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Check out the Oklahoma City area. It's a great place to live that is often overlooked by many people. We moved here a few years ago from a much larger city in another state, and have found it to be a great place with very friendly and welcoming people. The cost of living is low, and the city has much to offer including lots of museums and cultural events, a great zoo, parks, greats restaurants, lots sporting events including college and, of course, an NBA team. The downtown is currently in the midst of a huge revitalization. There are several large hospitals, including the huge OU Medical Center.
Two of the suburbs here, Edmond (where I live) and Norman, were just named by Money Magazine on their list of the 100 best places to live in the US. Edmond was at #35 and Norman was at #70. There are universities in both communities. Edmond has The University of Central University (3rd largest in the state) as well as Oklahoma Christian Unviersity, and Norman is home to The University of Oklahoma. There are also several other universities in the OKC area.
Northeast suburb of Atlanta. Very diverse county (Hispanics, Asians, Blacks, Whites)
You are not far from the city for games, concerts, etc
Cheap cost of living
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Phoenix, Arizona is often overlooked for relocation...Phoenix has a lot to offer....Cost of living is affordable/300+ days of sunshine/Scenic/Lots to do/Driving Distance to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Mexico beaches. And the ways things are now... you could probably could pick up a nice piece of property....Just something to think about.
Phoenix, Arizona is often overlooked for relocation...Phoenix has a lot to offer....Cost of living is affordable/300+ days of sunshine/Scenic/Lots to do/Driving Distance to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Mexico beaches. And the ways things are now... you could probably could pick up a nice piece of property....Just something to think about.
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Its also 400 degrees for nearly half the year.
LOL... yeah like being in a slow cooker for 6+ months. Texas has 2 to3 months of heat but it varies from year to year. But the rest of the year is great.
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Check out the Oklahoma City area. It's a great place to live that is often overlooked by many people. We moved here a few years ago from a much larger city in another state, and have found it to be a great place with very friendly and welcoming people. The cost of living is low, and the city has much to offer including lots of museums and cultural events, a great zoo, parks, greats restaurants, lots sporting events including college and, of course, an NBA team. The downtown is currently in the midst of a huge revitalization. There are several large hospitals, including the huge OU Medical Center.
Two of the suburbs here, Edmond (where I live) and Norman, were just named by Money Magazine on their list of the 100 best places to live in the US. Edmond was at #35 and Norman was at #70. There are universities in both communities. Edmond has The University of Central University (3rd largest in the state) as well as Oklahoma Christian Unviersity, and Norman is home to The University of Oklahoma. There are also several other universities in the OKC area.
Hmmm, doesn't sound too bad in OK I never considered it.
Huntsville, Alabama: jobs, low taxes, no traffic, excellent housing prices, excellent schools, excellent family area, very friendly people, and like I wrote, jobs. Big engineering job center, DOD, NASA, MDA, biotech.
I found much the same thing when I lived there a few years back. Huntsville does have a lot going for it: jobs, relatively low cost of living, diverse population, good schools, etc. Personally, I didn't really care for it, though. The "feel" of the city was wrong for me. Bad feng shui or something. But, to each his own... Good luck with the search.
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Hmmm, doesn't sound too bad in OK I never considered it.
Yup, most people don't. A lot of people tend to have a Grapes of Wrath type impression of OK, but its really very nice. OKC is big enough to have most anything you are looking for, but still small enough (population wise) that traffic just is not an issue. You can buy a very nice home in a very good area for $85-$100 a sq ft.
And yes, the people here are very friendly and welcoming.
Go with some college town of around 50,000. If the college has accepted a number of international students over the years, then the towns people are more used to people who are different. With a college in town the public schools will probably be better supported.
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I never considered it.
