Places to live - input please?

[Ridinandreptiles]

Az is awesome.... California sucks (do I even need to elaborate?)

[BrandiR]

I live in WA state right now (TriCities to be exact) and I LOVE it! As someone already said, we have four distinct seasons. Personally, I could do without winter!
We have desert, forest, ocean, mountains, and even a rain forest! I love taking day trips because in a four hour drive you cross just about every landscape you can think of. I live in the desert region so our summers are hot and dry, which is what works for me. If you don't like the heat so much, you might want to consider a different area. Winter is mild as far as snow, but it can get pretty cold, although not unbearable.

The economy seems to be pretty good. Everyone I know is gainfully employed anyway!

I lived in Michigan until four years ago...in the boonies. I don't even like the idea of going back to visit, let alone live. The weather is crap. Serious winters, humid summers. The economy was tanking long before the rest of the world was talking about it. I didn't live in or near a city though, so maybe it's better there.

[Naomijoy]

I've lived a lot of places

Boston ~ My favorite place by far. I loved the city. Tons of History and it's really pretty too...all those old buildings and parks and trees. That's the one place that I'd move back to in a heart beat. You have all 4 seasons and get some pretty good snow but it's not as severe as Minnesota (where I live now) usually.



Denver ~ (Actually Castle Rock, just a bit south of Denver). I liked Colorado's climate a lot. you have all 4 seasons but SO much sunshine! Also it's very dry there so we had zero allergies and very few problems with asthma there. unless you are right in the mountains it is fairly barren...not a lot of trees. This is the view from our apartment.



Minnesota ~ I love our area...we live in the twin cities in one of the older neighborhoods. We walk to school, the pharmacy, the grocery store and the local coffee shop. Our neighborhood is very family oriented and we like it a lot. The seasons are pretty but the cold is a bit much for me!



Northern Wisconsin ~ beautiful in the summer, harsh winters! We lived way out in the middle of nowhere so I can't really tell you what the cities are like! It's very much living in the woods...although there are lots of lakes around. I lived near the Wolf River so we had white water rafting and stuff to add to our list of things to do


Arkansas ~ it's ok. Not my favorite place to have lived. We lived in Little Rock which has a fairly high crime rate for it's size. I don't mind the hot summers and I loved the mild winters. it is really humid there. From what I know of northern Arkansas (Fayetteville etc.) it's a lot nicer...a little milder summers and pretty up there in the Ozark mountains.
I guess I don't have any pictures of LR but this is just outside the city...


Montana ~ I loved the mountains but it was way too remote for me. Lots of cowboys That was about 15 years ago so I don't have any pictures. Everyone was really really into Rodeo. They also get very very cold winters!!

Hmmm...I thinks that's it for my adult life

[sorraia]

Continued thanks!

And beautiful pictures!

Az is awesome.... California sucks (do I even need to elaborate?)

Since CA (southern part) is where I'm considering moving from... no need to elaborate, I get it!

I do like some things about CA, but there's a lot that really sucks too. Never thought I'd move from this state, but lately that's looking like a better and better idea.

[MootWorm]

Phoenix! I recently moved to AZ, but had visited many times prior to the big move. Originally I'm from Illinois, and I can tell you that I am LOVING my first winter here. No more shoveling snow for this lady The summers can be a bit of a beast, but with very low humidity so I personally didn't find it to be too bad. There's plenty to do recreationally, cost of living is super low, but the job market can be rough, depending on what field you're in. Overall I'm really happy with my decision. Hope that helps!

[Argentra]

I've lived in TX (Blargh!), CO (quite nice), CA (for a little while very young) and WA.

Texas is crap, especially in El Paso! Never go there unless you're forced!

Denver CO is an awesome place, but we didn't call it the Chimney State for nothing! EVERYONE smokes, or so it seems, and I'm allergic. So yeah, I noticed that. Otherwise, it's pretty, rather warm but not stifling like TX, and has nice enough people and economy.

Washington, specifically northwestern in the Seattle/Tacoma area, is simply the best place on Earth as far as I'm concerned. It's one of the last ecologically stable states in the country , so we actually have all 4 seasons and they aren't extreme. The natural beauty is stunning and very hard to get tired of, The economy is actually pretty good, especially if you're tech or office oriented, and unless you're in the heart of a big city the cost of living is quite reasonable. I love it in the PNW and wanted to return ever since I left as a kid! And, bonus, we've got the ocean, Mt. Rainier, the only temperate rainforest on the continent, and where else can you drive through a forest just going from one city to the next?

