interesting, had not thought of it that way.
a desirable touristy area for me would be coastal Maine or Colorado, like Estes Park. but I know that in places like EP it drives up the cost of living
I apologize for the massive number of typos jn that post, between mobile device, medications, and pain distractions i seriously botched that one pretty badly.
Of those two choices you mention though, coastal Maine would be my bet.
We lived in Narragansett RI which had to be just about my favorite place I've been. You cannot replicate the peacefulness of the ocean and exploring the Rocky shore, nor the beauty of large waves dashing the rocks in storms. Friendly locals, great wildlife both for viewing or as a sportsman, awesome seafood right off the boat at anazing prices, and the beauty of the fall in small new england towns. Don't forget fresh maple syrup over snow right out of the evaporator.
But, having lived there about 5 years, I can say you really do get the benefits in the social/arts/entertainment*(include food here) venues of a town the size of the tourist class that hangs around. So for us, we had the options I'd see in the likes of say Atlanta. Except with about 10k people instead of 3m. Our taxes were somewhat lower, but as I said, money for schools, police, etc,never an issue because of what tourists brought.
And, livingstone somewhere like that, you could use the local tourist period to TRA⁶VEL yourself camping, RV, cruise, whatever. You come home, they're gone
(let's see later how bad I butchered this post later, eye got a bit blurry typing so apologgobr,,,)
