Does a city like this exist in the US?

[EarthItinerant]

I agree with evening sun about Chico. A beautiful town of trees with a rare combination of stuff happening / things to do but ALSO not congested.

[pnwguy2]

Eugene, Oregon; Medford, Oregon; Redding, California

[bus man]

Originally Posted by famlife

I think St George is a great idea. I can't think of a better one.

This one took me by surprise, as I thought it was a much smaller town. But apparently it's got some 80,000 people in the city proper. My only experience with it was stopping for dinner while passing through on I-15 one time, so I really can't say much about it one way or another.

I just hope the OP likes hot weather if he considers this one, because St. George is toasty warm! Average highs of 100 or more about 60 days of the year, and average highs of 90 or more about 120 days of the year. Also, it can and does get below freezing in the winter, though they average less than 2 inches of snowfall per year.

[fivenine]

Corpus Christi, TX might work here. They did get a rare snowstorm back in December, but that usually happens only about once a decade.