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But back to the original question. I truly believe California is going to have the biggest exodus of States in the next couple of decades. They don’t want to move to the Dakota’s. They don’t care for Seattle or Portland like they once did. It is Montana that they will move to. Perhaps Idaho, maybe northern Nevada, but I believe Montana is the state that Californians can identify the most with. Natural scenery, mild politics, and most importantly a lower cost of living. Get ready Montana!
No, I don't think Californians will want to tolerate the well below zero winter weather every year in Montana. It's in the teens or lower there now. Instead, New Mexico will be where they will want to move to. It offers beautiful mountainous scenery. New Mexico should have been among the choices in the sparsely populated states. Besides that, not all Californians require mountainous scenery. A good number of them are moving to Texas and to a less extent Oklahoma. Northern sparsely populated states will stay that way for good reason.
Why does business, industry or anybody want to move there? Because it's a college town?
Partly, but mostly because it sits just above some really nice recreational areas. Big Sky ski resort, Gallatin Mountains and River and Yellowstone are within an hour of town.
Partly, but mostly because it sits just above some really nice recreational areas. Big Sky ski resort, Gallatin Mountains and River and Yellowstone are within an hour of town.
Oh, yeah, I was about to add that Bozeman must be backgrounded by awesome mountain scenery. But the record winter low temp in Bozeman is minus 42 degrees, so who knows how many people will want to survive the cold winters indefinitely?
I would say Wyoming, once the remote workers price out regular working people in Colorado and they can't afford to stay anymore, they'll all move up to the cheaper version of Colorado which is Wyoming and the population will increase.
Folks will always look for low priced real estate. What is happening, of course, is this lower price real estate is harder to find. If statistics continue then many will return to their home turf. Ironic indeed.
Folks will always look for low priced real estate. What is happening, of course, is this lower price real estate is harder to find. If statistics continue then many will return to their home turf. Ironic indeed.
Yet, cities like Topeka, for starters, will always have cheap real estate because nobody wants to move there even with a bribe. At least the locals who remain there will have it good when they are ready to move up to a bigger home.
Oh, yeah, I was about to add that Bozeman must be backgrounded by awesome mountain scenery. But the record winter low temp in Bozeman is minus 42 degrees, so who knows how many people will want to survive the cold winters indefinitely?
That's a record temperature – nowhere even near normal winter temps. In fact, most of Montana has relatively mild winters due to the effects of chinook winds, which can melt away snowpack in mere minutes.
Bozeman is actually a very upscale, vibrant area. I've been through there several times and it seems like a great place, especially compared to the decrepit ghost towns you see most places in Montana.
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