I say live in Huntington city limits for the convenience to shopping, restaurants, parks, museums, work etc. You do pay more taxes in the city for fire protection, police, etc. but this is usually offset in cheaper home insurance rates as you get a discount for having this protection. It's also good for piece of mind to know that if you ever do need these services, the firemen, etc are already at the station and ready to go rather than having to drive to the station first and then get to the fire. The way gas prices are as well, the amount of money you would save in gas would also have to be factored in. A 10 minute commute is also more desireable than a 20-30 minute commute one way.
Terrain in the area consists of large flat valleys surrounded by small hills. There aren't really any mountains in the area so no real concerns there. The weather is pretty mild with comfortable Spring and Fall seasons in the 40-60 degree range with Summers in the 80s and Winters typically in the 20-30 degree range. Winters usually have one or two snows of 10" or less with a few dustings which quickly melt. This area definately has the most mild weather in the entire state.
Not sure about pay for nurses but from what I hear it is pretty good as compared to other areas. Here are some links with contact info for a couple of the assisted living facilities in the area. They would probably be able to give you an idea of job openings and pay. Hope this helps.
Tim
http://www.midlandmeadows.com/index.html (broken link)
http://www.merchantcircle.com/busine...y.304-733-6800