a good state to live in?

[86_cutlass]

i would like to live in a state eventually that doesnt suck, has nice weather with no natural disasters (like massive hurricanes, tornados, or earthquakes) doesnt snow (maybe like in december or january once or twice) and isnt a beast on cars so they dont rot out.

any ideas? any info greatly appreciated

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Well, every state has it's share of disasters waiting to happen. Other than the rare hurricane, Florida is a great place to live. No state income tax, no vehicle inspections, low cost of living, cheap real estate in nice neighborhoods and lax gun laws make it almost a paradise. If you want to avoid hurricanes, try the west coast as it is very rare that a hurricane ever hits there due to certain climatological factors. I would also suggest Texas as a possible nice place to live. However, I am not sure about the taxes and such there. It is one of the few states that joined the Union with the ability to leave it easily if it so chooses, which counts for something in my book.

 

[CaStylin]

It is damn easy to live in Texas (Houston to be specific); with low cost and no state tax any one with a little drive can do really good for them self.

I grew up in Cali... every one out there was in completion for the jobs, land, housing so every one was doing what it took to make them more appealing to the job market weather it be education or skill training. In TX at 20 years old, I entered an office in which I was possible the most educated person in my department and half the age of the current staff, something that would have been almost impossible in Cali, at 21, I bought my house in nice house TX, I could have never done that in Cali unless I was from wealth. Other then being lazy there is no reason why some one cant live well in TX... there’s space, jobs, and a decently priced housing market for anyone with the knowledge to get it

If you have a little more to start off with and don’t mind the added commute I would suggest living out side of Houston instead of in its “actual” city limits. The areas surrounding Houston tend to be pricier but are over better, nicer, more educated and clearer areas

CaStylin

on a side note before anyone jumps in and downs CA or concludes what I say to be untrue about Cali... when I speak of every one I speak of the masses, of course not everyone is motivated, there are many that do barely enough to survive. But in my opinion, many those who are lazy in Cali and just surviving could be flourishing in TX with the same amount of effort

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

I'll agree with that. Freedom requires individual responsibility. You have to be willing to accept the downside in order to reap the maximum benefit from living without the restrictions imposed by a large social safety net.

 

[86_cutlass]

well you made florida sound awfully appealing

 

[78 salon]

i would like to live in a state eventually that doesnt suck, has nice weather with no natural disasters (like massive hurricanes, tornados, or earthquakes) doesnt snow (maybe like in december or january once or twice) and isnt a beast on cars so they dont rot out.

any ideas? any info greatly appreciated

With those stipulations, you definietly don't want to come to Illinois :lol:

 

[DRIVEN]

Oregon's alright. Cars don't rust unless you live right on the coast. Everything is green pretty much year round. Usually snows once or twice in the winter but doesn't stay long. Winters are kinda rainy but not real cold. Sun shines pretty steady May through October. Housing in the Portland are is higher than it should be. My property taxes are at twice what I could sell it for today. No sales tax. Average gas prices. On the plus side I'm 1 hour from the beach, 2 hours from high desert, 1 hour from 5 ski areas on Mt. Hood. 20 minutes from water skiing/wake boarding. Unfortunately, we have a lot of hippies in Subarus and hipsters on Vespas. In certain areas it feels a lot like San Francisco. I liked my area more 15-20 years ago. It's still nice but I plan to move in 4-5 years. I'm headed to eastern Washington.

Columbia Gorge

Mt. Hood

Portland

 

[sui_winbolo]

Cross North Dakota off the list. We were getting snow THIS month.

We have snow for damn near half the year. It sucks.

 

[86CutlassUCF]

another vote for florida. id say west coast, naples up through tampa. orlando sucks except for maybe east orlando. i would never live in miami area. and i dont know much about north florda. but i love the no state tax or emmision laws and no front liscence plates 😀

 

[patmckinneyracing]

I live in San Antonio, Texas and I can tell you the weather here is some of the nicest in the country. It does get warm during the summer but other than that there's no major natural disasters. Main thing you have to worry about down here is just property tax but that's it. People are real friendly, gas prices are cheap, you can cruise year round with out freezing your a** off, and Texas is really the only state holding any good ground right now during our current economic times. All the major businesses such as Toyota, Microsoft, and other companies have all moved down here to San Antonio and are providing thousands of new jobs.