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Old 04-06-2010, 09:28 PM
 
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This means, who among you have or will choose to move north of the Maryland/PA/West Virginia border, which does not include reasons of homesickness/family or forced business moves? Who has decided that the North (Northeast or Midwest) is just the place to live because it's so nice there? Why?
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Old 04-06-2010, 09:35 PM
 
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Old 04-06-2010, 09:58 PM
 
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My husband and I really love New England. We would love to live there part of the year in retirement. Since our children and grandchildren will most likely be here, we'll probably stay here but rent somewhere up North for a season each year -- a summer in Nantucket, several weeks in Vermont in the fall, New Hampshire during a presidential primary season , etc. (If our children weren't going to be here we might consider downsizing to a condo here and then buying a house somewhere up North and rotate between the two.)
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Old 04-06-2010, 10:28 PM
 
Location: South South Jersey
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I'd move back to Missouri in a heartbeat, but then I consider Missouri to be a Southern state - culturally, at least, anyway. (The climate is quite temperate, too.. pretty similar to NoVA's, actually.)
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Old 04-06-2010, 11:33 PM
 
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I have never known anyone who has moved north, but it must happen. Many of the northern states are losing population and most of the south is gaining population so it seems more people move south.
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Old 04-07-2010, 02:48 AM
 
Location: Virginia-Shenandoah Valley
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I'd move to New Hampshire in a heart beat if I could get a good enough job. I love the area up there.
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Old 04-07-2010, 04:21 AM
 
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We're considering retiring either in Vermont or upstate New York. It'll depend on a lot of things, obviously, but it's something we know we'd enjoy. We almost certainly wouldn't move south. We're winter people.
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Old 04-07-2010, 04:33 AM
 
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We're considering retiring either in Vermont or upstate New York. It'll depend on a lot of things, obviously, but it's something we know we'd enjoy. We almost certainly wouldn't move south. We're winter people.
That's great. I love winter too, but most people seem to avoid cold climates like a disease. Have heard many nice things about New England. The part of upstate NY that I visited was a tad depressing. Also brutal winters there.
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Old 04-07-2010, 05:15 AM
 
Location: Home is where the heart is
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I'm sure many people mave north by choice. It's got many nice cities and towns. Some people really love winter. Why is this question in the Virginia forum? Maybe you should post it in the General US forum.
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Old 04-07-2010, 05:38 AM
 
Location: Falls Church, VA
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I grew up in Rhode Island. I will never move back there if I can avoid it, though it is a great place to visit in the summer.

However, if the chance to move to Boston came up, I'd jump on that. I lived in Boston for a while in my 20s, and I loved it. The climate would take an adjustment (I've become such a cold-weather wimp since moving to NoVA!) But Boston suits me otherwise.

Though I think most people in life move because of jobs and/or family - it's probably hard to find a sample of people who have the luxury to just move where they want. And jobs have been long seeping from the North.
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