Remote worker looking for town/suburb (renting, low crime, home)
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I received some good news as I have landed a remote job. Now with no restrictions to move maybe you can help with some suggestions to move.
- I will be making around 100K. I wouldn't like to go somewhere ridiculously expensive. I'll be renting.
- Just me and my stay at home wife. No plan of kids in the near future.
- Big airport nearby as I'll need to travel every now and then.
- Looking for a suburb or town near a city (30 mins drive or less).
- As cities are quite liberal for my taste, I'd like to be in a place that doesn't have this wokism present.
- Decent number of restaurants.
- Lakes, rivers, or beaches nearby.
- Low crime.
- Please discard California & New England.
- Low taxes.
Bonus points:
- I prefer the climate in PNW. Gloomy and cool summers. Rain and snow are not issues.
- Red or purple state.
Washington state is mostly blue at state and national political levels and blue in most western locales and very unlikely to have general change anytime soon. Spokane area or parts of it are purple to red on local choices but still a blue state.
Oregon is blue with some chance of getting a red Governor this cycle as a situational fluke. You can find some purple or reddish suburbs but expect mostly blue state future.
In PNW, you should mainly look at Idaho. Though it is not as low taxes on people as might think.
Maybe Post Falls or Rathdrum would work.
Idaho Falls? For some. Utah could have possibilities, if open to it.
Upper Midwest also has possibilities if you green light the region.
You'll still get hot summers, but here are some ideas:
Bardstown, Kentucky. ~40 mins to Louisville Int'l Airport
Lebanon, Tennessee. Less than 30 mins to Nashville Int'l Airport
Of course the Louisville and Nashville areas also have great suburbs if you think those towns are too remote and would prefer more big box type amenities.
Another idea is the Northern Kentucky part of metro Cincinnati.
NW Arkansas region
Evansville, Indiana region, maybe far reaches of Indianapolis suburbs
Lexington, Kentucky region
Huntsville, Alabama area
Greenville, South Carolina
Knoxville, Tennessee metro region
Charlotte, North Carolina suburbs
Oklahoma suburbs of OK City or Tulsa
Panhandle of WV near the DC metro area, or Morgantown, WV region, about an hour from Pittsburgh
If I had a remote gig I would seriously consider northwest Michigan close to the lake. Lots of very quaint towns over there and a climate I really like overall with cooler summers. IF you can handle the snow.
I'm thinking of Grand Rapids, Michigan might be an option. It's near Lake Michigan, is a relatively conservative area, has a sizable airport, and has gloomy winters and fairly cool summers. Milwaukee, Wisconsin has all those same features. There is also Omaha, Nebraska and perhaps Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or Cincinnati as noted above.
Sounds like Vancouver, WA is a good fit for you. It’s north of Portland with good amenities. The city it’s self is liberal but the county it’s self is more purple if not slightly right leaning. Alot of nature within the city limits and right on the Columbia river.
I'm thinking of Grand Rapids, Michigan might be an option. It's near Lake Michigan, is a relatively conservative area, has a sizable airport, and has gloomy winters and fairly cool summers. Milwaukee, Wisconsin has all those same features. There is also Omaha, Nebraska and perhaps Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or Cincinnati as noted above.
Western Michigan's good.
Wisconsin is good also, but for Milwaukee I'd stick with the suburbs for political purposes. Port Washington and points northward are good and they'd be close to the lake. There's a fairly large population in eastern WI so even if they're in a small town they're never far from good airports and amenities.
Good suggestions. If the OP doesn't have a problem with gray, rain or snow then Michigan or Wisconsin will be much more affordable with a higher quality of life than the PNW. Lake Michigan has beaches, there are rivers, many lakes, parks and nature trails. And big airports if you choose the location wisely. The only things missing are mountains and saltwater. Good luck.
I'm thinking of Grand Rapids, Michigan might be an option. It's near Lake Michigan, is a relatively conservative area, has a sizable airport, and has gloomy winters and fairly cool summers.
As much as I like Grand Rapids, it has unfortunately gotten kind of expensive and the airport is not very big. Thus, I'll make a controversial suggestion: Detroit's Downriver suburbs (particularly the more southerly ones). My reasoning is that it's near a big airport (DTW), near a city, conservative, near beaches (Lake Erie isn't as sexy as Lake Michigan, but Sterling State Park is a hidden gem), and crime is low. And most importantly, it is still very affordable.
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