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11-03-2009, 03:30 PM
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Location: Surprise, Arizona
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Small Town Feel w/ in 45 miles of Lucille Packard (Stanford) Children's Hospital?
Hi all!
Hoping you can help... We currently live in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area and we are looking to relocate.
A little about us:
We are in our early 30's, the parents of a special needs (heart defect) daughter who is adopted. We are looking for the idyllic "quaint" area. I grew up outside of San Francisco but went to high school in Sheboygan, WI and my husband grew up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We like the smaller communities and we're looking for a small town feel with some amenities. I'd like a community where one can get involved, one with good schools, a middle-class cost of living, and very safe. My daughter will require numerous heart surgeries over the course of her life, so we're looking at the top 25 pediatric cardiology facilities and searching a 45 mile radius around the area.
In Arizona, kids can't do sports in the summer because of the heat. No kids play outside, and after 5 years in my current home, I still don't know most of my neighbors. I'd like a town where kids play outside, the neighbors know one another, the town goes to the high school football games.
My husband is a claims adjuster for a large insurance company and works from home, so we're very flexible. I am a stay-at-home mother, so being able to do things with my child is important.
I enjoy a milder climate, but I'm flexible.
I appreciate your help!
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11-05-2009, 01:42 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: San Jose, CA
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In the Bay Area? I don't think there's anything like that around. Maybe along the coast like Woodside (which is hardly middle class), or south of San Jose like Gilroy or Morgan Hill.
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11-05-2009, 03:43 PM
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Location: São Paulo, Brazil
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If you want really small, check out the town of Sunol over in Alameda County. Feels like your in a small town in the middle of nowhere.
If you can swing it financially, Los Gatos is closer to the hospital and has a very nice small downtown and a beautiful setting.
Im sure others will have good ideas too.
btw, my best wishes to your daughter and welcome.
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11-05-2009, 04:23 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Jose, CA
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Even the middle-class towns don't have a middle-class cost of living here anymore. The closest thing to what you're looking for would be Portola Valley or Woodside, and... well... good luck. Maybe La Honda, but it's really really isolated.
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11-05-2009, 04:28 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Northern California
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Boulder Creek, Ben Lomond or Felton, north of Santa Cruz. It's a rural area with lots of redwood trees.
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