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I live in CDA. People do go back to California or other urban areas. I don’t hear of it a lot, but when I do it is for financial/job reasons mostly. Some people try flying back and forth, but that gets old. I would say the long, hard winters come in second. Other reasons I have heard include poor schools, lack of entertainment and shopping, minimal public assistance options, fewer healthcare resources, and realizing things other than housing aren’t that much cheaper.
Sorry but if one is on a fixed income having worked the last say 50 or so years.......yeah....I feel they should have an exemption. If I had boatloads of money with a tremendous 401K and pension and such sure....perhaps there should be some taken. But my main point is for those at a lower and fixed income it should be a pass.
These are the people you don’t want to move to your community. The “I got mine, now everyone else is on their own”
I live in CDA. People do go back to California or other urban areas. I don’t hear of it a lot, but when I do it is for financial/job reasons mostly. Some people try flying back and forth, but that gets old. I would say the long, hard winters come in second. Other reasons I have heard include poor schools, lack of entertainment and shopping, minimal public assistance options, fewer healthcare resources, and realizing things other than housing aren’t that much cheaper.
Where we live now is where quite a few long time N. Idahoans are now. Funny thing is we didn't even know it when we moved here, but it is great to be with people from where you come from. The winter is not really what makes us leave, but we use it as an excuse.
Most of the reasons you listed as why locals leave is actually why we were there.
Where we live now is where quite a few long time N. Idahoans are now. Funny thing is we didn't even know it when we moved here, but it is great to be with people from where you come from. The winter is not really what makes us leave, but we use it as an excuse.
Most of the reasons you listed as why locals leave is actually why we were there.
I think the locals leave CDA looking for what CDA was in 1950. Plus, the increases in housing costs have encouraged them to sell and buy in lesser markets. It seems they move north or east. The reasons I gave were my impression as to why California transplants move back to California.
I think the locals leave CDA looking for what CDA was in 1950. Plus, the increases in housing costs have encouraged them to sell and buy in lesser markets. It seems they move north or east. The reasons I gave were my impression as to why California transplants move back to California.
As far as Ca. transplants as think you may be right. Seems a lot of locals that stay get up around Moyie, east of Moscow and southeast Idaho. We jokingly call Kootenai county, "little calif."
Jobs are a dime a dozen now days. anyone that isn't working, doesn't want to.
Enjoy it now, because like you know, it will change, can't stop it now.
I actually enjoy living in a tourist destination city and appreciate the businesses that an increased urban population brings. I realize that places me in the minority. I am not from California. Sometimes I think people wanting to move to Idaho think it is a big open carry, anti tax state. That is true in some areas, but not CDA imo.
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