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Hello good people of this new forum I found. I currently reside in Arizona but due to the horrid heat and rapidly increasing population + cost of everything I have decided that I wanna go back to my roots and head to the midwest. The question is, which of the many midwest cities would be the best to call home for me? Here is a more detailed listing of what I am looking for;
Climate - Overall pretty mild, yet varied enough to get all 4 seasons (emphasis on autumn) (minimal natural disasters preferred)
Location - Would prefer to be east of the Mississippi River
Population - I do not want to be in another rapidly-increasing city and I would prefer to have light traffic
Infastructure/Crime - I would prefer to be in a city where crime is not rampant and the buildings are in good shape (basically not St. Louis)
Politics - I'm not really political, but I found people who vote republican to be much more friendly than those who vote democrat
Geography - I don't really care about if a place is flat or not as long as the grass is green and there's at least some trees
Amenities - I want there to be plenty of fun stuff to do in the the city yet not so much that you see more out-of-state license plates than in-state (basically multiple Tennessee cities)
Surrounding area - I would like to be in a city with all sorts of charming suburbs and (at least sort of) nearby rural towns with low cost of living
Several years ago, I had to spend a couple of weeks in Dayton, OH in the fall time. While there, I spent a couple of days driving around the countryside just to see it.
I really liked Urbana, OH. Seemed like a nice, well kept little city surrounded by farms, but close to Columbus, Dayton, and Springfield. Bellefontaine to the north was the same way, though the city was a little larger and a little more hilly.
Hello good people of this new forum I found. I currently reside in Arizona but due to the horrid heat and rapidly increasing population + cost of everything I have decided that I wanna go back to my roots and head to the midwest. The question is, which of the many midwest cities would be the best to call home for me? Here is a more detailed listing of what I am looking for;
Climate - Overall pretty mild, yet varied enough to get all 4 seasons (emphasis on autumn) (minimal natural disasters preferred)
Location - Would prefer to be east of the Mississippi River
Population - I do not want to be in another rapidly-increasing city and I would prefer to have light traffic
Infastructure/Crime - I would prefer to be in a city where crime is not rampant and the buildings are in good shape (basically not St. Louis)
Politics - I'm not really political, but I found people who vote republican to be much more friendly than those who vote democrat
Geography - I don't really care about if a place is flat or not as long as the grass is green and there's at least some trees
Amenities - I want there to be plenty of fun stuff to do in the the city yet not so much that you see more out-of-state license plates than in-state (basically multiple Tennessee cities)
Surrounding area - I would like to be in a city with all sorts of charming suburbs and (at least sort of) nearby rural towns with low cost of living
Come up to Las Vegas. Has much of the nice stuff of Phoenix at a much lower cost and lesser extremes. Still a whole what more livable than the Midwest and a much more fun place to live.
If you prowl the Strip you will find more out of state plates...almost all from CA. On the other hand if you come out to the west side the plates will be mostly NV. Still some CA plates as some Californians have second homes here.
We have very nice rural towns like Pahrump or down along the river. You can likely find whatever you wish.
What I really mean is the lower midwest/upper south.
OK, then Nashville, Louisville and Covington, Ky just across the river from Cincinnati. I know Nashville is a bit South from there, but it's not too far off the mark.
OK, then Nashville, Louisville and Covington, Ky just across the river from Cincinnati. I know Nashville is a bit South from there, but it's not too far off the mark.
The OP did state that Tennessee might not work because of the amount of tourists from out of state. Depending on how far south he'd like to go, maybe Huntsville would work. Or, if he's willing to situate himself on the west side of the Mississippi River, perhaps Northwest Arkansas.
Cincy/Northern Kentucky, Louisville, KY, Columbus, OH come to mind. If you wanted to go a little further South, Richmond, VA or Charlotte, NC could be an option. I think Nashville will have too much traffic and tourism. I didn't list Indy because it's not that interesting of a place to me.
Hello good people of this new forum I found. I currently reside in Arizona but due to the horrid heat and rapidly increasing population + cost of everything I have decided that I wanna go back to my roots and head to the midwest. The question is, which of the many midwest cities would be the best to call home for me? Here is a more detailed listing of what I am looking for;
Climate - Overall pretty mild, yet varied enough to get all 4 seasons (emphasis on autumn) (minimal natural disasters preferred)
Location - Would prefer to be east of the Mississippi River
Population - I do not want to be in another rapidly-increasing city and I would prefer to have light traffic
Infastructure/Crime - I would prefer to be in a city where crime is not rampant and the buildings are in good shape (basically not St. Louis)
Politics - I'm not really political, but I found people who vote republican to be much more friendly than those who vote democrat
Geography - I don't really care about if a place is flat or not as long as the grass is green and there's at least some trees
Amenities - I want there to be plenty of fun stuff to do in the the city yet not so much that you see more out-of-state license plates than in-state (basically multiple Tennessee cities)
Surrounding area - I would like to be in a city with all sorts of charming suburbs and (at least sort of) nearby rural towns with low cost of living
Louisville! Most def.
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