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Currently I live in Reno, NV. Basically have lived here my whole life and I hate it. The thought of moving somewhere completely new and not knowing anyone sounds like a dream come true. Plus I don’t think I’ll ever be able to buy a house here. Mobile homes are in the $200k range and that is ridiculous to me. I’m in the point in my life where I want to settle down and Reno isn’t cutting it anymore. Anywho I love the thought of Oregon, Salem to be exact, but the houses seem to be a lot there too, almost as much as here. But come on.. it’s one of the most beautiful states. Same with Colorado.. but the whole air elevation thing freaks me out. Idk I’m kind of weird like that. And then there’s Texas. The most ugly of them all but you can get a house dirt cheap. Plus I heard it’s not all bad. Anyways.. I was wondering if anyone who lives in these areas can give me an insiders view. Thanks for reading my rant haha
I will let you get info from others on Colorado and Oregon - I've visited both several times but I have only lived in Texas of the three.
Of course Texas "isn't all bad." It's a HUGE state with widely varying terrain AND demographics, and five of the fastest growing metro areas in the US. Personally I don't care for west Texas but lots of people like it. But the eastern half of Texas is very populated - it's also not the stereotypical Texas you see in movies (nary a cactus around here, but lots of trees!).
The Hill Country of central Texas - around Austin and to the west of Austin - is gorgeous to me, in a very different way - lots of plateaus, hills, rivers, etc. and lots of short, gnarly oak trees - it's very picturesque in it's own way.
It's worth a trip. Just be forewarned - Texas summers are long and hot no matter what part of the huge state of Texas you're in. But winters are mild and I love them, and spring is fabulous - tons of wildflowers everywhere and I love the warm, sunny weather.
Currently I live in Reno, NV. Basically have lived here my whole life and I hate it. The thought of moving somewhere completely new and not knowing anyone sounds like a dream come true. Plus I don’t think I’ll ever be able to buy a house here. Mobile homes are in the $200k range and that is ridiculous to me. I’m in the point in my life where I want to settle down and Reno isn’t cutting it anymore. Anywho I love the thought of Oregon, Salem to be exact, but the houses seem to be a lot there too, almost as much as here. But come on.. it’s one of the most beautiful states. Same with Colorado.. but the whole air elevation thing freaks me out. Idk I’m kind of weird like that. And then there’s Texas. The most ugly of them all but you can get a house dirt cheap. Plus I heard it’s not all bad. Anyways.. I was wondering if anyone who lives in these areas can give me an insiders view. Thanks for reading my rant haha
If Reno is too expensive, rule out CO. Especially since you mentioned not one thing about what job(s) you would seek. You DO intend to work, right? You do not sound at all like a retiree.
Since money sounds crucial, I'd think the location would have to be partly based on work, and partly on COL. Seems like much of the west is higher in COL though, compared to say, the south.
The other factors of importance would be regional familiarity (in this case, remaining in the west), and culture / cultural familiarity.
Might have to weigh trade-offs among a list of top 5 location choices.
You should go wherever your salary will go furthest with cost of living. Which means you can rule out most of Colorado and Oregon. Not sure about Texas.
You've chosen two states with abundant amounts of public land and fantastic outdoor recreation and Texas. Honestly if playing outdoors isn't important then I'd look at Texas. Otherwise I'd expand your search - maybe Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, and/or Idaho. Colorado is pretty expensive unless you wanna live in a ridiculously remote outpost where the economy is heavily dependent upon O&G like, say, Rangely.
Currently I live in Reno, NV. Basically have lived here my whole life and I hate it. The thought of moving somewhere completely new and not knowing anyone sounds like a dream come true. Plus I don’t think I’ll ever be able to buy a house here. Mobile homes are in the $200k range and that is ridiculous to me. I’m in the point in my life where I want to settle down and Reno isn’t cutting it anymore. Anywho I love the thought of Oregon, Salem to be exact, but the houses seem to be a lot there too, almost as much as here. But come on.. it’s one of the most beautiful states. Same with Colorado.. but the whole air elevation thing freaks me out. Idk I’m kind of weird like that. And then there’s Texas. The most ugly of them all but you can get a house dirt cheap. Plus I heard it’s not all bad. Anyways.. I was wondering if anyone who lives in these areas can give me an insiders view. Thanks for reading my rant haha
I'd choose the Pacific Northwest option (Oregon). Texas would be nice, but since I am a nature lover, I think constant flat land would bore me out. I would love Colorado if it were not for the snow. They get snow like what we get on the East Coast. Oregon gets some snow, but it's not bad like the East Coast. I don't mind the drowsy PNW winters.
I'd choose the Pacific Northwest option (Oregon). Texas would be nice, but since I am a nature lover, I think constant flat land would bore me out. I would love Colorado if it were not for the snow. They get snow like what we get on the East Coast. Oregon gets some snow, but it's not bad like the East Coast. I don't mind the drowsy PNW winters.
Colorado snow is NOTHING like NY/NJ snow. When did it last snow in September in NJ? June? When was it last 20 below in NJ? We have 9 months where snow wouldn't surprise anyone, and yet it could be 70 degrees on any given winter day. The 2 climates are as different as you can get.
Colorado snow is NOTHING like NY/NJ snow. When did it last snow in September in NJ? June? When was it last 20 below in NJ? We have 9 months where snow wouldn't surprise anyone, and yet it could be 70 degrees on any given winter day. The 2 climates are as different as you can get.
While I agree that winters in the mountain west are very different... as different as you can get? So winter in Colorado is more like winter in Florida than New Jersey? Lol. Okay then.
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