Locale: Oregon
Crime rate / safety: Probably better than most. Some theft and all, but few murders.
Politics: VERY left wing.
Cost of living: Good. No sales tax. If something is $9.95, that's what you pay. Not a cent more.
Cost of housing: Pretty reasonable. You can still buy a decent house for under $200,000.
Population: About 100,000 in our total metro area.
Rural- suburban- urban: Not rural, not urban. A fair-sized city.
Climate: Rainy winters usually. No tornadoes, hurricanes, or (rarely) an earthquake.
Terrain: We're in a valley.
Traffic: Not bad, except during rush hour.
What you like/ dislike: I like living only an hour from the Pacific Ocean. I like our warm summers. Do not like the rain. Do not like the politics. I like that it's against the law to pump your own gas.
Would you leave or are you a lifer: I would leave to follow our adult kids and grandkids. That's not likely to happen, so we'll probably stay here till the end.
For me:
Locale: Central NJ. Close to NYC, Atlantic ocean, and mountains (Poconos, Catskills). I like the variety. Lots of trees!!!
Crime rate / safety: In my area, safe; in other areas, not so much.
Politics: Governor: center-right, legislature: center-left. Although I don't really like Gov. Christie, I'm glad he accepted the Medicaid expansion.
Cost of living: Property taxes are very high. But most public schools are of very high quality. Also, public facilities (parks, libraries, etc.) are generally good.
Cost of housing: It varies from extremely high to moderate, depending mainly on proximity to NYC/Philly and commuter rail lines.
Population: Where I live, very multi-ethnic: Hindi, Chinese, Latino, African-American, Korean, Muslim.
Rural- suburban- urban: Suburban
Climate: Typical northeast: snow in winter, hot/humid in summer.
Terrain: Rolling hills.
Traffic: Can be very bad. Depends a lot on direction and time-of-day.
Would I move? Yes, I'd like to move to the Pacific Northwest.
Little city in rural area.
About 60,000 in immediate area.
Average crime and politics, probably leans a little left. (Though our state is ultra liberal)
Housing and cost of living a little below average
Climate .... touches 100* in summer and -15* in winter.
Flat terrain: corn, corn soybean and corn
I would love to move south, starting to hate winters here. All my kids and their spouses live nearby and would also like to move further south. Ideally a farmette with a couple of houses would be nice. (I think my kids want nearby and free child care for their kids). Finances make it look like we will always be here.
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curly sue (11-16-2015)