What state would you move to?

Ironically, I’d choose Illinois.
I love me some Chicago.

The concept of having real seasons seems magical.
Though in reality, I’d probably be running back to California
with my tail between my wussy, temperate-weather-spoiled tush.

@CharlieCo: Honestly, I wouldn’t move…..I like where I live….

lucky me, I guess :)

I’d like to move to Perfection, Nevada and hunt Graboids with Kevion Bacon.

I love the east coast, so maybe one of the Carolinas…or Washington/Oregon. I hate California, I would love to move if possible, but probably not likely…hubby’s got a real secure job.

I currently live in Texas, lived in Cali for 2.5 years, and came back a year ago. I like the weather, the people, the good mexican food, and the fact that I am only 30 min. away from Mexico (a totally different culture). Being hispanic, I guess that influences my reasons a lot. Though, I do think I would consider moving back to California again (once finished with school).

Cost of living would definitely factor in, I’d want to be able to live comfortably!

i really am impressed with places like the savannahs. i like states that have either mountains or palm trees. i really like the southeast but, woo boy, hurricane country.

But North Carolina doesn’t get hit quite so much, true? Or am I in denial?

Georgia and South Carolina are nice too.
And I’ve heard great things about Tennesee…

I never thought I would leave Oregon. I love it, is is gorgeous here. For a while now though, I have felt like I could live elsewhere. I am really open. I can think of something I would like in almost every state. I would like a bit more sunshine though!

was thisclose to moving to nashville two years ago. the hills and the trees just wooed me.

Love Nashville, so pretty and people are just friendlier down south.

Is Nashville expensive? If not…might be a place to consider.
You can pick up where you left off with the beautiful hills and trees. :)

I’ve lived most of my life in CA, but would move to Oregon or Washington in a heartbeat. I love the west coast and could see living in either of those places

i like connecticut :) nice veg places there. california is my dream state…although i’d certainly be out of place there.

I have yet to visit the east coast.
I am visiting Chicago in March for the first time. I am quite excited, everyone I have met from there has been really friendly and has had nothing bad to say about it.

Oregon. I lived in Oregon before and like it. I think I would dig living out in the boonies on Hawaii in a shack in the jungle too.

I’d like to go home to Massachusetts. It grieves me to think that I probably never will.

i think the only problem i’d have is putting up a christmas tree in a warm-weather climate. warm and sunny on christmas day? nah, it just aint right.

It’s a no-brainer for me. We lived in Texas for 22 years, outside of Dallas. Moved back here to Iowa 3 years ago. If it weren’t for our daughters & grandkids being here, I’d go back in a heartbeat. I miss it SO bad. Texas is it’s own country & I long to be a Texan again, but I know I never will geographically. But I always will be in my heart.

remember when “the cosbys” came on with that balmy backdrop in the opening credits? what was that tune? where was the place?

New Mexico. No question. Some people think it’s ugly, but I grew up in Albuquerque and traveled all over the state. It’s beautiful. And it has a special feel you just don’t find anywhere else—a wondrous mixture of Native American and Spanish cultures. The smell of pinon trees, the taste of New Mexican food, the feel of desert air, the beauty of the mountains—all these are unique to the place. Even though I’ve lived in Texas longer than I lived in New Mexico, New Mexico is still home to me. I’m always homesick for her.

a gershwin tune?

Actually, now that I think of it…are you asking about living there for awhile or actually settling down? I’d love to live in several different places. But as for settling down, it’d have to be next to the ocean (where the sun sets).

Not just a body of water, but the ocean. Otherwise, I sometimes get this landlocked/claustrophobic/panicky feeling. The ocean helps me feel connected to the rest of the world. But also comforts me that there is an end to land and a beginning to water. Not sure if that makes sense?

It also has to be an ocean where the sun sets. While the east coast sunrises were glorious, I came to realize that watching the ocean grow dark while the sun slips past the buildings and hills actually makes me rather sad and melancholy.

I guess that just leaves California, Oregon, Washington
and (the west side…haha) of the Hawaiian islands.

Oregon. Always and forever. I’ve never been, but it seems like everyone is moving to Portland.

I’ve not thought of moving to another state. It’s the UK for me when I move!

