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re: Where are the best places to live in the USA?

Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:37 am to
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:37 am to
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We moved to Fairhope a year ago, it checks all those boxes.


Isn’t it a bit pricey?
Posted by Jack Daniel
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:44 am to
Walmart is trying to turn that area into mini San Francisco
Posted by Billy Blanks
Member since Dec 2021
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:45 am to
Northwest Arkansas
Posted by USMEagles
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:47 am to
Decatur, GA
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
10347 posts
Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:47 am to
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Walmart is trying to turn that area into mini San Francisco


Well at least Walmart money from the Walton family. They’ve put billions into that economy and it shows. It’s a beautiful place naturally and now they have all the features that make it a well rounded place to live. Restaurants, hiking, biking, art, entertainment, along with quality leadership and infrastructure.
It’s definitely worth considering
This post was edited on 1/7/22 at 7:51 am
Posted by Prosecuted Collins
The Farm
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:47 am to
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgia
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:50 am to
Anywhere north of Albuquerque, West of Dallas and East of the Coastal Strip along the West Coast (too expensive)

Posted by Jack Daniel
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:52 am to
Who the hell relocates their whole family because of art?
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:53 am to
Texas

But we are full
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:55 am to
For starters, any place NOT in Louisiana
Posted by colston12
Member since Jan 2007
769 posts
Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:56 am to
Things you can't control:

Weather
Landscape (i.e. how aesthetically pleasing is the area geographically, although beauty is in the eye of the beholder)
Proximity to and people/places/things you enjoy or value

Things you can control:

Regional Politics - you can control how much this affects you personally. All politicians are scum anyway.
Cost of Living - technically you can dictate affordability based on your job, what you value, etc.
Raising a family - you can be a great parent anywhere, and almost any region is family friendly if choose the right location within the region.
Safety - you can choose a safer area almost anywhere.


For example, I'm moving to New York soon to be closer to family as our primary goal, to an area that is considered very family friendly. Some people say "well it's cold there and it's run by liberals". That is true but I DGAF about politics really. And sure it's cold there in the winter, but the summers are amazing relative to daily swamp-arse in Louisiana.

There are tradeoffs everywhere in life you just have to find what you value the most.
This post was edited on 1/7/22 at 7:57 am
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48357 posts
Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:56 am to
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So my vote goes to a nicer, small town in the south or mid west....wherever your family lives.

The midwest is an underrated place to raise a family. Granted, not the most exciting area of the country.
Posted by Jumpinjack
Member since Oct 2021
6485 posts
Posted on 1/7/22 at 7:58 am to
Love Fairhope, have property there. Hope to get back one day.

Davidson NC is not too bad though. An hour to the mountains, 2 hours to the coast.
This post was edited on 1/7/22 at 8:00 am
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 8:00 am to
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. Granted, not the most exciting area of the country.


Not much different than the South, except less crime, colder winters and cleaner cities. Given the choices, I'd rather live in the MW

This post was edited on 1/7/22 at 8:01 am
Posted by Jack Daniel
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Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 8:01 am to
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and it's run by liberals". That is true but I DGAF about politics really.

When your businesses are forced to close or kids are forced injections and taught things you don’t agree with, local politics are more important than you care to realize
Posted by DumpTruckerson
Member since Feb 2017
1478 posts
Posted on 1/7/22 at 8:02 am to
Anyone ever moved from Louisiana to the mountains with a real winter? Lived in LA my whole life so I’m used to the heat, if I moved it’d be somewhere with mountains but not sure how I’d like the cold/snow for 6 months
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 8:02 am to
the key to the midwest is you want to be north of the southern border of MN (not an exact line, but thereabouts)

that's where it starts to change from the dreary plains of indiana into pine and hardwoods forests, rolling hills, more lakes and clean streams than you could ever imagine

lots of deer too, if you're into that. eta- and wayyyy more public land than most of the south
This post was edited on 1/7/22 at 8:05 am
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48357 posts
Posted on 1/7/22 at 8:04 am to
The landscape certainly isn't ideal in places like Nebraska or Iowa but neither is Louisiana or Mississippi. But they are high quality places to live for families.
Posted by kisatchie53
Member since Jul 2011
1964 posts
Posted on 1/7/22 at 8:04 am to
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ok, go live in south Chicago or any ghetto and let's see you prove that theory.


My sister lives in south Chicago and she’s a very happy person as is her family She’s a nurse and husband a mechanic, not rich at all but very happy people.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
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Posted on 1/7/22 at 8:06 am to
most people don't realize there is a white middle class in the southside. it's not all BDs and GDs shooting each other.
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