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Do you love where you live? Why?

I'm giving some serious thought to leaving my home Chicago in the next few years.

pasha-one-nine 7 Oct 2
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I live in Clearwater Florida.
It's beautiful here.

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Hello. I current live in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has it's good and bad points. Very hot in the summer but the winters are nice. No state income tax is a big plus. Always something to do. Right now real estate is way over inflated.

CMan Level 7 Oct 3, 2018
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I moved to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia a year ago. It is the area closets to Baltimore and DC.

Have to say I like it even though there are too many churches, only one vegetarian restaurant and far to many conservatives.

It is a beautiful area of farms, orchards and small towns. There are interesting historic sites, the Shanandoah and Potomac Rivers and easy access to the northern VA and eastern MD.

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Ive lived in Park Ridge just outside of Chicago almost all of my life and I’ve been to at least 45 or 46 states...... this will always be home .... yeah the weather sucks most of the people are not friendly.... but for some weird reason no matter how far away I go I always love coming home .... guess it’s familiar which makes it real to me .....

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I love the west in general and the desert southwest in particular, and the quality of life in Denver is amazing. But I'm a happy non-home owner, and my rent has gotten exorbitant - you don't get much for $1200 - and sadly I've decided it's time to move on. Will be checking out expat communities in Mediterranean region next year!

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Work brought me to Paducah, KY about 20 years ago and I'm learning to love it. It's got a bit of a hippie/artsy vibe. We are actually one of about 70 UNESCO Creative Cities. The cost of living is insanely low. There is zero traffic. Nashville is close so we benefit from their overflow of great live music. We have three jet flights a day to Chicago from our one-terminal airport. From there you can go anywhere. There are lots of terrific state parks and lakes within a 30-45 minute drive.

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I don't recommend Indiana at all.

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Longueuil, in the suburbs of Montreal here. I like where I live. Easy access to both city life and wilderness. Cost of living is quite affordable, crime rate is rather low, plenty of job opportunities, people are mostly easy going. I enjoy all the seasons we have. North American, European and multi-cultural at the same time.

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Yes, I love where I live (Wyoming). No place like it in the world.

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I will leave Kansas as soon as I find a job that gets me out of here. I do not recommend it at all.

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I currently live in Pinellas county Florida, I grew up here & I love it here.
I lived 2 years in upstate NY (Troy), but it was too damn cold.
I lived almost 10 years in Ellicott City, MD. I loved it there too, the schools were great and the diversity was entertaining.

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I have a love/hate relationship with where I live. The violent crime rates are extremely high. There are no good jobs nearby. Housing is extremely expensive.

But, there aren't many places in the world like it. I'm an hour from the beach, an hour from the snow, and an hour from both high and low deserts. This location is ideal for the life I lead.

d_day Level 7 Oct 4, 2018
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I live in SW Alabama...do I love it...no...do I like it yes...about 80k people here...not a lot of culture...cost of living is great...plenty of work...
On a separate note, I lived in NM for 6 years...just south of Albuquerque in Belen...sorry I ever moved...Albuquerque and Santa Fe are LOADED with culture with no limit to what you'll find. Great skiing and good roads...traffic is great compared to Chicago.. If you have never been there...highly recommend you check it out...you would be pleasently surprised...NAMASTE

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No but is better than some places. Its too hot in the summer but other places get hotter.

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You need to provide more information. Climate preference? Political beliefs? Mountains ocean. City urban rural? etc. Otherwise, throw a dart.

Cultural resources, cost of living, climate, traffic...

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It's beautiful and peaceful in East Tennessee but I don't love it here. I've been here too long. For someone looking for a change and lots of peace and quiet - it would be a nice place to come to

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I live in Southern California and love just about everything here except the traffic. It's bad but currently tolerable (barely) for now. Cannabis is legal and within a few hours drive you have the beach (excellent surfing) and Pacific Ocean, the Serra Nevada mountain range and many other mountains, huge deserts and all manner of world class entertainment. Temperatures are mild most of the year with a month or two of hot in the summers but low humidity and most nights (even when it's hot) are comfortable and the only snow is in the mountains. The economy is very good and plenty of jobs but housing (buying and renting) is very expensive. Just read that an income of about $80k/year in urban areas here buys roughly what about $50k/year buys in Wisconsin.

OCJoe Level 6 Oct 3, 2018
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Idaho is a beautiful state. Lots of great parts. A bit on the right side of the spectrum for many but I have always loved it here.

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Tampa FL is a city like any other, but hotter. It's got some great beaches and some dreadful traffic, maybe not as much, but a poorly constructed road system creates havoc.

If you appreciate warm weather and beaches it's a great option.

Traffic is absolutely dreadful!

@Alimacbean yeah it is, I'm a transplant from New England where the road system makes sense (mostly outside Boston area) and traffic is at least "understandable" I guess I would say. Down here it's like the wild west on the roads which are not big enough for the volume every single day.

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Colorado is terrible. Don't come here. Tell your friends!
🙂

I just visited Colorado for the first time weather in July was beautiful, minus the flash flood and hail the first day we were there.

Shhhhh!

I took a hiking trip in Colorado and loved every minute of it. Wait a minute...you're trying to keep the rest of us out!

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Iowa is mostly corn fields, so it gets a bit boring! I like my college town though! Perfect for relaxing and focusing on studies.
@pashaonenine What's wrong with Chicago? I might move to the suburbs for a job.

Nothing "wrong" with it. Well, apart from corruption and waste and the high cost of living and crime in some areas. I grew up in a small town, and I came here to be involved in the exciting arts scene here, but now I'm getting older and feeling less in love with the city.

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I'm in the South of VA.. Near the ocean, that create some anxiety every time there is a hurricane coming this way. So I would move near the mountains if I could..o

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I don't have the kind of scratch I'd need to live where I really want to.
So, I'm content with Florgia.
I've lived in much worse places.

Florgia! New one on me. I lived in St. Simon's Island/Brunswick 1997-2000--does that count? 1 hr north of Jax

@stinkeye_a We live close to the Florida/Georgia border, near Tallahassee. The weather is identical. My nephew came up with Florgia.

@KKGator that kid is going places!

@stinkeye_a Thanks, he's pretty awesome, and he and his wife are raising awesome kids. As far as "going places", I think if he had his druthers, he'd go surfing. Or fishing. LOL

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Nashville. Because its awesome, fun and easy to meet people

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Everybody has to be some place. That's why I'm here. I don't have a compelling reason to move. I have a hundred year old house that could use lots of work, but it's paid for. I'm retired and can easily handle my bills. I'm close enough to the Dallas area that I can go down there if I feel the need for horrendous traffic. We have all the major chain eating places, but I cook at home. It's a red area, I dislike that but it would cost me a lot more to live elsewhere. I've been here since '83, so it's home.

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