Best Place to Live

fixer1958 · #1 01/30/08, 07:47 PM

that has fairly warm weather all year around where you can have a few acres to raise some animals and do your own thing.

I'm about done with KS. 60 one day and 15 the next and expecting up to 7 inches of snow by afternoon tomorrow. Warmup into the 40's after that.

I have been having to wear window weights off my belt loops to keep from getting blown into the next section from the wind.

The wind yesterday moved a 500 LB hoophose 15'. If it wasn't for the tarp giving out it would have been in the neighbors pasture.

Gripes over.
Any suggestions?

Landshark · #2 01/30/08, 07:57 PM

Hawaii, but it will cost ya.

fixer1958 · #3 01/30/08, 08:22 PM

Have they got that bridge done to there yet? 3 horse sized dogs crammed into luggage might be a problem. If they can't go I don't either. I think it would be easier to leave one of the kids here.
At least the dogs do what I tell them.

fastbackpony · #4 01/30/08, 08:48 PM

HA - thats funny - I saw the title to your thread and immediatly thought Kansas !

the weather has been a bit crisp around the edges, but there's nowhere so pretty, and calming. IMHO

Alice In TX/MO · #5 01/30/08, 08:50 PM

We're in South Texas. Thinking (jokingly) of moving to Belize. We've had some drizzy, very cool, very windy days.

But, the weather here allows almost year round gardening.

We have greens in the garden now.

starjj · #6 01/30/08, 09:04 PM

TN of course We have mild winters and a long growing season

jill.costello · #7 01/31/08, 01:03 AM

I grew up in Wisconsin (brrrr!) And have now lived in Texas for 4 years, so I know the extremes! I am under doctor's orders to move to a milder climate, and we researched the whole country and are completely smitten by Virginia! Richmond area is stunningly beautiful, as well as the "corridor" between Richmond and Federicksburg. We found adorable properties with 4-8 acres for $150K-$225K If you need more land than that, but want to spend less, go to Lynchburg area or Appomattox and see the really affordable stunners!!! Avg temps are 40-80, with just a few lower/hotter days but not much snow at all. Goto www.realtor.com, do an advanced search with Richmond as your center point, but a 20 mile radius. Be sure to specify your acreage requirements in the search as well! Good Luck!

Liese · #8 01/31/08, 04:57 AM

Well the Danville,VA area, about 2.5hrs SW of Richmond, experienced record breaking heat this summer - more than 45 days of well above 90F; so if heat & humidity are issues for you this area may not be a good fit. The winters are quite easy - one long fall from this former Michigander's perspective.

AJ Williams · #9 01/31/08, 05:34 AM

Georgia, Ellaville to be exact! 5 acres with 2 bed/2bath home $119,000. Plus many more options. Small town, small county. 4070 people!

momlaffsalot · #10 01/31/08, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by fixer1958

...I'm about done with KS. 60 one day and 15 the next and expecting up to 7 inches of snow by afternoon tomorrow. Warmup into the 40's after that.

I have been having to wear window weights off my belt loops to keep from getting blown into the next section from the wind.

The wind yesterday moved a 500 LB hoophose 15'. If it wasn't for the tarp giving out it would have been in the neighbors pasture....

Ah, but what about when spring comes and the flowers start to bloom and the trees begin to blossom and the sky is so blue, and the breeze is warm...you can't beat that...hang in there-March is coming and it's all downhill from there :-)

netexan · #11 01/31/08, 08:03 AM

fixer, I moved to NE Texas for pretty much the same reasons that you have for wanting to move. The weather here can be a little bit unpredictable but we still have four seasons, with winter being the shortest. Property is still fairly cheap, I paid under 200K for 20 acres with a good sized pond a 3/2 brick house, guest house and barn with good fences. The taxes are also cheap with the Ag and homestead exemptions.
I looked at property and cost of living expenses across the country before moving here and I have no regrets, I'll be here for a while.

sunflower-n-ks · #12 01/31/08, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by momlaffsalot

Ah, but what about when spring comes and the flowers start to bloom and the trees begin to blossom and the sky is so blue, and the breeze is warm...you can't beat that...hang in there-March is coming and it's all downhill from there :-)

Oh yes, spring in Kansas is great! But if you have to stay indoors on that one day, you have missed it until next year.. And then the storms strip all of the blossoms off the trees and then decide to take your house along with it.

