If you are fleeing CA (as I will be soon), there is no point in going to any of the Western coastal states. Southern Oregon is the best bet for those, but it’s no different than Northern CA (I love both, but still at the mercy of the entire state’s laws, politics, and taxes). Idaho is now being over-run by blue California transplants. Wyoming is a state we are looking at. Perhaps Montana.
I really like Idaho, but disappointed with the growth in the past couple of years.
Yep, Idaho just passed Prop 2, a big Medicaid expansion. That never would have happened in years past. Democrats have floats in the Coeur d’Alene Independence Day parade, voting registration booths at the County Fair, and presence all over. The Spokane and CdA newspapers are very red.
It is SO SAD to see Idaho transforming. The cancer used to be contained to Blaine County (Sun Valley), but it is spreading.
I moved from Seattle to rural KY and love it here. But if my wife and I were real ocean people it would be less positive. But we’re not. I get all the “big city” I want from Louisville and Nashville, but in the sticks it’s spectacular.
But it’s not a western state...
Montana sucks! Make sure to tell your friends!
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