[OsirisRa32]

Dont come to the DC metro area or Northern VA or Southern Maryland...the only positive to the area is a lower than national lvl of unemployment...and thats only because most of the area is lawyers, government, government contractors, or DoD.

Im actually working my way towards the west coast in the next year or so! lol

Denver/Boulder Co are amazing!! Lived in Boulder for 2 years....super nice people, great seasons, job market is good, rocky mtns are stunning and for the most part the state is a pretty live and let live in a lot of its attitudes...particularly around Durango and Boulder (2 famous remaining footholds of serious hippie type cultures)

[OsirisRa32]

I've lived in TX (Blargh!), CO (quite nice), CA (for a little while very young) and WA.

Texas is crap, especially in El Paso! Never go there unless you're forced!

Denver CO is an awesome place, but we didn't call it the Chimney State for nothing! EVERYONE smokes, or so it seems, and I'm allergic. So yeah, I noticed that. Otherwise, it's pretty, rather warm but not stifling like TX, and has nice enough people and economy.

Washington, specifically northwestern in the Seattle/Tacoma area, is simply the best place on Earth as far as I'm concerned. It's one of the last ecologically stable states in the country , so we actually have all 4 seasons and they aren't extreme. The natural beauty is stunning and very hard to get tired of, The economy is actually pretty good, especially if you're tech or office oriented, and unless you're in the heart of a big city the cost of living is quite reasonable. I love it in the PNW and wanted to return ever since I left as a kid! And, bonus, we've got the ocean, Mt. Rainier, the only temperate rainforest on the continent, and where else can you drive through a forest just going from one city to the next?

lol I love the pacific NW!!!!!!
But its not ecologically stable AT ALL!!!!! Mt Rainier and the entire pacific NW mntn range are dormant volcanoes, its due for a MASSIVE earthquake and severe tsunami any day now..in fact many scientists say that area is overdue for a mega quake due to the juan de fuca plate sliding below the N. American plate (this would replicate the action seen in the Indonesia megaquake of 2004). Also its snow and glaciers are speeding up in their retreat and shift in snow/precipitation patterns...less and less predictable.

[Daybreaker]

Phoenix! I recently moved to AZ, but had visited many times prior to the big move. Originally I'm from Illinois, and I can tell you that I am LOVING my first winter here. No more shoveling snow for this lady The summers can be a bit of a beast, but with very low humidity so I personally didn't find it to be too bad. There's plenty to do recreationally, cost of living is super low, but the job market can be rough, depending on what field you're in. Overall I'm really happy with my decision. Hope that helps!

I've only ever lived in AZ my whole life, but I love it and don't really have any plans to move. Never lived in Phx, but I've lived in Flagstaff and Prescott/Prescott Valley and I really enjoyed/enjoy living in both towns. Both are small and quiet (which I like) and both are reasonably close to Phx where there's a lot more stuff to do (including the Phx Expo in November ). AZ is very herp friendly which is a huge plus and the weather in Prescott/PV is practically perfect IMO: not a TON of snow in winter but it still doesn't get super hot like down in Phx in the summers. I lived in Tucson for a little too but that was when I was younger so can't comment too much on that.

[GummiBear]

I also vote WA, I moved away 7 years ago and there is still a piece of me there. (That mega earthquake has been supposed to happen since I was 5) I now live in VA, I will say its nice to have all the history and a weekend drive to big destinations like FL or NY but you have mountains and beaches, small towns to big towns. It was a cultural shock moving here cause we went to a small town, became a bit better when coming to Richmond though crime can be an issue in some areas and I feel like anything "to do" costs money. Everything dies in winter especially comparing it to the evergreen state but fall and spring is gorgeous. It is sickly humid in the summer and gets pretty hot and pretty cold in the winter but honestly I acclimated pretty quickly. Right now it's a strange dichotomy of northerners infiltrating vs. Country folk so It's a bit bizarre. While most of the schools are nice and gang filled they do have some of the highest ratings and offer a lot. Economically there are a lot of jobs if you are one to actually want to work (take that how you want) and I feel there are so many areas its easy to find a living arrangement to fit the budget.

Now that I read this it doesn't narrow things down, however that covers it.

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