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Originally Posted By Muzzlrpress⏩
I forgot to mention the storms and hurricanes.
Missed this post.

Hurricanes would definitely make me think. But at least you know they're coming, as opposed to Tornado Alley or Earthquakes. I'm not interested in trying to be boarding up windows all the time or having to evacuate.
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[QUOTE=VoxExMachina post_id=1539698171]I think I'm done with snow, shoveling, snow blowing, slush, driving on icy roads, and all that other crap. It's time to think about relocating. Miscers who live in warm weather states, what are the plusses and minuses of where you live?

Places I'd consider moving to:
Arizona (Phoenix, Tuscon)
Carolinas (never been to this region much)
Colorado (western or southern, Grand Junction, etc.)
Florida (upper half)
Nevada (Vegas / Henderson)
[bTexas[/b] (Austin? San Antonio?)

EDIT: A high number of sunny days per year would be a BIG plus. Rain is okay, as long as it blows in and out, and doesn't stick around for days on end.

The above is not an all-inclusive list. Not really interested in California. The weather might be nice, but housing / cost of living would be a no-go.


Serious replies / discussion only.[/QUOTE]Me and the wife are pretty much deadest on Houston in a few years once everything lines up for us with our transfers. Cost of living is very manageable, you're 40 miles from the beach( if that) and there's a ton to do. Great suburb area as well. Check it out.
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
Not gonna lie. San Diego would be what I would consider perfect weather. Now just give me that somewhere that's not expensive and crowded.
San Diego is my favorite city. If I could afford to live anywhere, I'd move there. My boss at the corporate level makes nearly $200k a year, lives in SD, and their house is pretty tiny. Like $1m for 1,000 square feet in a decent neighborhood there...Cost of Living of piss. But that's because it's Paradise.
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
Missed this post.

Hurricanes would definitely make me think. But at least you know they're coming, as opposed to Tornado Alley or Earthquakes. I'm not interested in trying to be boarding up windows all the time or having to evacuate.
Depends on how close you decide to live by the coast. Where I am, hurricanes barely do anything. Every few years a few trees fall over, so that's something to consider, but the last major hurricane was before I was born.


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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
Missed this post.

Hurricanes would definitely make me think. But at least you know they're coming, as opposed to Tornado Alley or Earthquakes. I'm not interested in trying to be boarding up windows all the time or having to evacuate.
West coast of FL. 50 years between direct hits. It's not like Texas or New Orleans, our houses are built for it. We (Naples) got a category five this year in Irma, and schools reopened less than a week later. It's not a big deal unless you live in the keys.
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Southwest Florida is the place to be. Sarasota, St. Pete, Naples etc. Low crime, great weather, awesome beaches and close to major cities.
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Originally Posted By bryan324⏩
Southwest Florida is the place to be. Sarasota, St. Pete, Naples etc. Low crime, great weather, awesome beaches and close to major cities.
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Originally Posted By IH8RICE⏩
Me and the wife are pretty much deadest on Houston in a few years once everything lines up for us with our transfers. Cost of living is very manageable, you're 40 miles from the beach( if that) and there's a ton to do. Great suburb area as well. Check it out.
Interesting that you're going from NC to TX. What are you thinking are the advantages vs. where you are now? Or do you just want someplace different?


Originally Posted By MrBourbon⏩
San Diego is my favorite city. If I could afford to live anywhere, I'd move there. My boss at the corporate level makes nearly $200k a year, lives in SD, and their house is pretty tiny. Like $1m for 1,000 square feet in a decent neighborhood there...Cost of Living of piss. But that's because it's Paradise.
Yeah, the housing costs are just a ball breaker. And even if you had a good job and could afford it for now, once you retired you'd probably have to move out of state.


Originally Posted By Muzzlrpress⏩
Depends on how close you decide to live by the coast. Where I am, hurricanes barely do anything. Every few years a few trees fall over, so that's something to consider, but the last major hurricane was before I was born.
Originally Posted By MrBourbon⏩
West coast of FL. 50 years between direct hits. It's not like Texas or New Orleans, our houses are built for it. We (Naples) got a category five this year in Irma, and schools reopened less than a week later. It's not a big deal unless you live in the keys.
I have basically zero severe weather here in the midwest (short of snow). Maybe a Tornado blows through once every few years and hits a couple of houses somewhere.

