If you could live in any of the 50 U.S. states

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Quote: Originally Posted by Cusefan

The decrease in violent crimes in NYC is nothing short of amazing, whether it is attributed to actual police work or social programs, that is the important question.

Well, if you look at the timeline of when the crime rate plummeted, it's pretty easy to figure out why. It's a shame something that catastrophic had to happen in order for a city to come together like that, but as the numbers show, they've stuck together almost a dozen years after the fact. It's a great city.

[Cod]

Living in Hawaii is nice, but the island of Oahu is kind of a "poop hole". I'd like to live on the Big Island.

[biggiejerseys]

I honestly would just stay where I'm at, I reside in a suburb of Ft. Worth, Texas. I honestly don't ever see myself leaving this area, within my control of course. However, with that being said, I'd love to live somewhere with a public transportation system.


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[JC3]

I'm currently living in Omaha, NE. I like it but its too quiet. Nothing happens here, apart from the college world series. I have been to New York and I would love to live there. Theoretically I would move there, but I'm not in a position where I can financially and job-wise where I can move. I am more of a night dweller and from my experiences there I would be perfectly happy there. Also it doesn't hurt that I'm a Yankee fan, granted I wouldn't live in the Bronx.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Cod

Living in Hawaii is nice, but the island of Oahu is kind of a "poop hole". I'd like to live on the Big Island.

Dog the Bounty Hunter episodes make me scared of Hawaii. I know it's not as bad as they portray, but damn.

[Travisssx17]

Huntington Beach, California! Love it over here

[pennstlbu]

I grew up in Montana and after being away for 12 years, I definitely miss it and would move back in an instant. If only there were better jobs out there.

I lived in the Seattle area for about 10 years and loved it, but by the end I got sick of the nine months of rain. The months of July, August and September were awesome, but the rain the rest of the year, especially in the winter, can get depressing. And don't forget about the traffic.

I'm currently living in Vancouver, WA, which is basically a suburb of Portland, OR and for how much I loved Seattle, I haven't seen the same appeal in Portland. Sure the amount of breweries and outdoor activities are great, but the traffic might be even worse (especially between Portland and Vancouver) and there's no NFL, MLB or major college team in town.

My living arrangement in Vancouver is temporary (my GF is finishing her college degree and will be graduating next May), so we are looking where to move to after she is done. San Diego is number one on the list, but we doubt we'll be able to afford to move there. Denver, North Carolina and Tennessee are the other areas that have interested us and we're thinking of looking for jobs once she gets close to graduating.

[Lieutenant Dan]

Quote: Originally Posted by pennstlbu

My living arrangement in Vancouver is temporary (my GF is finishing her college degree and will be graduating next May), so we are looking where to move to after she is done. San Diego is number one on the list, but we doubt we'll be able to afford to move there. Denver, North Carolina and Tennessee are the other areas that have interested us and we're thinking of looking for jobs once she gets close to graduating.

Having lived in WA, NorCal, and now TN for the past 10 years, I can offer a few words about TN.

Fall, winter, and spring are nice. We have had a record spring for rainfall but it's more punctuations of heavy rain days here and there than constant rain. That might work better for you.

But the summers are brutal. June through September is very hot and humid, like so hot you don't want to do anything. Nothing like waking up for work and it's already in the 80's...ugh.

It's very cheap to live here compared to the west coast. No state income tax, but sales tax is around 9%. Home pricing is very reasonable, you can get a nice place for 150k, and 200k+ will get a really nice home.

Good work for medical professionals especially.

NBA is here w/Grizz in Memphis and NFL has the Titans in Nashville. No MLB, but the Cards triple A team (the Redbirds) are in Memphis and have a very nice park. Plus the Memphis Tigers for NCAA basketball.

Popular activities include hunting, fishing, golf, and...eating and drinking. Northwest is much more diverse for things to do outside and culturally.

East TN can pretty much match WA for some natural beauty with the Smokies. The further east you go from Memphis the prettier TN gets, by and large.

So, the short of it w/TN:

Pros:
Nice weather generally during the year, but for the summer.
Cheap cost of living
Good music scene and history

Cons:
If you don't dig on Southern culture, there's not much to do
Summers are brutal
There's tech jobs, but limited compared to the West Coast.