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The best place to live by Razor X on 25 Jun, 2007 19:10
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As an offshoot of the "Where are you from" discussion, how many of you are really where you want to be? I think many of us end up in certain places due to circumstances beyond our control and if we'd had a choice we might have ended up elsewhere.
So where is your ideal place to live? I'm not sure mine exists, but ideally, here's what I'd like to have. It muts be:
1. Somewhere in the USA. I've visited many beautiful countries and loved visiting them, but do not want to live outside my native country.
2. Somewhere without extremes in the weather/climate -- i.e., not too hot in the summer, and not too cold (or snow!) in the winter. Someplace that's not plagued with earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, etc.
3. Someplace with a reasonable cost of living and no confiscatory taxation.
4. Someplace that is not too congested or overcrowded.
5. Someplace with low crime.
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#1 by Tyler on 25 Jun, 2007 19:16
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As an offshoot of the "Where are you from" discussion, how many of you are really where you want to be? I think many of us end up in certain places due to circumstances beyond our control and if we'd had a choice we might have ended up elsewhere.
So where is your ideal place to live? I'm not sure mine exists, but ideally, here's what I'd like to have. It muts be:
1. Somewhere in the USA. I've visited many beautiful countries and loved visiting them, but do not want to live outside my native country.
2. Somewhere without extremes in the weather/climate -- i.e., not too hot in the summer, and not too cold (or snow!) in the winter. Someplace that's not plagued with earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, etc.
3. Someplace with a reasonable cost of living and no confiscatory taxation.
4. Someplace that is not too congested or overcrowded.
5. Someplace with low crime.
According to your 5 criteria it sounds like you want to live in Crescent City, CA. -
#2 by Razor X on 25 Jun, 2007 19:19
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According to your 5 criteria it sounds like you want to live in Crescent City, CA.
Really? I was always under the impression that it was outrageously expensive to live anywhere in California.
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#3 by Tyler on 25 Jun, 2007 19:23
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According to your 5 criteria it sounds like you want to live in Crescent City, CA.
Really? I was always under the impression that it was outrageously expensive to live anywhere in California.
CRESCENT CITY is located on Hwy 101 on the beautiful Northern California coast about 20 miles south of the Oregon border. The area offers an abundance of outdoor recreational activities utilizing the proximity of the Pacific Ocean, the Smith River and Klamath River, Redwood National and State Parks, and the Smith River National Recreation Area. Crescent City is 1.6 square miles in size with a population of 7,542 and a surrounding urban service area of approximately 15,000. County-wide the population is approximately 26,000 encompassing 1003 square miles.The annual rainfall averages 75 inches. Summer coastal temperatures average 60 – 70 degrees, with inland temperatures much warmer. Winter temperatures average 40 – 50 degrees.
According to a Realtor.com search (http://homes.realtor.com/search/searchresults.aspx?ctid=83034&ml=3&bd=4&bth=4&typ=7) you can get a 3BR 2BA for about $200,000+. -
#4 by Razor X on 25 Jun, 2007 19:25
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CRESCENT CITY is located on Hwy 101 on the beautiful Northern California coast about 20 miles south of the Oregon border. The area offers an abundance of outdoor recreational activities utilizing the proximity of the Pacific Ocean, the Smith River and Klamath River, Redwood National and State Parks, and the Smith River National Recreation Area. Crescent City is 1.6 square miles in size with a population of 7,542 and a surrounding urban service area of approximately 15,000. County-wide the population is approximately 26,000 encompassing 1003 square miles.The annual rainfall averages 75 inches. Summer coastal temperatures average 60 – 70 degrees, with inland temperatures much warmer. Winter temperatures average 40 – 50 degrees.
According to a Realtor.com search (http://homes.realtor.com/search/searchresults.aspx?ctid=83034&ml=3&bd=4&bth=4&typ=7) you can get a 3BR 2BA for about $200,000+.
I was just looking at their website. It does look beautiful. -
#5 by Tyler on 25 Jun, 2007 19:30
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It is a very beautiful place in regards to scenery. Though, you may want to add some criteria. From my understanding the main employment is the near by Pelican Bay prison and the logging industry. There isn't much commerce. Though, I guess every town needs a CPA or two.
