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.

Pacific Northwest is one of the most beautiful places in the country and you don't have to deal with snow

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

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

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.

I don't recommend Indiana at all.

I absolutely love Long Beach. The theater, art and poetry scenes here are far more than what you would expect in a city this size (470,000). But it is the music that blows me away. On any given evening you can find at least one open mic, but you would be hard pressed to find a single bad performance in a week's worth of open mics. It's not just the quantity and quality of the music, it's the variety, too. I host one of those open mics every Wednesday, and I never cease to be amazed. It's not at all uncommon to have someone singing opera, followed by someone singing country, followed by a rapper, followed by Hawaiian music, followed by someone singing show tunes, followed by a group doing R&B and Motown, followed by a classical guitarist, followed by someone from South America, followed by a talented singer/songwriter, followed by someone doing punk, with me wrapping it up doing a couple of protest songs on ukulele. And we manage to get in a poet or three, too. At the truly professional level, Long Beach was the home of Bird Land West with Charlie Parker, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Snoop Dog; the Carpenters were from nearby Downey, but came out of the music program at Cal State Long Beach. We have a symphony and ballet company, as well as Musical Theater West which does top notch off Broadway productions. And, if for some reason you can't find enough here, you can take on the traffic, or avail yourself of the Blue Line (light rail) and go into LA.

Along with the music we have a great variety of food. Of course we have some great Mexican food, but we also have Peruvian and Honduran restaurants. In addition to Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Thai, and Vietnamese, we also have Cambodian. In one block in downtown you can find Greek, Spanish, Japanese, Irish pub grub, Italian, and a fish house.

As for the climate, it's Southern California on the ocean. We occasionally get very strong winds, but they are much warmer that what Chicago gets. If you really want snow, you can go visit it a couple of hours away in the mountains; it's very civilized arrangement.

I won't tell you traffic is no problem, but I find more than enough to do within easy bicycling distance that I drive less than 40 miles/month. and most of that is trips to Trader Joe's, Target, Staples, etc.

While the cost of housing here has risen noticeably in the last few years, it is still the most affordable place on the ocean anywhere between Malibu and the Mexican border. And my annual bill for heating and cooling (ceiling fan, no A/C) is in the lower end of double digits.

I’m from NY and live in Florida... many New Yorkers pine for their home land.. the bread, the pizza, seasons, attitudes ... whatever. I still love New York and I visit... the key to being happy where you are going is being happy before you get there. When in a new place embrace and enjoy what your new home is good at. The Beaches, local foods, not freezing your arse off in the winter, kayaking... i believe I can be happy anyplace I go, a change opens new doors and new experiences. Just don’t try and find Chicago in another city, it’s not there

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.

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!

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 .....

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.