Falls are wonderful also. But alas, same problem, they last maybe a day or two and then on to what ever winter has in store.

I also am searching for a better place to live. This winter has been way too much for me to handle.

Oh well, just winter grumpies growing, it will pass with the seasons.

Country Doc · #13 01/31/08, 08:11 AM

I agree about East Texas. Nice area. Land is going up, but still cheaper than most areas. $2-3K per acre and up.

mustangsally17 · #14 01/31/08, 08:12 AM

depends on how warm you like it, north florida is still very country with lots of avail land, just moved from there 2 months ago, i dont like the intense heat. have also lived in north georgia, very beautiful, change of seasons but not extreme. growing season , of course, is longer in north fl...land less in north fl...dixie co., north alachua co., GO GATORS!!...columbia co...

dahliaqueen · #15 01/31/08, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Landshark

Hawaii, but it will cost ya.

Yeah, but you won't care.....

wogglebug · #16 01/31/08, 10:35 AM

New Zealand, if you like it cool, wet and small.
Australia, if you like it warm to hot, moderate to dry, and wide open (although there are still ski-fields - more than Switzerland has; and areas where English immigrants an feel at home).

Did you know that the USA has things called tornados? The rest of the world can't understand that, because we don't.

fixer1958 · #17 01/31/08, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by wogglebug

New Zealand, if you like it cool, wet and small.
Australia, if you like it warm to hot, moderate to dry, and wide open (although there are still ski-fields - more than Switzerland has; and areas where English immigrants an feel at home).

Did you know that the USA has things called tornados? The rest of the world can't understand that, because we don't.

We checked into Australia several years ago. I don't I have enough economic value for them to have me permanantly. That's the way it was explained to me anyway. I know NZ is a very nice place.

I never considered the SE. I will check that out as well as Texas.
DW wants to take a trip to AZ. I was in the area once and remember driving forever to get anywhere.

We didn't get the snow they predicted but there was enough that they were playing bumper cars on the interstate this morning.
The hose wasn't frozen when I got home to water the animals so I'm not quite as PO'ed as I was last night.

With tornadoes....you just have to go underground if you hear/see it coming.
I was in one in a boat on a lake when I was a kid.
Didn't really think I was going to get through it, but here I am.
Thanks for the spots to look at.

greenmulberry · #18 01/31/08, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jill.costello

Avg temps are 40-80, with just a few lower/hotter days but not much snow at all. Goto www.realtor.com, do an advanced search with Richmond as your center point, but a 20 mile radius. Be sure to specify your acreage requirements in the search as well! Good Luck!

Wow, I moved from Richmond to Iowa and have been so happy to escape God awful muggy summers. Sure the winters get you here, but I don't think an Iowa winter is any worse than a sticky hot VA summer! Of course I love the snow having lived in Virginia so long, I never got to experience it much like I do here in Iowa!!

Terrible traffic in the corridor though. OMG, the traffic from DC and down through Richmond and on to Norfolk/VA beach area is really bad. I hate it when I go back there to visit family in Richmond, DC, and Chesapeake because the traffic in unbelievable. Sit in a car on 95 and move 5 miles in an hour. On a Saturday. It weired because you can take a "back way" and be driving through farmland and still be backed up in traffic.

If I was a retired person and not having to drive, or in a rural area AWAY from the corridor, then I think it would be OK and a nice place. But I just choked on my drink when I saw someone posting about how they were looking forward to moving there. Hubby and I consider "escaping" from the greater Richmond area one of the best things we ever did.

I love the rural part of VA! You are right about not much snow. I recall one little old one or two inch snow fall a winter being a "decent snow", sometimes none, occasional ice. It is pretty mild. Just look for a place you won't have to use I95 if you are north of Richmond, and I64 south of Richmond has become really bad as well.

Mel- · #19 01/31/08, 11:15 PM

I really enjoyed kansas when I lived there (desoto). a little warmer that where I grew up indiana but similar weather.

I'd suggest ky, tenn. family is keeping me where I am but after that it will be southern indiana, so. illinois or n. mo/s iowa for me.

**Cabin Fever** · #20 02/01/08, 09:35 AM

If there was a best place to live, everyone would already be living there.