I live in the Coastal Georgia area. I love it here. My dad was in the Air Force and I spent a lot of years moving around and I can say that the areas I have really liked are Eastern Tennessee (love the mountains) Greenville, South Carolina is great. I love the ocean too. Charleston, Savannah and St Augustine are some of my favorite ocean cities. Not to big but big enough to have it all. Tennessee and Florida does not have an income tax yet. (If that matters)