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Not necessarily. It does mean, however, more of a commitment to a safe, stable community with good schools.
It sure does 9 times out of 10 unless the area has a very high out-migration of people. Fast population growth rates almost always yield increases in cost of living, taxes, and housing prices.
We are looking to move. Actually have been for a while. We saw this coming, it's just the virus thing blew it up over night. We had a 5 year plan which is now more like a 5 month plan. We really need to go. Can't fight it, it's happening and there's nothing we can do anymore.
So now the question is where. Our short list seems to be no good anymore due to the current situation. Anything within 80-100 miles of a major metro is being over run by cidiots. So now we need to re-evaluate where to go.
We are looking to move. Actually have been for a while. We saw this coming, it's just the virus thing blew it up over night. We had a 5 year plan which is now more like a 5 month plan. We really need to go. Can't fight it, it's happening and there's nothing we can do anymore.
So now the question is where. Our short list seems to be no good anymore due to the current situation. Anything within 80-100 miles of a major metro is being over run by cidiots. So now we need to re-evaluate where to go.
City-data has a lot of good discussions about this. 100 miles away should be far enough to escape the evils of the city, but still enjoy some of the amenities like a major airport, shopping on weekends etc.
100 miles from Boston could mean pretty much the middle of rural New Hampshire or Vermont, which is a different world. Maybe if you're in NYC, you have to go farther out; I don't know.
City-data has a lot of good discussions about this. 100 miles away should be far enough to escape the evils of the city, but still enjoy some of the amenities like a major airport, shopping on weekends etc.
100 miles from Boston could mean pretty much the middle of rural New Hampshire or Vermont, which is a different world. Maybe if you're in NYC, you have to go farther out; I don't know.
I'm about 100 miles out from NYC.
It's. Not. Far. Enough.
We're looking to stay in New England.
Hate heat, like definitive seasons.
Just need to find a place that will never be subject to city cancer. We want peace, quiet, and stability.
I'm about 100 miles out from NYC.
It's. Not. Far. Enough.
We're looking to stay in New England.
Hate heat, like definitive seasons.
Just need to find a place that will never be subject to city cancer. We want peace, quiet, and stability.
Maine is on the shortlist. Its a big place.
Every week I find a different part I want to move to lol. Just can't make up my mind.
NH is another, and upstate NY.
Or maybe Alaska.
Maine is on the shortlist. Its a big place.
Every week I find a different part I want to move to lol. Just can't make up my mind.
NH is another, and upstate NY.
Or maybe Alaska.
Next to Alaska, Wyoming has the least population density per mile without the all day or all night days.
Farms and small towns lost population as machines replaced human labor. That movement will reverse as fossil fuels become more expensive then unavailable at any price. Factories running on coal energy will be replaced by small town craftsmen. Without cars, suburbs depopulate and become farmland again, but removing the houses and other suburban detritus and healing damaged soil could take decades or centuries. Working from home on the internet is a very temporary prospect, since the tremendous energy cost of the internet gives it a short lifespan.
One of the challenges is that if you have well water, when your electricity goes out, you soon run out of water. In the city, you still have water, although it will be cold water once you use up the hot water in the hot water tank.
We had a major ice storm years ago that left me without power for 4 days. Luckily my parents still had power, so I moved back for the duration. When I stopped in each day to take care of the dogs (outside dogs), I didn't even have to go into the house to see if power had been restored. As soon as I got out of the car and could hear the neighbor's generator, I knew the answer.
I checked the temperature of the house each day, but it never fell close to freezing.
I have a hand pump attached to my well ... as a back up. I also have a PTO generator, so once the tractor is in place and hooked up to the house... all is good.
I'm rural (FL & TN), but suburbia is now 10 minutes away in FL and 20 minutes away in TN, that has definitely changed over 30 years. When all the roads were dirt life was cleaner and the trucks dirtier. In addition, rural living in Florida is vastly different than Tennessee... my other home.
In Florida people are drawn to the coast... therefore the concentrations are on the coast and the interior is sparsely populated and mostly agriculture. The heat, bugs and creepy crawly things keep city people at bay. People prefer suburbia. Older retirees do not want rural living, they want services and medical care.
In Tennessee people are drawn to the mountains, rivers, lakes ... among other things. Population seems more spread out. People seem to prefer small towns. I suspect people in TN would be more likely to move to rural area. Not nearly the change from a small town to rural living.
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