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St. Louis, MO -- actually St. Louis Country and a close in suburb to the city, Glendale. I'm very happy and plan to stay. My neighborhood kind of has that Beaver Cleaver look / feel, very walkable, very friendly, close to everything, one of the lowest crime rates in the state, good schools (but we are older now -- my son live just 16 minutes away and is 28). The cost of housing though high for the state of Missouri is relatively reasonable for such a nice place and metro area of this size. Summers are too hot and humid -- my one gripe. Spring and fall are lovely. And winder is relatively mild. We are going to stay put.
Funny thing is I didn't hear of Glendale until three years ago. Nice area and good place to live. I love the Webster and Kirkwood area.
On the coast 60 miles south of Boston. I'm retired in our former summer house in our home town. The beach is a mile. The harbor is 1/2 mile. All the expected big box stores and a mall are 10 minutes away. We do lots of Boston things. We're generally not here in the winter.
Burb outside of Memphis- I am very happy where we live. Love my burb, and love Memphis. I'm from here though, so I think I may not have a fair view of it.
Used to live in NOLA, really enjoyed that as well, but it had a few more drawbacks and I prefer the Memphis area, personally.
Rural area northwest of Louisville. Generally satisfied currently overall, but would prefer to live elsewhere when it becomes more favorable to move again (lower interest rates).
Cons- a lot of people here, especially Whites that are 50+ years old, are extremely insular, judgmental, conservative, small-minded and racist, very few, if any, job opportunities for professionals, no economic growth, no diversity, high income tax, rent for my 1 bdrm apt is extremely high for the local area, too many cloudy, rainy days, winters are cold and windy.
I love no state income tax, and outdoor recreation is very good. However, I’d prefer a few other places. LA, Bay Area, Seattle, Connecticut, NoVA, Boston, Miami, and Sarasota would all be preferable. I’d rate LA 8/10, meaning there’s no US location I’d be fully satisfied with.
I live in a small rural/college town about 30 mins west of Rochester NY. I love where we live. The people are great and there is a great community feel to the whole area. I love the 4 seasons and the amount of natural beauty short distances away. Not a huge fan of the LONG winters and the NYC politics that seem to control the rest of the state but overall I'm very happy.
I live in the second biggest city in the state of Iowa. It’s okay but after 29 years I’m so sick of almost everyone having grown up in Iowa and their friends and relatives. I originally came from the West Coast and would move back in a heartbeat if it wasn’t for the expensive housing compared to Iowa. Waiting to see if prices may decline sometime in the future out West but probably stuck in the corn belt.
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I am happy here...it's a bucolic little island with an abundance of natural beauty, a fascinating local culture, and great amenities. The island is crisscrossed with bike and walking trails, so you rarely have to avail yourself of a car (sometimes I feel like Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote). You rarely run into an unhappy or bitter person here, and you can actually encounter folks drinking Bloody Marys at sunrise on the beach.
Mayfield, Ky. Was born and raised here, moved out after divorce, gone 40 years, and moved back to take care of my dad. I've always enjoyed coming back to visit after I moved. Friendly people. Right now the town is still working on rebuilding after the Dec., 2010 tornado that just about wiped out downtown. I've always been partial to small towns. Except for the summer I spent in Roanoke, Va., trying to sell bibles door to door, at a little over 10,000 population, this is the biggest town I've lived in. And they've all been in western Kentucky. There's a nice park with a little bit of everything and they're getting ready add, of course, pickleball courts. There's a walking trail connected to the YMCA, a lake for fishing that the state stocks, splash park, picnic shelters, playgrounds and disc golf.
But we're close enough to other entertainment. Paducah is about 20 miles away, on the Ohio River. Plenty of nice restaurants, shows, shopping, and a casino across the river in Metropolis, Ill. We're also about 20 miles from Kentucky Lake, the largest man made lake, by acreage, east of the Mississippi River. then Lake Barkley and the 170,000+ acre Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. So, if you don't want to stay home in Mayfield, you don't have to!
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