Where to move to?

[Shockdoctor]

Hello everyone. I've been looking for a new job for a while now without any luck, so I have decided it is time to expand my search to include states outside of Michigan.

What I would like to know, is if anyone can tell me where they feel is the best place to live? Which state at the very least? I've only been outside of Michigan a couple of times and that was years ago. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Mischka]

Gonna need more information than that. Are you a big city, medium city, or rural kinda guy? What kind of work do you do? Are there certain must-haves or avoid-with-your-life items on your list? There are as many reasons to live in a place as there are places to choose from. These items will help us narrow it down.

P.S. Why are you impersonating Pheonyx? Am I missing some inside wrestling joke?

 

[Rambrat]

Harlem...

Harlem, NY is nice...

 

[Shockdoctor]

Hmm, I'd have to say a mid-sized city kind of guy. I'm an information technology professional. I don't have a list of must haves or must avoids at this point. Just kind of looking for some general impressions people have.

I hijacked Pheonyx's AV, and he hijacked Tyrael's. No impresonating going on. It's all in fun.

 

[Shockdoctor]

Re: Harlem...

Harlem, NY is nice...

Hmm, I think you are still trying to kill me for saying your thread wouldn't get past 2 pages...

 

[Monazwx]

Welcome to Florida

Then why not try Mia for size? If not, (there are tons of people there), why not Orlando or Tallahasse. It's warm and friendly (most times) and can always use IT pros. Plus, there's never a shortage of things to do here!

<Sorry for sounding like a brochure>

 

[Rubyfruit]

I'm really liking Reno. It's a mid-sized city, with everything about 15 minutes away, but it has mostly everything I want. Entertainment, shopping, leisure and sports. Lake Tahoe is 45 minutes away, and San Franscico, 3.5 hours.

A lot of IT companies are moving here from Northern California, because the cost of living is lower for their employees.

 

[Rambrat]

Re: Re: Harlem...

Hmm, I think you are still trying to kill me for saying your thread wouldn't get past 2 pages...

It made it to 10 pages...I think...

I liked the paper guy.

 

[ksmybuttons]

Oregon is a horrible place to be...

There is nothing to do, nothing to see, it rains ALL the time. We let people kill themselves and smoke pot. We tax you unfairly. No one reads here, they are all illiterate. Everyone still lives in TeePee's, drive VW vans and wears Birkenstocks.

The truth: It has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Especially tech.


a member of the slow growth movement.

 

[Shockdoctor]

Mona - Thanks for the info on Florida. I have been there once, and from what little I can remember I liked it. Florida will most likely make my list of states I would be willing to relocate to.

Ruby - I hadn't considered the Reno area. Any chance you can give me an idea of what the cost of living is in that area?

ksymbuttons - Thanks for the tip, Oregon is off the list.

 

[ksmybuttons]

ksymbuttons - Thanks for the tip, Oregon is off the list.

Yes! It worked!

 

[Shockdoctor]

Aww, now I feel like you don't want me around.

 

[Allexus_TN]

Florida, Georgia, or Tennessee. Mona's right, Tallahassee is great, it's one town over from where I grew up.

 

[Rubyfruit]

Doctor, the price of housing here is very affodable. Much more so than California. Reno's growing at an incredible rate. There are something like 100 new housing developments going on right now, ranging from $160k to multi-million dollar custom homes.

There is no State income tax, thanks to the gambling industry, and we've found things like groceries, utilities and insurance to be about average.

 

[patient1]

Having visited lots of places there are a few things you might want to consider, like climate & geograghy...Or how things are layed out.... Florida or Reno may well be perfect for you. Or not. I'll use a few illustrations with some larger cities.


For example, moving to Florida from MI, you'll have less of a change of seasons. Also, moving south, the hours of daylight & darkness will be more in balance & vary less throughout the year, which may or may not be great for you. Or the summers might be too hot for your taste. It all depends on you. If you know better what you do & don't like, I'm sure we can fill you in.

People from Pennsylvania sometimes find that they love the bigger mountains in Colorado, but after a while they miss the countless variety & wide distribution of trees compared to about 3 kinds in Colorado.

Being sun-sensitive, I think that the rainy Pacific Northwest is far closer to paradise than SanDiego ( which is technically a desert) .

Some cities have great public transit systems and are pedestrian friendly. Some aren't. There's a big difference between San Francisco & LA in that regard.

Doesn't mean that you have to move to the west coast, I'm just raising some questions.

 

[Shockdoctor]

Doctor, the price of housing here is very affodable. Much more so than California. Reno's growing at an incredible rate. There are something like 100 new housing developments going on right now, ranging from $160k to multi-million dollar custom homes.

There is no State income tax, thanks to the gambling industry, and we've found things like groceries, utilities and insurance to be about average.

I have heard that California can be a very expensive place to live.

Hmm, I'll have to seriously consider the Reno area. I'll have to run over to Monster and see what is out that way in terms of jobs.

Thanks again for the info.

 

[Shockdoctor]

You make some good points patient1.

I'm not really big on snow, so the lack of a big change in seasons probably wouldn't bother me much.

Heat...well, as long as I have A/C in my car and at home I can live with that. In general, any temperature from the mid-50's to mid-80's is ok with me.

In the area I am in right now there really isn't much in the way of public transportation. You pretty much have to drive yourself. Traffic gets kind of heavy, but I have never been stuck in a traffic jam for more than an hour (and I don't ever want to be either).

 

[patient1]

And another thing...What do you like to eat?

Where you live affects how old your food is when it reaches the store. Produce in places like California, Nevada & Florida are about a week fresher than what I'm used to .

Orange juice is awesome in California, Arizona, & Florida

Sea food is best on the closest coast to what you want.

Of course the meat & cheese is great in the middle of the country.

 

[Shockdoctor]

I am not a very picky eater. I like just about everything. That shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Cheyenne]

Heat...well, as long as I have A/C in my car and at home I can live with that. In general, any temperature from the mid-50's to mid-80's is ok with me.

Scratch Florida! And many of the other southern states, too!
God awful heat and high humidity. Us Northerners melt in it.

Orlando was having a heat wave while I was there last week- it felt like about 95 to 100 when it was "only" in the upper 80's. Everyone kept telling me it wasn't bad at all, that I should come back during the summer when it is REALLY hot.

No, thank you.

Why don't you just move across the big pond to your West?

 

[Guest]

California

I have heard that California can be a very expensive place to live.

Hmm, I'll have to seriously consider the Reno area. I'll have to run over to Monster and see what is out that way in terms of jobs.

Thanks again for the info.

CA is VERY expensive.....but then there is a lot of income potentiol in San Jose if you have tech experience.....I just moved from there. The traffic is horrible, housing is expensive.....but it's very very beautiful.....I already miss it and have only been gone about a month.....(course I moved to OR, and haven't found work yet, and it does RAIN an awful lot here.)

Moon

 

[Shockdoctor]

Why don't you just move across the big pond to your West?

You mean Wisconsin? Aren't the winters there terrible?

 

[ksmybuttons]

Re: California

...I moved to OR, and haven't found work yet, and it does RAIN an awful lot here.)

Moon

See! You should have talked to me before you moved here! (Don't tell anyone else, but Oregon has very dry summers...)

 

[Cheyenne]

You mean Wisconsin? Aren't the winters there terrible?

This one was GREAT! We actually get less snow over here than the Michigan side of the pond- less "lake effect."

After a week in the heat of central Florida, I was happy to come home to temperatures in the 30's and 40's. I like the seasons here.

 

[ksmybuttons]

Aww, now I feel like you don't want me around.

You are around, here.