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My husband and I move a LOT. but we now have kids and need to settle down. We have lived in IL and AZ and a short time in FL. We are open to anywhere in the US. I would love to hear opinions of what you think would fit what we are looking for. Here is our list...and I know the perfect place doesn't exist, so we are willing to give and take a bit...
Mild winter with just a small amount of snow.
Summers can be pretty warm, but not 110 like Phoenix (we are in Phoenix now).
I love fall colors, but not super important.
Sunny days are nice, but I miss having some storms and a few gloomy days here and there.
Not crazy expensive! So San Diego is out. We would need to be able to buy a decent house for around $250,000. (3 bed, 2 bath, 1700 sq ft or larger)
Good schools.
My husband is a delivery driver, but open to other general labor, manufacturing kinds of jobs.
We want to find the place our children can grow up and call home. We don't like big cities. Out in the country is ok or suburbs are ok.
Not at that price. It's at least $100K below the average new home price:
"The median house price rose to a record high of $345,800 in May, from $310,200 in the prior month. The average sales price last month was $406,400, also a record high." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN19E1LW
Not at that price. It's at least $100K below the average new home price:
"The median house price rose to a record high of $345,800 in May, from $310,200 in the prior month. The average sales price last month was $406,400, also a record high." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN19E1LW
Well bummer lol I kind of figured that. So, how about everything else on my list? Not including the price to buy a house? I mean, not rediculous priced place.
My husband and I move a LOT. but we now have kids and need to settle down. We have lived in IL and AZ and a short time in FL. We are open to anywhere in the US. I would love to hear opinions of what you think would fit what we are looking for. Here is our list...and I know the perfect place doesn't exist, so we are willing to give and take a bit...
Mild winter with just a small amount of snow.
Summers can be pretty warm, but not 110 like Phoenix (we are in Phoenix now).
I love fall colors, but not super important.
Sunny days are nice, but I miss having some storms and a few gloomy days here and there.
Not crazy expensive! So San Diego is out. We would need to be able to buy a decent house for around $250,000. (3 bed, 2 bath, 1700 sq ft or larger)
Good schools.
My husband is a delivery driver, but open to other general labor, manufacturing kinds of jobs.
We want to find the place our children can grow up and call home. We don't like big cities. Out in the country is ok or suburbs are ok.
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I can recommend where I live now... Saint Charles County, MO. It’s a suburb of St. Louis, the county line is about 20 minutes from downtown.
Saint Peters and O’Fallon are the two most “suburban” cities in St. Charles County. St. Peters was recently ranked #15 in Money Magazine’s 2017 Best Places to Live, and O’Fallon was ranked #42. Both cities have schools that generally get an 8-9 out of 10 rating on greatschools.net. Both have nice parks, amenities, water parks, libraries, etc. The best part, and the reason I would recommend these cities over some other St. Louis suburbs, is that your housing budget would work here. You can easily get a 1700 sqft house in either city for $250,000. It may not be brand new, but it also may be relatively new... a lot of new construction in O’Fallon in particular.
You have all four seasons in St. Louis. The fall is gorgeous. Spring is nice. Summer can get hot, but nothing like Phoenix. Winter is generally mild compared to much of the country, but it may be cold if you have lived in the South a lot. It’s not unbearable though.
St. Louis isn’t as bad as you may think. Just stay out of North St. Louis. That’s where the crime is. Otherwise, the city and metro area have a fair amount of family friendly amenities. A quick google search will display some of those. In general, traffic is decent throughout the metro area. It’s not an overly congested place.
Rio Rancho is the 3rd largest city in New Mexico -- north and west of Albuquerque. I think everything you mentioned would be found there.
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