, Villa Rica, Winder, McDonough, Cartersville and Adairsville for starters.

[Thomas R.]

I'm not sure I really understand "necky" in this context, but maybe the following fits what you desire.

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Going by it KC is maybe the best fit of the three cities you named. By the looks of it Dallas might be good for sports though. You might also consider Charlotte, Nashville, or Oklahoma City. OKC might be too politically conservative for you, but Nashville is fairly moderate to liberal from what I can tell.

If you're meaning suburbs some of the above ideas are certainly better informed than I'd be.

[MomOfCuteKids]

Have you thought about Charlotte, NC. It is very nice. You are close to the beach and close to the mountains. You really couldn't get any closer to NASCAR. Check it out. Very nice.

[Bizurko]

Well Jeff Foxworthy is from Atlanta (hapeville) so that's a start, and the places I would suggest, would be villa rica, barnesville, jackson, zebulon, hampton, and thats about it.

[stan4]

Originally Posted by AllTheWayToMemphis

I would say Dallas or Kansas City, but I'm not knowledgeable enough about either to narrow it down further than that. I do know that some of the more rural areas of Georgia may be what you're looking for, but not so much the Atlanta metro area. You may want to look into Little Rock, but I don't believe it has a NASCAR venue nearby.

Yeah, you're clearly not knowledgable, because unless you are in 'da hood,' you would ABSOLUTELY stick out based on the op's criteria (full of tattoos, etc) in Dallas. Or you could go live out in the sticks which are more 'country.' Try Denton. College town and tons of blue collar.