Ready Reckoner on life in each State/City?
Mar 30th 2011, 5:21 pm
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Re: Ready Reckoner on life in each State/City?
My husband is very big on wanting to live somewhere that is geologically stable. That really narrows down your area when thinking of somewhere 
Mar 30th 2011, 5:23 pm
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But I agree the weather is something else. AZ in the winter Portland in the summer.
Mar 30th 2011, 5:25 pm
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OK, we can work with that. Here are my opinions (which may vary from others) on states you should avoid based on what you don't want.
Not very hot or very cold for most of the year and no overcast skies/gloomy weather (like in the NE area) and definitely no snow for anything more than a few days a year.
This will be your most useful determining factor, I think. It cuts out the following: Too hot: Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missisippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina. Too cold: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, probably North Dakota, Montana. No overcast days: Oregon, Washington state.
Not far from a large city/cities (max say 1-2 hours drive) that I can visit if I need/want.
This will cut out *part* of nearly every state.
No overly left or right political views or state policies.
You'll need to decide for yourself what constitutes "overly".
No areas with very few trees around my home and in the neighborhood generally
Cuts out Nebraska - trust me, I've driven through it. Wyoming. Probably also Kansas and Oklahoma but natives may disagree, I've not been to those. May cut out Idaho, I forget how many trees they put in Boise.
Not very expensive housing so I can buy a decent home for say $150K or so and also have some land around it (not oodles).
Cuts out the rest of California. I don't know about the other states.
No average to high crime
I don't know. I'm guessing this cuts out Washington DC, though.
No overly trendy/hip places, with 20 somethings (or less) more or less dominating choices/facilities (I have no kids nor plan to have any)
This will cut out pretty much all cities I would imagine...maybe look for areas popular with middle aged and retired people?
Near a universities town is OK as long as they don't create the previous point for my area
I don't think you're going to find this if you also don't want to be around families and young people. Who's going to go to the university?
Not where internet infrastructure is not modern/up to date
You'll have to use this as one of your last determining factors as there's no way to predict facilities in various regions.
No areas that have no natural features nearby like mountains, woods, forests, lakes, rivers, etc.
Cuts out (in my having-driven-through-them opinion) Nevada, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa.
Nothing really remote (nearest neighbor to be 100-500 yards away but not much mores)
Probably cuts out South Dakota, but I haven't been there.
No areas overrun with moms in SUVs and kids screaming - I like children but not when there's a gang of them
Hm, stereotype much? You'll have to determine "overrun" for yourself.
This leaves you with the following potential states, and most of these I either have not been to or haven't been to in decades, so can't rule them out:
Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Colorado
Still on the list but may be too hot: Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri
Still on the list but got "possibly" somewhere above: Idaho, Kansas, Oklahoma
Not very hot or very cold for most of the year and no overcast skies/gloomy weather (like in the NE area) and definitely no snow for anything more than a few days a year.
This will be your most useful determining factor, I think. It cuts out the following: Too hot: Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missisippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina. Too cold: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, probably North Dakota, Montana. No overcast days: Oregon, Washington state.
Not far from a large city/cities (max say 1-2 hours drive) that I can visit if I need/want.
This will cut out *part* of nearly every state.
No overly left or right political views or state policies.
You'll need to decide for yourself what constitutes "overly".
No areas with very few trees around my home and in the neighborhood generally
Cuts out Nebraska - trust me, I've driven through it. Wyoming. Probably also Kansas and Oklahoma but natives may disagree, I've not been to those. May cut out Idaho, I forget how many trees they put in Boise.
Not very expensive housing so I can buy a decent home for say $150K or so and also have some land around it (not oodles).
Cuts out the rest of California. I don't know about the other states.
No average to high crime
I don't know. I'm guessing this cuts out Washington DC, though.
No overly trendy/hip places, with 20 somethings (or less) more or less dominating choices/facilities (I have no kids nor plan to have any)
This will cut out pretty much all cities I would imagine...maybe look for areas popular with middle aged and retired people?
Near a universities town is OK as long as they don't create the previous point for my area
I don't think you're going to find this if you also don't want to be around families and young people. Who's going to go to the university?
Not where internet infrastructure is not modern/up to date
You'll have to use this as one of your last determining factors as there's no way to predict facilities in various regions.
No areas that have no natural features nearby like mountains, woods, forests, lakes, rivers, etc.
Cuts out (in my having-driven-through-them opinion) Nevada, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa.
Nothing really remote (nearest neighbor to be 100-500 yards away but not much mores)
Probably cuts out South Dakota, but I haven't been there.
No areas overrun with moms in SUVs and kids screaming - I like children but not when there's a gang of them
Hm, stereotype much? You'll have to determine "overrun" for yourself.
This leaves you with the following potential states, and most of these I either have not been to or haven't been to in decades, so can't rule them out:
Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Colorado
Still on the list but may be too hot: Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri
Still on the list but got "possibly" somewhere above: Idaho, Kansas, Oklahoma
That site always tells me I should live in Little Rock AR.
Mar 30th 2011, 5:36 pm
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Re: Ready Reckoner on life in each State/City?
No, not really (answered in the hilarious Karl Pilkington style).
But I think I can find a place for me, something that I think we all would ideally like even and if it didn't tick all of the minor boxes (I haven't listed those
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But I think I can find a place for me, something that I think we all would ideally like even and if it didn't tick all of the minor boxes (I haven't listed those
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Mar 30th 2011, 6:20 pm
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Mar 30th 2011, 6:39 pm
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I never completed that site's test before today, interesting results.
Las Vegas, Las Cruces and Portland. Number 4.. Little Rock! Let's all move there!
Followed by Salem, Eugene and Corvallis. I gave too many Oregon-centric answers.
Las Vegas, Las Cruces and Portland. Number 4.. Little Rock! Let's all move there!
Followed by Salem, Eugene and Corvallis. I gave too many Oregon-centric answers.
Mar 30th 2011, 6:43 pm
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Mar 30th 2011, 7:21 pm
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Yes.
Or I'm fully assimilated. I think I need to remind everyone that I always thought I was a California girl. I guess you can never go home (but it looked so very tempting last time we went through!).
Or I'm fully assimilated. I think I need to remind everyone that I always thought I was a California girl. I guess you can never go home (but it looked so very tempting last time we went through!).
Mar 30th 2011, 7:26 pm
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Really?
I know CA is iffy with earthquakes but that's their own fault really.
I am not aware of many other places in the USA that are unstable - otherwise how would anything get done, homes built, etc..?
I know CA is iffy with earthquakes but that's their own fault really.
I am not aware of many other places in the USA that are unstable - otherwise how would anything get done, homes built, etc..?