If you could move your family anywhere, where would you live and why?

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Where in the U.S. would you want to live? Maybe you love where you live right now.

Tell me about it. Thanks! 🙂
 
lax16 said:
Where in the U.S. would you want to live? Maybe you love where you live right now.

Tell me about it. Thanks! 🙂
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I would happily go back to Arizona any day. Out of all the places I’ve lived it is the only one I still dream of at night.
 
lax16 said:
Where in the U.S. would you want to live? Maybe you love where you live right now.

Tell me about it. Thanks! 🙂
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We are transplants to Texas and are very fond of it–pleasant winters, nice people, reasonable cost of living, good economy, etc. (You’ll find there is a huge recent Texas thread giving the rest of the etc.)

If it were possible, the one thing I would change would be to spend more of the summer either in the same area with our extended family in different parts of the Pacific Northwest. That way we’d get more of the mild PNW summer, the kids would see more of our family, and we’d be able to give them more PNW experiences.
 
bitterhope said:
I would happily go back to Arizona any day. Out of all the places I’ve lived it is the only one I still dream of at night.
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What part of Arizona?

If you have children, how did you manage the summers?
 
lax16 said:
What part of Arizona?

If you have children, how did you manage the summers?
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When we lived in Arizona I gave birth to our first 3 kids. We were there for two and a half years. We were in the Tucson (southern) area. Our kids were good. They drank a lot of water out there. We played in the water quite a bit. I didn’t have a car so we walked A LOT or took the bus and we acclimated pretty fast. The first summer was a little harder on me. We moved there in July and I was pregnant. After that we adjusted just fine. The nights are gorgeous. Sitting outside, watching gorgeous yet very fast sunsets followed by an extremely large amount of stars…it’s breathtaking. I miss the mountains and the contrast between flat land and high sharp mountains. I miss the desert being in bloom with cactus flowers. There are lots of parks set up to play with the kids and I found it so funny that they have a grass patch to play on like most places have a sand box.
 
Does it have to be the US?
I would prefer to live in Southern Germany or Italy.
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I live in Pennsylvania and love it. Four seasons, none of them very harsh, beautiful woods and Hills/mountains (I don’t like flat land…it feels desolate to me). Abundant natural resources, low chance of major natural disasters. Low cost of living (though you pay both state and local income tax).

The people are very kind and neighborly. Lots of Catholics.

People may make jokes about Appalachia but it really is lovely country. And far enough north there’s little worry about bugs and snakes, which is important to me. 😉 I like to vacation further south but I couldn’t live there just because of the creepy crawlies.
 
pensmama87 said:
I live in Pennsylvania and love it. Four seasons, none of them very harsh, beautiful woods and Hills/mountains (I don’t like flat land…it feels desolate to me). Abundant natural resources, low chance of major natural disasters. Low cost of living (though you pay both state and local income tax).

The people are very kind and neighborly. Lots of Catholics.

People may make jokes about Appalachia but it really is lovely country. And far enough north there’s little worry about bugs and snakes, which is important to me. 😉 I like to vacation further south but I couldn’t live there just because of the creepy crawlies.
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I grew up in southern Appalachia. I miss it too. My mom is from Vermint originally. It’s beautiful in the mountains.
 
pensmama87 said:
I live in Pennsylvania and love it. Four seasons, none of them very harsh, beautiful woods and Hills/mountains (I don’t like flat land…it feels desolate to me). Abundant natural resources, low chance of major natural disasters. Low cost of living (though you pay both state and local income tax).

The people are very kind and neighborly. Lots of Catholics.

People may make jokes about Appalachia but it really is lovely country. And far enough north there’s little worry about bugs and snakes, which is important to me. 😉 I like to vacation further south but I couldn’t live there just because of the creepy crawlies.
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PA is nice. We visit often, usually around Hershey, Lancaster, Harrisburg. Oh and the Crayola factory in Easton. And once as newly weds we visited one of those couples only resorts in the Poconos. Quite campy.

We have also visited the area around Sesame Place. (forgot the name of the county) Oddly we haven’t ever visited Philadelphia. I guess another trip.
 
Jersey Girl forever and ever.

Only alternative would be if we won the Powerball or Mega Millions and then could live in luxury in Manhattan. I’ve lived there as a poor student and that’s fun when you’re 19-24, but less fun when you have a family. On the other hand, life can be grand in the big city of you have the kind of money that you never need to think about money.