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#6 by Razor X on 25 Jun, 2007 19:33
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It is a very beautiful place in regards to scenery. Though, you may want to add some criteria. From my understanding the main employment is the near by Pelican Bay prison and the logging industry. There isn't much commerce. Though, I guess every town needs a CPA or two.
There's always a catch, isn't there?
Oh well, it's not like I could just pack up and go there, anyway. Maybe when I retire, about 30 years from now. 
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#7 by VFRWolf on 25 Jun, 2007 19:52
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My ideal place, would be Santa Fe, NM, but can't afford that, I've always loved the Farmington, NM area. Great off roading, nice lake for fishing, mountains nearby.
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#8 by Tyler on 25 Jun, 2007 22:53
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My ideal place right now would be Santa Barbara. Not very "affordable" but neither is the place I live now.
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#9 by R o b 6 on 25 Jun, 2007 23:12
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My ideal place right now would be Santa Barbara. Not very "affordable" but neither is the place I live now.
Agreed. One of the most beautiful parts of our state. We spent our honeymoon there...incredible resorts and scenery. Gotta love Montecito, too. -
#10 by Kajun on 26 Jun, 2007 00:03
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where i'm at now..panama city beach! i lived here from 98-2000...7 yrs later i miraculously get transfered back here......when i left here in 2000 i swore i'd come back after the military and retire here..never dreamed i would get to do my last tour here and be in place for retirement.i've physically been around the world twice ,lived in 3 foreign countries,and visited a crap load of others,lived on both coasts.. california and virginia.....but the SOUTH/Gulf coast is where i am meant to be.
i love it here...its close enough to louisiana that i can go visit anytime..yet far enough where the relatives wont drop in lol they have live crawfish when in season....the worlds best raw oysters(appalachicola oysters)...tons of drunk chicks wanting to have a good time
beautiful beaches/water and good fishing...southern hospitality...its also the last part of florida that isn't over developed,closest major interstate is 1hr away 
and is still relatively priced considering the real estate bubble of the last yrs.....i'm renting a 3br/2bath,garage 1350 sqft brick home for 1k!(they actually raised the rent lol) and can buy something similar for $150k or less....beach front the price goes up though...
no state tax! hurricanes...aint nothing but a thing....where's da party?
but its hot here though..but i've lived around it all my life and i have great A/C in my house and truck ...very low crime here..unless you count the drunk in publics or pissing outside of the beach bars...but hey..thats part of spring break and bikinis
other than that i'm happy here and hope i can stay here forever....but of course i will go wherever the $$$ is...but i doubt if i ever leave the south again...
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#11 by SlyGI on 26 Jun, 2007 05:01
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I agree with Tyler on Santa Barbra. I've never lived there, but I passed through a few times. It just had a really great "feel" in that town.
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#12 by danyroo on 26 Jun, 2007 06:09
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Kajun you seem to be in paradise ...
Not much of a traveler.. I live in a wooded area, no traffic, 34000 population.. that includes all the surrounding area..
visited Toronto once..
.. man just with the traffic..and cab fairs..
No need for ac for us we usually heat the house from sept. octob. t'ill may..
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#13 by PigPen on 26 Jun, 2007 07:43
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We're hitting the real hot time of year now in Albuquerque. Projected high is 98 F today. That's damn hot kids. I can understand what VFR was saying about Santa Fe, it's a beautiful city. Problem is that the real estate is priced like CA. For about 900 sq ft you'll pay around $500,000 or more. Slightly out of my price range and way too small for my family. I've thought about moving, and talked about moving. We enjoy that we have family very close though. My mom and step-dad will take the kids at least one night for the weekend so we can go out and have some fun. I think that is the biggest perk about living here.
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#14 by Professor Melon on 26 Jun, 2007 08:05
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While I appreciate RazorX's criteria for the ideal place, I'd have to add nearness to the sea (that is, the Atlantic), "the loom of history," meaning the eastern seaboard, particularly New England, and fairly close proximity to a decent-sized city, such as NYC, Boston, Bangor, Providence. New Jersey is not the worst place to live, but it is becoming unafordable. Now that we're on our own ("empty nest" syndrome lasted all of 15 seconds), we can consider a locale where all the above criteria are met and the cost-of-living is reasonable. When to retire--it's now an annual decision--will certainly impact where we wind up. We hope to resume travelling to help determine our choice. Professor Melon