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Mild summer , that's not Florida or Louisiana humid .
Mild to no winters .
Walkable downtowns with bars and restaurants
Outdoor activities wether it be mountains , trails lakes and rivers
Relatively low cost of living . I would say SoCal is about the only place really out of my budget aside from PNW, Denver and Austin
Bonus would be a healthy city , a general population who likes being outside enjoying the weather , excersin grand healthy food stores / markets
The only place that has this truly you already eliminated because of COL. Think hard here, you want what almost everyone else wants, of course COL for a place like this would be high. For there to be low COL there has to be something "wrong" with it, whether it be no jobs, crime, bad weather, etc. When there are more "good" things, the COL will rise to meet increasing demand. This is why California is downright unaffordable for most people, because it has a lot of "good" things and very few "bad" things. In the Los Angeles/San Diego area you can pretty much do anything, ski at Big Bear, surf, desert, the mildest weather that exists on this planet, big cities that have jobs and good city amenities, etc. and all that has increased housing to the astronomical prices that you see today. Denver and PNW are seeing something similar for the same reasons, booming economy, great outdoor activities, and good weather and have become by your definition unaffordable. It is the trifecta for all people and places that truly have this will be expensive always until the end of time unless a Detroit type of situation happens to them, even then because of their desirable locations would pick up pretty quickly.
You're going to have to give something up out of your criteria. If you don't want humidity you will either have to give up cold winters or hot summers. The West, outside of California coast, has two options, sweltering summers with warm winters or mild summers with brutal winters. There is no in-between it doesn't exist. COL out West is also generally higher from what I've seen in comparison to the East because of so few cities (seriously, most Western states have maybe one or two places for good employment and even then their employment rates aren't necessarily the best), lots of public land which reduces the supply and the West is desirable for a lot of people. So somewhere east of the Mississippi I suggest for you based on the COL factor.
Can we create a filter that automatically detects "mild weather", "outdoor activities", and "affordable" so when someone tries to submit a thread saying this it directs them to a page that says IT DOESN'T EXIST. This thread has been done a million times, do people not know how to search things on the Internet?
How big does the city need to be? What about Prescott, Arizona? If you're willing to live in Denver (this southern boy wouldn't like those winters!), how about Salt Lake City? Albuquerque could be another possibility as well. Fairly mild winters and decent summers. I may be missing the walkable downtown part, though.
Another issue I have with the cities is , my company is not everywhere I have to go where my transfer could take me . Otherwise places like Sedona , flagstaff , las cruces and sante fe and Asheville would top my list .
If you give us a sense of your budget, I might be able to make some suggestions within California, either in Central California or greater-LA, that are a bit more affordable.
Also, if you can tolerate the heat in Vegas and Phoenix, you might consider Sacramento/Davis as well. The area would definitely fit your needs and is a relative bargain for the state.
Another issue I have with the cities is , my company is not everywhere I have to go where my transfer could take me . Otherwise places like Sedona , flagstaff , las cruces and sante fe and Asheville would top my list .
Then should this be rephrased as "my company can relocate me to x,y,z. Which offers better opportunities at a,b,c?
Another issue I have with the cities is , my company is not everywhere I have to go where my transfer could take me . Otherwise places like Sedona , flagstaff , las cruces and sante fe and Asheville would top my list .
Then perhaps places like Eugene or Corvallis OR as well as Davis CA or Olympia WA.
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