Which neighboring state to move to? (Kansas City, Colby: living in, cost of, statistics)

[itsMeFred]

for the simple fact that it's home.
lol I caught that but it was already too late to edit.


That's okay, Denverian.
We'll keep the cowboys and farmers out here that keep you fed.

[73-79 ford fan]

Nebraska for the nice scenery and climate.

[athfo]

Colorado, where you can mountain bike, go rafting, ski/snowboard, hike, and so on and so on. The Rockies are beautiful. Colorado for sure, imo.

[briansgi]

This one is easy, Oklahoma! Tulsa voted top city to live and relocate to recently and OkC voted #10. Oklahoma's economy is amongst the best in the nation, housing is the very affordable and stable! We have the best climate of any of the border states. Someone mentioned Nebraska for climate? Are you kidding me, have you ever been to Nebraska in the winter? Missouri?? St. Louis recently was voted the worst city to live in, by it's own citizens! Colorado, well great scenery no doubt but way too cold for me! Forgot to mention, Oklahoma has the best cost of living compared to each border state as well.

[Torn2pieces]

I've never been to Oklahoma and lived in SW KS for so many years. I always wanted to see it..Perhaps some day..

Nebraska didn't thrill me, but than I only drove through it..

St. Louis seems to congested for me.

I would have to say Colorado, only because of the mountains....

[Maybe So]

I lived in Kansas for a bit and LOVED it..but I guess if I had to choose....Colorado.....although the winters and springs can be long.....there is so much to do the other times of year. It is a very beautiful state....I would like to state for the record that I found Kansas to be very beautiful in its own right. Yes, even Western Kansas.

[averagejoe76]

I like MO, great scenery dont think i would care for KC or St Louis though..
Oklahoma would probably be my choice,good economy,slighty warmer winter.

[drjones96]

Originally Posted by midwesterner guy

Let’s say you wanted to move outside Kansas, but remain close by, say within a day’s drive. Which neighboring state would you choose—Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri or Oklahoma? Why?

It's a toss up: CO or MO

I'd love to live in a mountainous place in CO but at the same time wouldn't want to deal with the snowy winters.

I grew up in MO and pretty much know the place like the back of my hand and I know all the really nice places there. So I would have more of a sense of familiarity with it. (There's no place like home.) The cost of living is relatively low compared to CO. But MO doesn't have mountains like CO.

Nebraska and OK don't offer much more than KS so it would be a lateral move IMO.

[itsMeFred]

I have to say, it greatly amuses me how many people talk about Colorado like it's all mountains and snow.
There's approximately half of the state, that has no mountains and very little snow.

Northwest Nebraska, for example, is far prettier than eastern Colorado. Almost the entire stretch of the Niobrara or Dismal valleys would beat it as well...

And the "cost of living" comment is the one that really caught my attention:
Ya'll do realize there's more to CO than Denver and the ski towns, right??

[midwesterner guy]

Originally Posted by itsMeFred

I have to say, it greatly amuses me how many people talk about Colorado like it's all mountains and snow.
There's approximately half of the state, that has no mountains and very little snow.

Northwest Nebraska, for example, is far prettier than eastern Colorado. Almost the entire stretch of the Niobrara or Dismal valleys would beat it as well...

And the "cost of living" comment is the one that really caught my attention:
Ya'll do realize there's more to CO than Denver and the ski towns, right??

Good point. Whenever anyone brings up Colorado they *always* mention mountains or skiing—which is maybe 10% of the state. It makes one wonder what the other 90% has going for it?