If I moved to a Hurricane zone, I'd want to be inland enough that it wouldn't be a major issue.

Side note: it's going to be weird moving to someplace where they don't have basements. I have a nice large one which is where I have my gym all set up.
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Originally Posted By bryan324⏩
Southwest Florida is the place to be.Sarasota, St. Pete, Naples etc. Low crime, great weather, awesome beaches and close to major cities.
This is where we would move if my wife was on board with moving to Florida. Unfortunately, she lived here most of her life and doesn't want to come back.

Vox, The Carolinas suck, stay far away, srs.
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I lived in DFW, flower mound, tx is a place I would look in to. However, it does get cold in the winter, snow and ice and everything else but the winters are definitely shorter. If I could choose anywhere to live, that’s where I’d go- I’d even forgo my easy access to the beach.
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Honestly...Oklahoma City might be worth checking out.

Great city, RARELY any snow, doesn't get as hot as Texas, cost of living is great, conservative politics.

Has everything you need.
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
Interesting that you're going from NC to TX. What are you thinking are the advantages vs. where you are now? Or do you just want someplace different?






Yeah, the housing costs are just a ball breaker. And even if you had a good job and could afford it for now, once you retired you'd probably have to move out of state.








I have basically zero severe weather here in the midwest (short of snow). Maybe a Tornado blows through once every few years and hits a couple of houses somewhere.

If I moved to a Hurricane zone, I'd want to be inland enough that it wouldn't be a major issue.

Side note: it's going to be weird moving to someplace where they don't have basements. I have a nice large one which is where I have my gym all set up.
A few things we have decided on is:
-Warm weather year round-advantage
-on or near the beaches/ocean
-Cost of living is affordable
-No state income tax-advantage
-Needs to replicate the current lifestyle we are currently in( Kernersville)

I've looked at quite a few suburban areas outside the loop of Houston and most are within our price range and fit our taste. Seeing as Galveston is technically part of Houston, we may actually live closer to the water when we transfer as Galveston is part of the Houston district( Post office).
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Originally Posted By IH8RICE⏩
This is where we would move if my wife was on board with moving to Florida. Unfortunately, she lived here most of her life and doesn't want to come back.

Vox,The Carolinas suck, stay far away, srs.
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Pensacola, FL no doubt. Great city with beautiful beaches, babes, decent night life, not too far south, an hour from me, low tax, and a **** ton of other cool stuff.
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Originally Posted By IH8RICE⏩
Vox, The Carolinas suck, stay far away, srs.
I think you learn a lot about a place when asking what peopledon'tlike. Because people tend to want to talk about how great their state is, and sometimes gloss over it's disadvantages. So what don't you like about the Carolinas?

Originally Posted By MichelleLnne⏩
I lived in DFW, flower mound, tx is a place I would look in to. However, it does get cold in the winter, snow and ice and everything else but the winters are definitely shorter. If I could choose anywhere to live, that’s where I’d go- I’d even forgo my easy access to the beach.
After dealing with snow and ice, I'm pretty strongly tempted to stay away from the worst of it. I mean, if I'm gonna move, I might as well not move out of the fryer and just into the frying pan.

Originally Posted By IowaGuy⏩
Honestly...Oklahoma City might be worth checking out.

Great city, RARELY any snow, doesn't get as hot as Texas, cost of living is great, conservative politics.

Has everything you need.
When I think OK, I think dust and Tornadoes. I've traveled a lot, but never really been through that area, so I don't really know, though.
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Originally Posted By Muzzlrpress⏩
I will fight you srs
I'm just north of you bro but damn I'm tired of the taxes, cost of living is creeping up quickly in my area, the people, the winters, and the fact we are in the middle of the state kills it for me. I've been here most of my life and I'm due for a change. The wife hates the cold weather and is on board. I will say we do love us some SC beach cities though.
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Originally Posted By IH8RICE⏩
I'm just north of you bro but damn I'm tired of the taxes, cost of living is creeping up quickly in my area, the people, the winters, and the fact we are in the middle of the state kills it for me. I've been here most of my life and I'm due for a change. The wife hates the cold weather and is on board. I will say we do love us some SC beach cities though.
Never spent much time in NC. Didn't seem too exciting. Liked all the hills tho.
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
I think you learn a lot about a place when asking what peopledon'tlike. Because people tend to want to talk about how great their state is, and sometimes gloss over it's disadvantages.So what don't you like about the Carolinas?





