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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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I have been to all states but Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Alaska. I would only love living in Washington state (where I do) and Oregon. I wouldn't mind living in Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada (parts), or Colorado. All of the rest are OK to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. I need mountains, lakes, rivers and woods, and can't stand really hot weather, especially with humidity. Hawaii is not too hot, but the weather is boring, not enough variety.
I could never live in Indiana or Texas. Unfortunately, I found both of those states to have substandard climates and scenery, which leads to low natural amenity indices for both states. Also, I did not find people to be nearly as friendly as they are purported to be in either state.
This is a tough question. Some places are nice to visit and represent a contrast from the region in which I live (Midwest). I am one who believes that contrast can and does amplify appreciation. Thus, a place that I may love to visit because of the contrast with where I currently live may not seem as great after I move there and live continuously. I hate the cold of the north, but I may eventually hate the heat if I moved to the Sun Belt. Every place comes with pluses and minus and you can't really know the aggregate until you have lived there awhile. Some places in the NW I would love to live if they were more diverse.
Places I THINK I would like to live.
Tennessee
South Carolina
North Carolina
Michigan (where I originally from)
I could never live in Indiana or Texas. Unfortunately, I found both of those states to have substandard climates and scenery, which leads to low natural amenity indices for both states. Also, I did not find people to be nearly as friendly as they are purported to be in either state.
Texas is so big, it actually has a lot to look at. You just have to be willing to drive a loooooong way to see it.
I think I’d like to live in Chicagoland, it’s a tremendous city, though Illinois itself is a lot of meh.
I think i’d like TN, FL, or any of the desert states. I am most content in a desert setting. I might consider NH as well.
I like to visit WV (simply gorgeous), CA (my native state), OH (kinda interesting folks here, it’s grown on me), and CO.
Where would I never live? CA (as much as I get homesick, I can’t justify living there), and most of the Northeast, unfortunate since I’m likely to move to western NY in the next few years. I think I’m ready to avoid much of the South, though there’s a few pockets I’d make an exception for.
States I would visit:
Any. Visiting new places is always exciting to me.
States I would love to live in:
- Massachusetts (lived here my whole life, and it's my home).
- New Hampshire (been there many times, love it)
- Maine (same as New Hampshire)
- Hawaii (always interested in this state)
- Tennessee (new on my radar after some research. Nashville particularly seems nice)
- Virginia (been there, was very lovely)
- Texas (seems interesting)
- Florida (have been there about half a dozen times, I love it. Despite humidity and hurricanes I would give it a chance)
States I think I could try to live in:
- Pennsylvania (have been there, loved Gettysburg)
- New York (have been there, NYC is always fun to visit, but to live would be outside the city - commutable by train)
- Rhode Island (want to visit there... I know it's right next door - summer bucket list this summer.. But congestion of traffic would probably turn me off)
- South Carolina (always had an interest in this state)
- Alabama (same as South Carolina)
States I could not live in: (no offense to anyone who lives in these states, just my opinions).
- Georgia (Atlanta and the state generally never interested me)
- Mississippi (I feel like there is not much to do there)
- Alaska (looks beautiful, but the prolonged darkness would depress me)
- Illinois (Chicago and the state never interested me)
- New Jersey (being from Boston, I'm not a fan of congestion of traffic, why would I move to another state with more congestion, at least Rhode Island would still be close to all my family).
- Most interior states would be tough to not live near a coast, since I'm used to it.
But like I said, would gladly visit each and every one of our 50 states.
You have lived in MA your whole life and never been to RI?" Seriously? Give it a shot, it is so close you can almost spit on it from the south suburbs of Boston.
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