OT : Where in america to live ?

Welcome!

Biggest prob is: "How much money have you?" That would influence a decision more than anything as housing/living costs in US vary WIDELY.

Come to Cleveland (Ohio). We have TONS of snow *AND* COLD and a little bit of sun. But living costs here are among lowest in US.

I grew up in New England in southern New Hampshire. It is expensive living in most parts of that section of country but I'm sure there are still reasonable places as far as cost-wise goes around. It depends on how far into the "sticks" you want to live. Also in New England a crucial requirement is you must like snow ;^). I understand you not wanting a hurricane prone area..... I live in the Panhandle of Florida and we haven't been having a great run of luck lately!! Any place you live here I'm sure you'll like it though.

Mac

See - there you go again Speedy !!! Jan says scary - I say cool, I think Jan is closer !!

The house I am in cost me 176 K UK Pounds, about 250K us$ ?

So that would be my budget . I like remoteness, and simple living. - land is more important that the house.

As Far as in the sticks goes - I can 'get on' with anyone, and I like my own company, so remote would be fine !

Rich

"Mac .net>"

In case you missed Randy's post about moving to the remote "wilds":

Jim

Nope - seen that post - replied too. - Kinda the sort of place I woulld be looking for.

spect it triggered a nerve or somshing !

Rich

First choice would be Cloud Croft, NM. Cool summers, mountains and some snow.

My other choice would be Texas Hill country. Nice views, light dusting of snow sometimes, summer gets a little hot and dry though.

Jim Nelson

tricky wrote:

Well the more remote you are from suburban centers in the north east the better. Everytime I go to visit family on leave I always ask myself "Have the people here always been this rude?". The answer is yes, I just grew up in it and didn't notice the difference until I lived in the south where people are much freindlier generally. I still miss downhill skiing though!!

I had to go back and read your reply. All's I can say is Come on over.

I missed your reply the first time. Been busy getting for and holding a moving sale.

tricky wrote:

Unfortunate some of the best places to live in the USA are also the worst places to make a living.

With that said, Montana used to be cheap but rich California skiers are ruining it. Idaho is still pretty nice, I went to college there one year and I've always wanted to move back. Most any state will have "out in the sticks" places that are pretty cheap. I'm sure you could find a place you like on either side of the rockies. The best bet is to avoid the most populated states (NY, NJ, CA...)

T> Excuse thise extreme OT post ! Just wondering all your opinions on the best

If I may, I have lived in England and before that Metz, France. I left Oxford, England in 1968. Don't call me obsolete yet; I have prospered and lived in many parts of the USA since then: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Virginia, Chicago (in the city itself, not a suburb), Georgia, Minnesota, Iowa, New Mexico and Ohio and now I am back in Minnesota.

I have also traveled most of the USA and the places that remain very attractive are Missouri and Tennessee, but haven't spent enough time in those places to get over the wonder of first encounters.

What you need to do is to tell us what you like: Urban Culture, Rural, whatever. Just spew it out and let us try to figure it. We need to know what you are in terms of your cultural environment.

And if/when you do, we (speaking for my mate Molly McGuire and myself) we will do whatever is necessary to make you welcome.

Are you kidding us? 176,000UK is close to a half-million dollars in the USA. For that you can get a tiny 2 bedroom home in San Francisco, or buy a whole block in my little town of Minnesota.

Suddenly I feel sooooo small.

jj

Tricky, you can live anywhere you like. Get with the specs: weather, temperature, culture... we have it all here, but what the USA does NOT have in the most remote possibility, is British sensibility. Nowhere.

Why not visit? We will help you make your way across the USA so you can see for yourself.

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Jim

Try to live anywhere in the states for a short stint before you commit to make a move, some love it, a lot hate it...

Take into considderation the shear(SP?) number of people, and wast diversity differing between heavily populated areas and non so..

J.

I like Connecticut because I'm near large water, entertainment and work (in that order :) Weather is mildly maritime tempered. We do get snow, but it really only slows you down for a day, maybe. Decent skiing only a couple of hours away. We do get an occasional storm but nothing like along the gulf coast - one might lose power for a couple of hours, nothing serious. Being less than one hour away from NYC, it can be busy here but one can escape it pretty quickly.

One major negative is that it is one of the most expensive in the US.

I would love to live on Cape Cod or Block Island, Massachusetts. Really nice but there's very little work out there. Maybe one day, when telecommuting is more en vogue...

Remco

You might be able to score a nice rural house in the North East for that with some decent space (Upstate NY, Maine, Vermont). You will get a fair bit of snow there. Summers are very pleasant.

In the north east we do have have bears, cayotes and plenty of dangerous snakes, though...

So when you coming, Rich?? (and how are you gonna get your cars over here :)

Remco

I would agree with the guys that have said you need to narrow down what you like. The US has a lot of variety. There are usually sacrifices to getting what you want. For example: you like sun , you will probably find a lot of people. You like mountains you might find skiers or deserts!