After dealing with snow and ice, I'm pretty strongly tempted to stay away from the worst of it. I mean, if I'm gonna move, I might as well not move out of the fryer and just into the frying pan.





When I think OK, I think dust and Tornadoes. I've traveled a lot, but never really been through that area, so I don't really know, though.
To preface, I like my town. It's similar to Houston where it can't keep up with business and population growth but it's nice and quaint outside of the bustling downtown area. Things that I dislike are the taxes, education system, cost of living( at least in my area), the four seasons( winter can be mild or it can be terrible), general mindset of the people( again my area), and the location. I love being near the beach and it's a 3 hour drive at minimum to get there.
Originally Posted By Muzzlrpress⏩
Never spent much time in NC. Didn't seem too exciting. Liked all the hills tho.
It has its pros and cons like any other state, but I've been here long enough to know it's time to gtfo.
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Originally Posted By Ayz33⏩
Phoenix, the biggest yes of all yesses. Tuscon, not so much
And the first Westerner checks in! Have you lived there? What do you like and why do you say no to Tuscon?
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Honestly, Cali is hard to beat if you can afford it or don’t mind living in cheaper places like Upland or Victorville.

If you’re willing to live Grand Junction obviously small towns and Meth addict neighbors don’t bother you, Victorville and high desert towns in Cali are cheap and still decently close to LA/SD

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The southeast is too humid, I hate it but grew up in a dry state. YMMV

Stay the fuk out of CO, we have snow and too many people here! It has been 40’s all winter while the rest of the flyover states have been cold af

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I do have quite a few friends who live in Reno, I definitely recommend it. Close to skiing, lots of places to take the dirt bike or 4WD, weather is decent.

If you like humid weather Corpus Christi, TX or one of the smaller towns around it like Rockport are worth checking on.
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
I've heard good things about Reno, but have never been there to know what the weather or "culture" is like. I'm not sure having an influx of Californians is a good thing though. it tends to drive up prices and change the political landscape (not that I want to bring politics into this).
Prices are not driving up, nor is the political landscape going to change. It is pretty laid back you have every aspect from hunting/gun lovers, cowboys, businessmen, wise guys, homies, ski/snowboard bums etc. It is like SoCal minus the attitude/douche-ness if that makes sense? Weather is hot/warm in summer with cold and mild snow during winter but nothing crazy as you're far enough from the mountains to deal with mountain weather.
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
I think I'm done with snow, shoveling, snow blowing, slush, driving on icy roads, and all that other crap.
2 years ago I decided life way to short to put up with that crap, and moved NE to FL. I had (still have) a place in Panama to really get away from that crap, but realized really had nothing holding me in the NE, and had more biz, etc in FL, and moved. I don't like being hot, but I hate being cold, and off I went. Me, I need to be close to the ocean, so that eliminates many of what you listed for me. Summer is tough, but still not as bad as dark at 4, snow, frozen cars, etc, and that's not including the taxes, cost of living, etc where I was.

Last hurricane season was no fun, but if you live in modern built place and not right on the water, it's not a big deal really and it can be years or a decade between major storms. FL is not for everyone, that's for sure.
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Originally Posted By Norrov⏩
If you’re willing to live Grand Junction obviously small towns and Meth addict neighbors don’t bother you, Victorville and high desert towns in Cali are cheap and still decently close to LA/SD
Well, I love the Colorado National Monument and hiking over red rock country like Moab, etc. But I know nothing about what it's like to actuallylivein Grand Junction. I've heard something about drugs there, but can't say I've ever seen evidence of that while spending a week there. This is the sort of thing I'm trying to understand about other places though, so good an bad comments are all fair and valuable.

The thing for CA for me, even if a cheaper area, is that I would also like a place that's "low maintenance". I don't want to be paying a ton of taxes, or having to get emissions stickers for my car, don't want to be forced to have an electric vehicle, or have to donate to charity to offset eating a steak (joking...sorta). Again, I don't want to make this anything to do with politics, but I do want to consider whether those politics can have PITA "real life" aspects.




