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post 1539710081 01-06-2018, 11:36 AM
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Dont move to Florida it sucks ass here

the humidity and terrible drivers are not worth it

I would pick any other state you listed before here
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
I see a lot of people saying that Asheville is a good place to live. Might just be a hipster thing though because it's been mentioned in "best places to retire" type articles.

Along with the cold / snow, we also get a lot of cloudy days here. Honestly, it's like living inside a ping pong ball.
Never been to Asheville or the mountain areas, but from what I heard the mountain areas are typically a nicer place to live in NC overall.
Originally Posted By TrinnieBuu⏩
Raleigh snows daily? Are we talking snow that sticks or just a few fluffs and melt? The tech triangle in NC is one of the places I'm looking to and it's Raleigh Durham area. The internet is not saying it snows that much there but you lived there so you know better.

Edit: sorry Vox, not trying to hijack thread, just figured I might as well ask.
From what I remember, It'd snow for like a few days (couple of inches, sometimes few) and then melt, that was it. It wasn't like all winter long snow. Cold winters in general though.
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From TX and have family in various parts so I know it pretty well. The traffic/construction in the major cities is worse than I'm willing to live in at this point. So if I were to go back ATM my thought is Bryan/College Station. I have extended family there and it has grown to a decent sized little city. You are only a half day drive or less to Austin, San Antonio, and Houston.

On my own relo list is CO, UT, or AZ.

Since it wasn't mentioned Provo and the other nearby college town are supposed to be pretty nice if you can deal with lots of Mormons, supposedly some traffic issues and some air pollution. Like the Broomfield/Boulder area of CO they get cold, but have a lot of sun. Summers get hot, but not humid.
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Arizona is great, but I wouldn't recommend Tucson. Phoenix and the surrounding areas are much nicer. If you don't mind the heat in the summer, you'll enjoy plenty of sunshine and very mild winters, if you would even consider it "winter." I lived there for a few years but the heat was a bit much for me and I started missing the other 3 seasons.
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
Yeah, didn't put NM in my original post because I didn't want it to be a massive list. But I was through Albuquerque briefly quite a number of years ago and remember thinking it was kind of nice. But honestly I don't even remember what I liked.

I assume weather is very similar to AZ.
Actually cooler. Summer highs around 90. Winter highs around 50. Good balance. Will see the occasional snowfall, but it melts almost immediately. Landscape looks like Az though.
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Where are you now, anyway?

What are the pros/cons of your current state.
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Originally Posted By 300BLK⏩
Never been to Asheville or the mountain areas, but from what I heard the mountain areas are typically a nicer place to live in NC overall.


From what I remember, It'd snow for like a few days (couple of inches, sometimes few) and then melt, that was it. It wasn't like all winter long snow. Cold winters in general though.
Ok that makes sense, I just saw on those websites that average temperatures, and Raleigh has a low temp of below freezing (32F) 60 days a year. But if it's a couple inches of snow a few times a winter, I'm not too concerned. Places like Montana and North Dakota where it's snowing ALL winter is what I want to avoid. Thanks!
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
Well, western CO like Grand Junction does get cold but not a lot of snow. So even if not warm in the winter, I'd consider anywhere that doesn't get a lot of snow as a major bonus.





Where are you in Florida? What are the summers really like?

The state being flat doesn't bother me much, but it's the kind of stuff I have to think about too. You don't know what you don't know until you've lived somewhere.
Would you not be concerned about the hurricanes in florida? That would likely put me off
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Originally Posted By 300BLK⏩
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
It's 63 in Houston right now with an arctic cold front from Canada still around.
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Originally Posted By katya422⏩
From TX and have family in various parts so I know it pretty well. The traffic/construction in the major cities is worse than I'm willing to live in at this point. So if I were to go back ATM my thought is Bryan/College Station. I have extended family there and it has grown to a decent sized little city. You are only a half day drive or less to Austin, San Antonio, and Houston.
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The construction through the major cities is fukking bad. It's a perpetual thing. But it keeps improving the roads, so that's something, right? RIGHT? lol. But honestly even further north than Bryan a bit. Closer to Austin and 35W.
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Originally Posted By katya422⏩
From TX and have family in various parts so I know it pretty well. The traffic/construction in the major cities is worse than I'm willing to live in at this point. So if I were to go back ATM my thought is Bryan/College Station. I have extended family there and it has grown to a decent sized little city. You are only a half day drive or less to Austin, San Antonio, and Houston.

On my own relo list is CO, UT, or AZ.

Since it wasn't mentioned Provo and the other nearby college town are supposed to be pretty nice if you can deal with lots of Mormons, supposedly some traffic issues and some air pollution. Like the Broomfield/Boulder area of CO they get cold, but have a lot of sun. Summers get hot, but not humid.
I love Utah. The area around Moab with Arches, Canyonlands, etc. is perfect country for me. But UT does have a lot of odd laws especially as regards to liquor, which is a little bit of a minus. But frankly I just worry that there would be enough to do there once you got over having all the national parks in your back yard. I like quiet, but I don't really want boring.



