Ready Reckoner on life in each State/City?
#48
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Here's a list of don't wants
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.
No extreme or stormy weather, tornadoes et al
Not far from a large city/cities (max say 1-2 hours drive) that I can visit if I need/want.
No overly left or right political views or state policies.
No areas with very few trees around my home and in the neighborhood generally
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).
No average to high crime
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)
Near a university town is OK as long as they don't create the previous point for my area
Not where internet infrastructure is not modern/up to date
No areas that have no natural features nearby like mountains, woods, forests, lakes, rivers, etc.
Nothing really remote (nearest neighbor to be 100-500 yards away, but not much further ideally)
No areas overrun with moms in SUVs and kids screaming - I like children but not when there's a gang of them
That's enough to start I think.
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.
No extreme or stormy weather, tornadoes et al
Not far from a large city/cities (max say 1-2 hours drive) that I can visit if I need/want.
No overly left or right political views or state policies.
No areas with very few trees around my home and in the neighborhood generally
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).
No average to high crime
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)
Near a university town is OK as long as they don't create the previous point for my area
Not where internet infrastructure is not modern/up to date
No areas that have no natural features nearby like mountains, woods, forests, lakes, rivers, etc.
Nothing really remote (nearest neighbor to be 100-500 yards away, but not much further ideally)
No areas overrun with moms in SUVs and kids screaming - I like children but not when there's a gang of them
That's enough to start I think.
On actually reading your list (I didn't before), the Willamette Valley in Oregon would be just right for you. You'd have to go a little farther afield to get a house + land that cheap but you should look at Salem, Yamhill, McMinville, places like that. You can have a vineyard.
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Re: Ready Reckoner on life in each State/City?
The map referenced above and your above statement are mostly theory and I don't think this qualifies as "proof" of somewhere that is "geologically unstable" (save for what has been recorded as occurring, which are well known and very infrequent) and which have had an actual impact on people/homes/buildings, which is what really matters.
There have been earthquakes in Britain too but I doubt anyone there talks about them in a worried/frightened/anxious way with "what are we going to dooooo" type questions and making plans to move out of the area.
If that is the measure, then almost the whole world is geologically unstable because it "might" happen sometime somewhere.
Last edited by Volt61; Mar 30th 2011 at 10:57 pm.
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Re: Ready Reckoner on life in each State/City?
But isn't Oregon just a tiny tad less bad and lefty/liberal/in love with Barry & Nancy than CA?
I also read that people were leaving the state in droves due to poor outlook.
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Re: Ready Reckoner on life in each State/City?
I had a co-worker from Oregon and she swore a lot, loved her gun, drove a pickup, wore camouflage, smashed beer cans on her head, ate squirrel and hated Deomcrats
#54
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The only really liberal bit is Multnomah County (City of Portland), the rest of the Willamette Valley is quite normal. Not aware of people leaving in droves, in fact the Portland Metro area is anticipated to increase the population quite bit over the next 15 years.
#55
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Anywhere outside the metro area but West of the Cascades would probably suit your list just dandy.
#56
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Sorry, Little Rock was only ranked 10th for me so I won't be joining you
#57
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I've a BIL renting a 4-5 bed house with utilities included up in Maine, on the sea waterfront for $700 a month, we've got cousins in Maine with a 5 bed house and a few acres of land, mortgage, utilities, everything all in for about a grand...about half of the rental for an apartment down my way.
They do get more snow for their troubles than a bit further down in MA though.
#58
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Actually, Arkansas has a lot of niceness about it. And mountains nearby.