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Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas may be hot but it is more dry; therefore, summers are much more tolerable than more humid cities of Little Rock, Atlanta, and all of Florida. I guess it depends on your personal preference. I found out when I moved here 3.5 years ago.
Already brought up was Amarillo and the air there is definitely drier in the summer than DFW. But it seems the higher elevation towns of North Carolina, such as Boone, are the quite easy winner.
Salt Lake City. Utah ranks first in the nation, in number of people wha attend religious services every week. Nebraska is the next highest among non-southern states, followed by Ohio.
Already brought up was Amarillo and the air there is definitely drier in the summer than DFW. But it seems the higher elevation towns of North Carolina, such as Boone, are the quite easy winner.
I have never lived in higher elevation areas in North Carolina. I recalled that Asheville is much cooler than Knoxville, TN. I lived in Knoxville for two years. Summers were not that bad but still somewhat humid compared to DFW. It must be due to the fact that Knoxville is in the river valley away from the Smoky Mountains. Pollution just stays in the valley. That explained why my allergies were miserable during my two years there.
Try the same mountains in the Carolinas but closer to Greenville SC for bigger city and less isolation with similar nice mountain climate as Highland
Which place would you recommend? I believe summers in Greenville itself must be hard to deal with but it's quite close to the mountains and there should be places not so isolated/small like Boone.
Which place would you recommend? I believe summers in Greenville itself must be hard to deal with but it's quite close to the mountains and there should be places not so isolated/small like Boone.
Traveler's Rest
Pickens
Seneca
Walhalla
Assuming you want to leverage the city of Greenville but be closer to the mountains.
The south became the Bible Belt because the hot temperature in the summer made people fear hell more.
Where I live used to have more Bible Belt cultural influences 50 years ago but it’s been overrun with transplants who are not the old time gospel hellfire and brimstone type, but there was a time when revivals were held in circus tents and heavily promoted all over town.
Yes West Virginia and East Tennessee are much cooler in the summer.
Also, Colorado Springs is an outpost of the Bible Belt outside the South.
Commonly held perception, and while, yes, there are a large number of evangelical organizations in Colo Spgs, they relocated here as a business decision. They are not home grown because of a large religious base. The overall population of Colo Spgs is actually less religious than the average. Its also fair to say that their reach is global, not local. They generally do not populate local airwaves of have shows proliferating televisions networks. Additionally, the west, central, and south-east parts of the city are fairly liberal and vote democratic quite often when the larger county is voting on the right side of the ticket.
Also, Colo Spgs seems to be setting records ever year for the increasing number of days over 90*. Combine that with the extremely high UV exposure and thin air, and the environment is not for everyone.
Do check out eastern Tennessee . Johnson City has moderate summers, much more so than Knoxville.
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