Glasgow or Danville (Lexington, Bowling Green, Frankfort: house, job market, to buy)

[mingo]

My wife and I are ready for a change. We are selling our home in Maine (summers are tooshort and winters are too long here) and moving to Kentucky. What area remains yet to be discovered? We have an idea that what we are looking for, by research and reading on these forums, we could possibly find it in Danville or Glasgow. Jobs are going to dictate what area in Kentucky we'll be able to call home. I work as a Production Manager for a building supply company and my wife is an Executive Assistant for the newspaper up here. We are looking for something with a small town feel. We would like to buy a house with a little bit of property, we like bird watching and star gazing, do some boating and love to hunt and fish.
any input be appreciated

[censusdata]

I'd give an edge to Danville just because it is also closer to larger towns and cities (20 miles to Nicholasville / 30 miles to Lex / 75 miles to Lou)

[EclecticEars]

Originally Posted by censusdata

I'd give an edge to Danville just because it is also closer to larger towns and cities (20 miles to Nicholasville / 30 miles to Lex / 75 miles to Lou)

Agreed. Danville is a much nicer, cleaner, and dare I say classier town, too.

[Diamond Dee]

I would suggest Danville.I live here its small town americana.and it don't get as cold as Maine.I lived in Minnesota and this area has some decent weather compared to up north.

[mingo]

That is what we are looking for is milder. Hows is the job market their?

[EclecticEars]

This is another post I made on Danville last night. I don't know about the strength of Danville's job market, but it can't be too bad.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/5512313-post5.html

[censusdata]

I am originally from an area about 35 miles away from Danville and have had lots of relatives that make the commute to Danville for its factory, retail, and nursing jobs. I don't know if it has many office jobs, which is why I suggested the State Capitol of Frankfort to another poster.

If you settle on Danville, land would cheapest in Western and Souther Boyle Co (around Perryville/ Junction City) and pricer around Lake Herrington. The Moreland / Hustonville area of Lincoln County is also nice

[mingo]

Ultimately jobs will probably dictate where we will live. Sounds like to find our line of work we may have to travel to the city. I'd like to keep our commute to around 30 minutes or 20 miles... without living in or being too close to the city. Is that doable? Do you think Maine to Kentucky will be somewhat of a culture shock? We do not have traffic jams here....not yet anyway.

On another note: Weather wise... is it really cold Kentucky Rain? (quoting song by Elvis) AND do you have whippoorwills? : )

[Diamond Dee]

Main culture shock for me were the winding twisting roads it does make for some interesting travel though.traffic can be quite heavy between Lexington and south of Nicolisville around rush hour about 4pm on expect it.I don't know of many office jobs in Danville its mainly retail and factory here.And many people I know travel back and forth between here and larger cities for work.hope that helps some.Yes Elvis was right it is a cold Kentucky rain.I don't know about the last part of your question maybe a native kentuckian can answer that.

[llgator]

Most of the posters on this thread seem to be pro-Danville. I'm in Bowling Green but my husband's family comes from Glasgow so it still feels a bit like home to us. Glasgow is a lovely small town and employment in the Bowling Green area is within your range for commuting. I believe it was recently rated one of the best rural communities in the country by someone. It's probably true that job prospects might be better in the Lexington/Danville area but that's mostly a function of the fact that Lexington is a much larger city. But the Glasgow and Bowling Green are prosperous and it seems there are always jobs for qualified people. There are postings about Bowling Green on recent threads that might be helpful if you want to search those out.

One way you can evaluate which town will be best for you is to read their newspapers to get a handle on the job market and information about the community and more importantly, come for a visit to see first-hand. Here's a link to the Bowling Green paper. Bowling Green Daily News And the Glasgow paper. Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY - Homepage

The summer heat may seem oppressive to someone hailing from Maine but I think you'll love the mild winters! Good luck.