So, we cast our net a bit wider, and found a BEAUTIFUL home in a small WV town situated on the Ohio River.
Admittedly, to the locals we may be paying more than the average property taxes in that area - but compared to NY, and nearly all of the PA homes we toured, well, we are DE-LITED.
We have learned that in WV gun laws favor the citizens as they were meant to. Fireworks are legal, which is a thrill for my husband in particular. The town is very small, but tidy. Every account I have dug up on that place always mentions how nice the townsfolk are.
Anyone here that can weigh in on WV/Ohio River Valley region? We are going to be very new to the whole culture there. Retiring very early.
Good move. NY is horrible. I left in 2000, never looked back.
Went to GA, but this state is turning, too.
Good luck, and God Speed in your move. Just don’t move to any street, building, or place that’s named after Robert “KKK” Byrd.
Good luck with your escape from NY. My kin folk settled in the Athens NY area in the 1600’s. No doubt they are spinning in their graves now. No way could I go there now.
Wow.....This is definitely breaking news!
Congrats. is your area red or blue? Just make sure if you have a US or Trump flag flying, it wont disappear overnight..
I’m doing the same thing - fleeing blue NH and heading to FL in two weeks.
Good luck to you with your move.
WV was my second choice after FL.
Leaving MD in less than a year
Congratulations!!!!!!
You won’t regret it.
We made our escape last summer and have not regretted it since.
FYI ... NY tax authority doesn’t like to let go. Make sure to cut all your ties with NY as soon as possible. Don’t leave licenses unchanged because it’s a hassle or is going to expire in a month or two so why not wait? Don’t! Do it now. Voter registration, the works
I am not very familiar with the area, but I have heard it is... almost heaven. Best wishes on your move.
If they could only replace Joe Manchin with a Republican.
Keep voting in NY. Turn the tide.
Congrats! We may be joining you soon. WV is on the short list but we will stay on the eastern side.
Did you check out Western Pa? I moved out here and love this place.
Congratulations, you will love it.
Best of luck in your new home, city and state.
Decades ago we escaped from the DC/Fairfax/Va. area.
We were the first of about a dozen families in a fairly new townhouse development to leave and to escape to other states. That area went to hell after MLK was killed and the demos took over.
Many of our friends/neighbors ended up in various W. Virginia cities and basically loved the areas where they moved. Most of them have moved on to be with the lord.
Many of their children are adults with kids or grand kids still loving and living in WV.
Best of luck in your new home, city and state.
Decades ago we escaped from the DC/Fairfax/Va. area.
We were the first of about a dozen families in a fairly new townhouse development to leave and to escape to other states. That area went to hell after MLK was killed and the demos took over.
Many of our friends/neighbors ended up in various W. Virginia cities and basically loved the areas where they moved. Most of them have moved on to be with the lord.
Many of their children are adults with kids or grand kids still loving and living in WV.
I’ve been impressed evrry time i have visited.
Glad you picked WV because FL is a VERY VERY VERY bad horrid place.
Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breezeCountry roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roadsAll my memories gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eyeCountry roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roadsI hear her voice in the mornin' hour, she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin'
That I should've been home yesterday, yesterdayCountry roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roadsCountry roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roadsTake me home, (down) country roads
Take me home, (down) country roads