A US state I would move to? California, I guess. Northern California.

i’ve lived most of my life in maryland, and i love it. the western shore (balt/wash area) is very metropolitan/suburban, and not exactly cheap to live. but i live on the eastern shore, where it is rather rural, and much more affordable. quiet and peaceful, about an hour from balt or 40 minutes from annap. if i had to move elsewhere, however, i think i’d choose the mountains of NC. just beautiful… although my husband wouldn’t be able to find a job there…

North Carolina ( around Ashville) is beautiful, and I would love to go there again, but I don’t know much about the cost of living there. I’d love to give it a shot tho. Most of all, I want to go back home to North Florida.

My dream has always been one of the following: North Carolina (mountains, not the coast), Tennessee, or Wyoming. No specific reason for any of them… just beautiful places with some decent land left. I currently reside in Southern Indiana, though, and I’m not sure that I could ever part with it.

Maine, Vermont or New Hampshire for me. Need to be near mountains and the ocean. I also need seasons.

Actually thinking about retiring to Wyoming….
It seems to be wallet friendly….
Still doing my homework.…

I moved to Portland last week.. Pancake.

i hear oregon is really nice. ok, now the pancake thing, um, help me out…

Alaska…I like the cold :)

I loved living in Frederick, Maryland and would go back in a heartbeat. It’s not very far from where I live now, so for a ‘big’ move, I’d choose a tiny island in Washington or the North Carolina mountains.

My cousin moved from Chicago to Raleigh NC and loves it. LOVES it. For one thing, the $450,000 he got for his tiny house in Chicago converted to 4,000 square feet on an acre lot. The beach is a reasonable commute away. There’s a lot of work, and the schools are good.

I’m Michigan born and bred. I’ve lived in (the suburbs of) Raleigh and Orlando and I hated it – mostly because it wasn’t Michigan. (If you’re ever considering living in FL for a summer, I assure you, it’s too hot.)

That said, I did like the Boston area, and I would also consider Oregon. I would prefer someplace where I don’t have to shovel snow, but I also won’t boil in the summer. Anyone know a place like that?

Maryland really is a great place to live. Lot’s of water everywhere; the mountains, the ocean, and a pretty reasonable weather system. It’s rural enough yet close to Baltimore and Washington, DC. when you need a culture fix. When I retire there’s a very small island of the coast of NC where I hope to plant myself, but for now…this is home.

pancake

I live in the state of confusion, nothing makes since here, but it doesn’t have too.

Central California is affordable right now and close enough to the “Beautiful” parts of California.

I live in the bay area. It’s very nice here. @Laureth, not too hot, not too cold here, at all.

If I were to move anywhere, it’d probably be back to Ashland, OR. I’ve lived in 7 different states, and that was my favorite place.

I would choose the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We vacation there every summer and we hope to move there someday. The people are so friendly and I love the wilderness. So many outdoor activities to choose from year round, the fishing is awesome, great beer and fresh air. I can keep going if you want.

@Judi: I lived in San Luis Obispo for awhile and I would have to say that central California is one of the most beautiful parts of the state. Especially Morro Bay.

SLO is great, but still expensive. I’m thinking, Bakersfield, Fresno, Visalia…..

Yes, very expensive Judi! The main reason why I moved from there, too much time at the beach and not in class so daddy quit paying the rent. Paso Robles is nice too.

Judi, I live in Bakersfield and while it is affordable and only a couple hours from everything, the air quality is horrible and I think that in itself will take 10 years off your life, so I’m not sure that is worth the affordability.

CHICAGO!!!! can’t wait :) now live in CT-expensive (very-very!) and boring

Miasmom;
We’re neighbors? Yes the air is bad, but I sure would like to sell my house! help me out here!!!!!

I’ve been thinking of this forever, I would love to move to the northeast (or anywhere on the east coast for that matter). Also Oregon/Washington strike me as great places to live. I can definitely bear the winter (Im from Michigan).

Oregon is miserable from September to July. (Central anyway.) It is so depressing when the rain never stops for 9 months. When I moved to California it was like a whole new world opened up (mentally) for me. I need sunshine to survive!!

Montana. Seems to be very free there. Also, the outer banks NC is quiet and remote. Love it.

I wonder why no one says they want to move OUT of Washington State??