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What States do you think have:
Best year round weather?
Less prone to natural disasters?
Lowest cost of living?
What would your top 5 beach States be off this criteria?
Criteria #1 knocks out Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon and Northern California.
Criteria #2 knocks out southern California (earthquakes), Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, any state skirting the Gulf (Hurricanes) and Hawaii (Hurricanes and volcanic eruptions).
That leaves Georgia (low risk of hurricanes, relatively low COL), but there are only three public beaches (Tybee, St.Simons and Jekyll Islands). Then there's Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, with a moderate climate and relative affordability.
Simply put, there's a price to be paid for living at most any American beach.
When it comes to achieving that ideal tropical standard, the best states for climate and beach quality are in the order that follows:
Top Five:
Hawaii
Florida
Texas (lower coast)
Alabama
North Carolina
Honorable mentions:
Mississippi (offshore)
California
The Alabama, Mississippi and south Texas coasts are so underrated in the minds of many. Outside of their own state, MS and AL seem to mostly draw from TN, KY, LA, AR and MO.
Texyn, outside of TX, where do most of the tourists flocking to South Padre come from?
That leaves Georgia (low risk of hurricanes, relatively low COL), but there are only three public beaches (Tybee, St.Simons and Jekyll Islands). Then there's Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, with a moderate climate and relative affordability.
Simply put, there's a price to be paid for living at most any American beach.
Best beaches . . . Destin, Florida . . . really the entire Panhandle of Florida.
Not really known that much outside the southeast, which is sort of crazy.
I know! Still a pretty well-kept secret.
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