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Best Place to Live in USA
N/A ^ | March 21, 2002 | Me

Posted on 03/21/2002 9:42:47 PM PST by andrew

If you could live and work from anywhere in the U.S, where would that be?

Take into consideration lifestyle, schools, recreation, weather, cost and quality of life, etc.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: cities; communities; lifestyle; towns
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To: andrew
San Diego County! No doubt the best place in the continental 48 states!!
181 posted on 03/23/2002 12:57:56 PM PST by timestax
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To: Allegra
Yep; that's what people kept telling us as we shivered. I still love it there despite the cold (and the liberals). :)

How true, and we have the ice queen herself as our U.S. Senator to prove it.

182 posted on 03/23/2002 1:05:54 PM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: crystalk
Northeast Florida is really the best

If I could get a good job in St Augustine, that would be a great spot to go to....and I can get out of East Lansing, whose police do not know how to investigate accidents(I was rear ended, and it was ruled my fault), and Judges(David Jordon) don't know how to make rulings in accident cases(I fought and lost)....

183 posted on 03/23/2002 5:17:06 PM PST by Dan from Michigan
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To: Dan from Michigan
Great place, great people, the only economy out of 50 states that grew in the last 4 months of 2001. You gotta have faith, sell out up there and MOVE, you will be welcomed, there are jobs, cost of living and taxes are lower, you can be outdoors more, but the cars will rust just as bad here as in Michigan, due to salt, unless you are inland a ways.
184 posted on 03/23/2002 5:35:47 PM PST by crystalk
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To: GeronL
There's an oceanfront in Texas? Oh, you must be referring to the Ocean of Mexico.
185 posted on 03/23/2002 5:46:10 PM PST by GnL
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To: GnL
thats not nice, sure beats the Bay of Bengal, lol
186 posted on 03/23/2002 7:57:21 PM PST by GeronL
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To: mamelukesabre
"If they aren't kooks, that is."

LOL. I've never seen a family that didn't possess a healthy portion of kooks. That's what makes family. I wouldn't trade my goofy cousins for all the silverware on Long Island.

187 posted on 03/24/2002 4:42:42 AM PST by Pietro
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To: andrew
Move to the lowest taxed state (I think it's tennessee). Or to the state closest to seceding from the Union and ditching socialism.
188 posted on 03/24/2002 4:46:59 AM PST by The Raven
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To: andrew
RIght where we are is good for us. Rural Oregon Coast. Fifteen minutes away from town. Economically indep. and far away from great neighbors.
189 posted on 03/24/2002 4:48:15 AM PST by oceanperch
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To: ChareltonHest
Idaho can't be very conservative. Look at their state income tax rate:

$0 to $2,000 - 1.9%

Next 2,000 - 3.9%

Next 2,000 - 4.4%

Next 2,000 - 5.4%

Next 2,000 - 6.4%

Next 5,000 - 7.4%

Next 25,000 - 7.7%

Over 40,000 - 8.1%

Now compare Idaho's state income tax rates to those in Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Wyoming, Nevada, Washington, and New Hampshire.

http://www.homefair.com/homefair/readart.html?art=ataxes

190 posted on 03/24/2002 4:53:15 AM PST by Mini-14
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To: UofORepublican
Eugene=stinky hairy chicks
Come on over to the coast where all the conservatives live quietly amongst the coast range.
191 posted on 03/24/2002 4:55:04 AM PST by oceanperch
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To: andrew
North to Alaska...

Yes it gets cold in the winter, but you can always put more clothes on to get warmer. There is only so much you can take off when your hot, and then you are still hot. (grin)

Hey our largest city has less than 400,000 people, smaller than most suburbs in the lower 48. Little or no taxes, depending on where you live. The absolute best hunting and fishing in the world. For instance, last August I was out fishing with the boys near Valdez. First lure hit the water at 7:32, and we had 42 silver salmon (8-17 lbs each) on board before 8:15. Man that's fun.

Besides, and this is very important. We have the very last pristine coastline left in the United States. But you may want to come up quick to see it, because there are a few of us that want to start punching holes in that ever so fragile tundra, scarring it unrepairably for centuries to come.

To quote our State poet:

"Its not the land, have you seen it? Its the cussedest land that I know. Yet there are some who would never trade it....

192 posted on 03/24/2002 5:01:50 AM PST by Brad C.
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To: Brad C.
Way too many people in Alaska. Land can't support more and without a larger economy will not support more.

Wish they would have closed the border day after I got here; but now I'm here ain't nobody runnin me out.

193 posted on 03/24/2002 9:19:03 AM PST by Eska
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To: riley1992
When considering the Detroit area, my money is on River Rouge for it's festive air colors.

Date Created or Inc. 1921 Labor Force (2000 avg.) 4,400
Area (Square Miles) 2.42 Unemployment Rate (2000 avg.) 5.6%
Population 2000 9,917 Per Capita Income (1989) $8,872
% Population Change (1990-2000) -12.3% % PCI Change 79-89 38.5%
% Aged 18 & Over (1990) 70.4%
Years of Schooling
% Aged 65 & Over (1990) 12.0% High School Only 38%
Median Age (2000) 30.1 years College 1-3 years 19%
# of Households(2000) 3,640 College 4+ years 6%
# of Households (1990) 4,268

River Rouge
10600 W. Jefferson
River Rouge, MI 48218
Telephone: (313) 842-5604

# of Persons Per Household (1990) 2.43
# of Housing Units (2000) 4,080
% Change Housing Units 90-00 -12.5%
Average Housing Sales Price (1999) $33,629

194 posted on 03/24/2002 11:59:57 AM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
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To: Jhensy
Luray? Seems like I heard about that town before! You have to be careful not to stumble into a cavern and trip over a dead body.
195 posted on 03/24/2002 12:17:15 PM PST by Edmund Burke
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To: Frank Grimes
Thanks Frank, I am moving there tomorrow.
196 posted on 03/24/2002 12:45:03 PM PST by conserve-it
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To: The Raven
"Move to the lowest taxed state (I think it's tennessee). Or to the state closest to seceding from the Union and ditching socialism."

A thought worth pondering.
197 posted on 03/24/2002 12:46:34 PM PST by conserve-it
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
We really shouldn't forget Brightmore. What a lovely town that is and just think, you will never spend wasted time scrounging for a dirty needle.
198 posted on 03/24/2002 3:24:01 PM PST by riley1992
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To: andrew
You should begin by looking for a state. In a state made up with people of your political views you have a chance to maintain your culture. Less so with a city. The Upper Rocky Mountain region comes to mind. Western Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah (single religion) to name some. People that make up FreeRepublic should consider such a move before all states are run by Dems.
199 posted on 03/24/2002 3:40:17 PM PST by Blake#1
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To: andrew
It sure as he** wouldn't be Payson, AZ. Too darn many California types there already. Ya know, they come into town, bitch about just how bad LA is and then try to make Payson look, act, sound, smell, and rot...just like LA. You might try Sedona, AZ, Madison, WI, Boulder, CO or Wash, DC.

Just kidding (read: venting,) but the influx of Caulifornites into the town is disturbing. Payson is great but any number of small western towns are nice. I also like Albuquerqurequey. He** you know what I mean.

200 posted on 03/24/2002 3:46:57 PM PST by lawdude
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