I watch HGTV daily. I am surprised at the relatively high cost of homes in Alaska. I think it might be due to the cost associated with transporting building supplies to the property sites.
 
It’s hard for me to say since I haven’t really traveled in the US for vacation very much outside of Texas and Arkansas. It wouldn’t be anywhere that I have gone for work: Dakotas, Wyoming, Alaska, North or West Texas. Of course any of those places would be livable assuming you have a bunch of money. If I could I would probably own a ranch in Kerrville, TX with some frontage along the Guadalupe. But seeing as how I will probably never be a millionare I would be happy with some acreage anywhere remote and quiet.
 
PhiloMed said:
Jersey Girl forever and ever.

Only alternative would be if we won the Powerball or Mega Millions and then could live in luxury in Manhattan. I’ve lived there as a poor student and that’s fun when you’re 19-24, but less fun when you have a family. On the other hand, life can be grand in the big city of you have the kind of money that you never need to think about money.

I watch HGTV daily. I am surprised at the relatively high cost of homes in Alaska. I think it might be due to the cost associated with transporting building supplies to the property sites.
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Yeah, Alaska is incredibly expensive. The housing is about so cal prices but the jobs are not paying well. Housing is only a part of the equation, food fuel and transportation are sky high.
 
pensmama87 said:
I live in Pennsylvania and love it. Four seasons, none of them very harsh, beautiful woods and Hills/mountains (I don’t like flat land…it feels desolate to me). Abundant natural resources, low chance of major natural disasters. Low cost of living (though you pay both state and local income tax).

The people are very kind and neighborly. Lots of Catholics.

People may make jokes about Appalachia but it really is lovely country. And far enough north there’s little worry about bugs and snakes, which is important to me. 😉 I like to vacation further south but I couldn’t live there just because of the creepy crawlies.
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I’ll give a 👍 to PA. The only thing I would add is, if money were no object, I would raise the family off grid smack dab in the center of 1000 acres.

Also, I like to go north to Maine to vacation, but don’t think I would like the winters up there.
 
Xantippe said:
We are transplants to Texas and are very fond of it–pleasant winters, nice people, reasonable cost of living, good economy, etc. (You’ll find there is a huge recent Texas thread giving the rest of the etc.)

If it were possible, the one thing I would change would be to spend more of the summer either in the same area with our extended family in different parts of the Pacific Northwest. That way we’d get more of the mild PNW summer, the kids would see more of our family, and we’d be able to give them more PNW experiences.
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I have heard many good things about Texas - friendly people, mild winters…just like you say. We are sure ready for friendly people!!

I have heard the drivers in the Dallas are awful and the allergies around Austin can make it very difficult to function, other than that, I haven’t heard too many negatives.

Have you had a problem with the allergies? I think it is called Cedar Fever.

We wish we could spend more time with extended family as well. I understand how that works. 🙂
 
lax16 said:
Good question! For employment purposes, yes.

However, I do like to think about living in Italy…🙂
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Italy is ok. I probably would have enjoyed it much more if I spoke the language. South America was amazing. My husband and I toss around the possibility of retiring there. We lived in Colombia and Peru. Actually all of Central America is stunningly beautiful but dangerous in most areas. I do miss Costa Rica the most though.
 
bitterhope said:
When we lived in Arizona I gave birth to our first 3 kids. We were there for two and a half years. We were in the Tucson (southern) area. Our kids were good. They drank a lot of water out there. We played in the water quite a bit. I didn’t have a car so we walked A LOT or took the bus and we acclimated pretty fast. The first summer was a little harder on me. We moved there in July and I was pregnant. After that we adjusted just fine. The nights are gorgeous. Sitting outside, watching gorgeous yet very fast sunsets followed by an extremely large amount of stars…it’s breathtaking. I miss the mountains and the contrast between flat land and high sharp mountains. I miss the desert being in bloom with cactus flowers. There are lots of parks set up to play with the kids and I found it so funny that they have a grass patch to play on like most places have a sand box.
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I really like the desert as well. We lived in a suburb of Las Vegas when the kids were little.

Yes, you are right. The desert is really beautiful. I love the sunsets and the blue skies.

Housing is affordable in Arizona which makes it a nice option.
 
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