Originally Posted By Peter
Arizona is great, but I wouldn't recommend Tucson. Phoenix and the surrounding areas are much nicer. If you don't mind the heat in the summer, you'll enjoy plenty of sunshine and very mild winters, if you would even consider it "winter." I lived there for a few years but the heat was a bit much for me and I started missing the other 3 seasons.
Well, I like hot, dry weather. Summer in UT for example doesn't phase me. But I've never been to Phoenix in the summer nor had to live there year round. But I still think I'd prefer it to here. AZ and FL are (at least regionally) at the top of my list.


Originally Posted By IowaGuy⏩
Actually cooler. Summer highs around 90. Winter highs around 50. Good balance. Will see the occasional snowfall, but it melts almost immediately. Landscape looks like Az though.
Sounds pretty nice. Going to have to look more into it.




Originally Posted By MrBourbon⏩
Where are you now, anyway?

What are the pros/cons of your current state.
I'm in Michigan. Lots of lakes so if you want to live on the water, it's awesome. However, you can really only have your boat in from Memorial Day to Labor Day so if you're a true boater there are probably better places to be.

The great lakes, specifically lake Michigan, give us a lot of lake effect snow in the winter and also create a lot of cloudy days overall. It seems like it's overcast a lot and we can go for days at a time not really seeing the sun. Also, due to moisture in general we have a lot of mosquitos if you're in a rural area, so sitting outside in the evening on the deck would be more or less impossible without being eaten alive.

The economy tends to be pretty robust, but since it's related to the auto industry it does go in cycles.
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
I see a lot of people saying that Asheville is a good place to live. Might just be a hipster thing though because it's been mentioned in "best places to retire" type articles.

Along with the cold / snow, we also get a lot of cloudy days here. Honestly, it's like living inside a ping pong ball.
Asheville is VERY nice. expensive to an extent, but nice.
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I lived in Gilbert, AZ for a few months. If dry heat is your thing then AZ would be a safe bet. It just got annoying for me personally being constantly sweating and feeling like I'm stuck in an oven so I'm back in WA state (brb cold as fuk right now)

Although Havasu, AZ is like the GOAT weather. There's a slight breeze that feels hnnng.
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Originally Posted By MichaelDuong⏩
I lived in Gilbert, AZ for a few months. If dry heat is your thing then AZ would be a safe bet. It just got annoying for me personally being constantly sweating and feeling like I'm stuck in an oven so I'm back in WA state (brb cold as fuk right now)

Although Havasu, AZ is like the GOAT weather. There's a slight breeze that feels hnnng.
Another cool thing about AZ is Flagstaff.
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North/central Florida here. Can't really think of any negatives. Very LCOL for a non rustbelt area or something, lots of outdoors stuff to do, high paying jobs (IT field at least). I do enjoy the high humidity levels though, apparently some people don't. My city was rated the top place to raise a family a few years back and has pretty good schools too.
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Originally Posted By soaponarope1⏩
North/central Florida here. Can't really think of any negatives. Very LCOL for a non rustbelt area or something, lots of outdoors stuff to do, high paying jobs (IT field at least). I do enjoy the high humidity levels though, apparently some people don't. My city was rated the top place to raise a family a few years back and has pretty good schools too.
A lot of people in Florida seem to be a fan overall. Only a couple of comments about people not liking things.
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
A lot of people in Florida seem to be a fan overall. Only a couple of comments about people not liking things.
The big question is, do you prefer humid hot weather or dry hot weather? Answer that and it should help you decide between Florida and Arizona.
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Houston suburbs are a great place to live mane. Low property costs (some neighborhoods have high property taxes though), no state income tax, decently friendly people, great food, great weather during fall and spring, and winter. The summers can be a bit annoying, and traffic is bad depending on what freeway you use.

You're close to a beach/ocean, so access to fishing/sailing, and other watersports.

Hurricanes seems to hit us rarely. Obviously this hurricane season hit us hard, and unfortunately our city infrastructure can't handle flooding.
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Originally Posted By Peter
The big question is, do you prefer humid hot weather or dry hot weather? Answer that and it should help you decide between Florida and Arizona.
Well, not quite that easy. I like heat and humidity in someplace like Hawaii. In Alabama, not so much.

But overall, hot and dry is preferable, but that requires the southwest and there are other downsides there, such as being too hot in some areas, dust storms, etc.


Originally Posted By kennyreid95⏩
New Jersey is miserable to live in during the winter
No offense, but I wouldn't live in NY/NJ on the nicest day of the year.
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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. 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)
Texas (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.


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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
A lot of people in Florida seem to be a fan overall. Only a couple of comments about people not liking things.
I mean, it's not like Florida is some secret wonderland - ANY place you live is going to have its ups and downs. I love it here but I can still find things I wish were different (see also: all of human existence).

It's HOT here in the summer, but every place has A/C. It's also the GOAT time of year to get out on the water and swim, kayak, fish etc. Like I said, for me I'd rather the "crappy season" be hot and sunny than cold and dark. Give me sunny days poolside or inside in the A/C (Naples) instead of cowering in the perpetual night of a snow-blasted hellscape (Chicago). Low Cost of living, generally Republican/non-nanny-state gov't with no state income tax and balanced budget. Theme parks, beaches, sports teams, concerts, etc.
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