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Definitely just hot then more mild weather. There are many years it goes without seeing any snow (and what little snow occurs is nothing more than a dusting).
That said, if you want to avoid soul-crishing traffic and want to be able to afford a nice home in a nice area, Atlanta wouldn't be the best choice.
I feel like Atlanta is too similar to Orlando for those reasons. Thanks for the reply!
North Carolina? You could live close to Charlotte and be able to go to the mountains in an hour or so. It has 4 seasons but beware, the summers are just as hot and humid as Orlando.
It’s pretty affordable, has sports teams, and the people are pretty kind for the most part (though every large city will have rude people). Traffic is bad but you can stay just outside of the city and have all the comforts of small city living with large city amenities and benefits less than 20 minutes away.
Out of curiosity, where in Orlando did you live? And have you thought about St. Pete?
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North Carolina? You could live close to Charlotte and be able to go to the mountains in an hour or so. It has 4 seasons but beware, the summers are just as hot and humid as Orlando.
It’s pretty affordable, has sports teams, and the people are pretty kind for the most part (though every large city will have rude people). Traffic is bad but you can stay just outside of the city and have all the comforts of small city living with large city amenities and benefits less than 20 minutes away.
Out of curiosity, where in Orlando did you live? And have you thought about St. Pete?
Yeah this whole “small town community” myth is just virtue signaling for social conservatives......Other than superficial greetings people in small towns are far more closed off to actually being friends with people they haven’t either known from a really young age or from church (and it’s assumed that you’re a practicing Christian) than people in the cities
Yeah this whole “small town community” myth is just virtue signaling for social conservatives......Other than superficial greetings people in small towns are far more closed off to actually being friends with people they haven’t either known from a really young age or from church (and it’s assumed that you’re a practicing Christian) than people in the cities
Truth - being an outsider in a smaller community is tough.
Seems you want:
City
Reachable to mountains
Pro sports teams
4 seasons
West coast is honestly too expensive, likely. Denver has gotten expensive, but could check all these boxes if you can afford it. Charlotte might work, or somewhere in that part of the country. If you are okay with the cold, Wisconsin could fit the bill too.
If you give up "reachable to mountains" - many others open up, like Chicago, back to Kansas City, Columbus.
If you give up pro sports teams, you could look at Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Boise.
A suburb of Charlotte (Say like Gastonia)
Pittsburgh, PA
Chattanooga, TN
Knoxville, TN
Out West:
Flagstaff, AZ
Colorado Springs, CO
Salt Lake City, UT
All of these would be near or at least within a 2-hour drive to some mountains that have ski opportunities. All are nice and scenic in general and would be in or at least within a solid 1-day drive (you can drive to and back within a day and not lose sleep) to at least one professional sports team along with some big-time college sports as well. All of these have four-seasons and can receive at least some snow on a regular basis or in the case of Chattanooga and Charlotte you can quickly get to an area that has a decent deal of snow.
If you are going to do 4 seasons do it right - look at Upstate and Western NY - Albany to Buffalo. Albany is close to NY and VT ski areas (Adirondacks, etc), Buffalo and Rochester close to WNY ski country (Allegany Mountains, etc). Each city has good vibrant urban areas, and a range of suburbs and small quant suburban villages. Albany is relatively close to NYC and Boston and the Atlantic, Buffalo is on the border with Canada and close to Toronto, and on the Great Lakes. Rochester is near Buffalo. All metros are 1M+ people, college sports, and Buffalo has major league NFL and NHL (+ close enough to TO for NBA and MLB once the border opens). Home prices are among the least expensive in the country for city living, although suburban taxes can be steeper. The whole area has the best summers East of the Rockies - moderate temperatures rarely above 90 (at least so far), and gorgeous autumn weather. Forests are a mix of evergreen and deciduous trees, making for beautiful fall foliage. You can even take the Erie Canal, or bike the trail, over 300 miles between the cities and beyond. Amtrak also connects the state.
Yeah this whole “small town community” myth is just virtue signaling for social conservatives......Other than superficial greetings people in small towns are far more closed off to actually being friends with people they haven’t either known from a really young age or from church (and it’s assumed that you’re a practicing Christian) than people in the cities
Sounds like you guys should take a week and make a little scouting trip to east TN and maybe on up to PA. Summer would be a great time to do this so that you can gauge how the heat and humidity compares to what you want.
My son lived in Knoxville for ten years. It checks the box for light/occasional snow, within an hour or so of several ski options/mountains, a huge college football town, and running down to Atlanta or over to Nashville for the weekend is very doable.
North Carolina? You could live close to Charlotte and be able to go to the mountains in an hour or so. It has 4 seasons but beware, the summers are just as hot and humid as Orlando.
It’s pretty affordable, has sports teams, and the people are pretty kind for the most part (though every large city will have rude people). Traffic is bad but you can stay just outside of the city and have all the comforts of small city living with large city amenities and benefits less than 20 minutes away.
Out of curiosity, where in Orlando did you live? And have you thought about St. Pete?
NC is on our list. We are taking a trip to Asheville in October to see the fall leaves and will be checking it out for sure. The only hesitation is finding a good paying job for my BF in the area.
As for St. Pete, it is a cool place but we are pretty set on leaving FL at this point.
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