Originally Posted By meenman83⏩
Prices are not driving up, nor is the political landscape going to change. It is pretty laid back you have every aspect from hunting/gun lovers, cowboys, businessmen, wise guys, homies, ski/snowboard bums etc. It is like SoCal minus the attitude/douche-ness if that makes sense? Weather is hot/warm in summer with cold and mild snow during winter but nothing crazy as you're far enough from the mountains to deal with mountain weather.
How much snow? How cold?

I would guess that there are things to do, since it's also a gambling town and would draw tourists. Does that also bring crime, though?
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Based on that list, SoCal, Arizona, and Nevada are your best bets

Carolinas are definitely cold, I've lived there, and its cold this time of year, and they might even have snow.
Colorado is cold, not even a question.
Florida upper half is cold af right now, I'm in Tallahassee and it's cold, believe me, consistent 20-50 degrees atm
Texas is cold this time of year, I have family there and they even got snow (or had? not sure if they still do), but I used to live in the Houston area, which is a southern part of Texas and it's cold this time of year, believe me
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
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Hurricanes would definitely make me think. But at least you know they're coming, as opposed to Tornado Alley or Earthquakes. I'm not interested in trying to be boarding up windows all the time or having to evacuate.
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Not California. Perfect weather and all that but the cost of living is insane. About culture- people here are alright, not everyone is a flaming liberal like the media portrays it to be. If you can afford Orange County, it's very conservative. In any case though, cost of living is why I'm moving outta here. Average rent in LA is 2000/1br right now. That's absurd!

I'm looking to relocate in the next couple months too, and North Carolina looks nice, mild weather (only a few days a year of really cold weather, and not that many of really hot >90 weather either), cost of living is relatively low (at least comparing to LA, Seattle, Boulder CO, Arizona, and Atlanta from what I've found so far), and you're near the ocean enough to do water activities!

Lived in Georgia for 8 months. About 30 minutes west of Atlanta. Weather is pretty mild, not too cold at all (coldest it got to when I was there was just below freezing, but I didn't stay the coldest months). Summer can be very humid, if you're ok with sticky skin.. the heat isn't nearly as bad as San Diego or Arizona. As for hurricanes, even in the Carolinas, as long as you're not to close to the ocean, they die down a lot by the time they make landfall. Usually get downgraded to a strong storm.

I would not recommend Arizona, been there a few times, friends live there etc, you don't get snow, you get haboobs which can be just as annoying to deal with.
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post 1539705401 01-06-2018, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
Well, I love the Colorado National Monument and hiking over red rock country like Moab, etc. But I know nothing about what it's like to actuallylivein Grand Junction. I've heard something about drugs there, but can't say I've ever seen evidence of that while spending a week there. This is the sort of thing I'm trying to understand about other places though, so good an bad comments are all fair and valuable.

The thing for CA for me, even if a cheaper area, is that I would also like a place that's "low maintenance". I don't want to be paying a ton of taxes, or having to get emissions stickers for my car, don't want to be forced to have an electric vehicle, or have to donate to charity to offset eating a steak (joking...sorta). Again, I don't want to make this anything to do with politics, but I do want to consider whether those politics can have PITA "real life" aspects.
This is true and exactly why I told the gf I refuse to move to CA. Colorado is starting to get bad with all that stuff too.

To be honest I’ve only spent 2-3 days in GJ while skiing powderhorn on the way to a ski trip in UT. Fun little mountain and there’s a lot of outdoor fun there. I just know quite a few people from there who tell me about the drug problem but if you keep to yourself it doesn’t really matter.

You should really check out Bayfield/Durango CO as well.
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post 1539705501 01-06-2018, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
And the first Westerner checks in! Have you lived there? What do you like and why do you say no to Tuscon?
Yep, username is a spinoff of A-Z.

There is tons of outdoors activities and hiking. Believe it or not there are plenty of mountains to scale out there, year round. Nice suburbs scattered about the area. Plenty of nightlife as well. There are people from all over who have moved there as well for the same reason's you potentially would that just enjoy life and living in the Phoenix area, leading to a generally more positive atmosphere. I dont know your situation but obviously ASU is in Tempe if you know where im coming from and the "babes" arent just limited to the college campus. Whatever you like to do, you can find it in PHX.

Tuscon doesnt even have an atmosphere remotely comparable to PHX, its much more trashy and i am not being biased. Im sure people even living there would agree, plus its better to live by a hub anyways in my opinion
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