re: Ranking the SEC states based on livability

northwest Arkansas is a very nice place to live.

"The Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area passed Austin, Texas, to claim the No. 4 spot in the U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best Places to Live" survey released today." US News Ranking July 2021

If you disagree meet me at Sonic with your fly rod

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northwest Arkansas is a very nice place to live.

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Most of Western Arkansas is really cool.

Strange thread. I've lived in Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Louisiana.

I loved all of them, but Louisiana and Tennessee were particularly good to me. If I can retire near my family in Madisonville, False River, or even parts of Lafayette....I'll die a happy man. I also would love to retire in Tampa or St. Pete area in Florida too.

Now Louisiana usually has the worst state government of the ones I've lived in. Tennessee was the most dangerous (I was in Memphis). Texas had the worst COL. Georgia (Atlanta) had the worst traffic and the biggest assholes. And the people I knew my age in Florida were just not really like me.

But they were all positive experiences despite that.

Notable call outs:
Texas had an incredible economy and just mountains of opportunity for an ambitious person.
Louisiana's food and culture are incredible, and the people are awesome. It's the most entertaining state.
Tennessee was a well run state, and the area where I lived was super friendly.
Georgia was pretty - especially Augusta during Masters week. That state is attracting a lot of people from the mid Atlantic and northeastern US because of Atlanta's growth and success.
Florida had some surprisingly awesome food and you can't beat those beaches anywhere else in the south.

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Louisiana and Mississippi are by far the worst.

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IDK. I absolutely love south Louisiana.

I haven't lived in Mississippi, but in some ways I think it's secretly the best state in the south. In other ways, it's a tragic mess.

Because you don't leave your camp to see the rest of the world. Because if you did, you'd see how bad Louisiana is compared to the rest of the country.

1) Tennessee
2) S Carolina
3) Alabama
4) Kentucky
5) Georgia
6) Florida
7) Arkansas
8) Louisiana
9) Texas
10) Mississippi
11) Missouri

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Tennessee, Florida, and Texas are the top 3. Put them in whatever order you want depending on weather preference. Then a HUGE drop to Rest.

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This has pretty much the consensus here.

If you remove bias, it's pretty hard to argue otherwise.

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This has pretty much the consensus here. If you remove bias, it's pretty hard to argue otherwise.

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I really don’t see how y’all can hold so much praise for a state with Memphis and overpriced hot fried chicken to such a high standard lol?

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I know this site attracts a certain demographic of people but not everyone is a white male republican that is completely fine with eating Texas Roadhouse and sausage biscuits from Twice Daily every day.

I’m sure Northwestern Arkansas is beautiful but I just have zero desire to live in a place that birthed Walmart my guy.

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california is probably more your style.

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The MS, LA, and AR delta areas need to be combined and tuned into the 51st state, everybody would be better off.

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Nah it needs to be turned into an exclave like Lesotho in South Africa. Nobody wants that shite…