Do you love where you are living now?
If you moved there, what was the attraction?

What would be your favorite place to live if you had a choice?
Dodee

I moved to MN from FL to retire and take care of my grandkids. I hate the weather, but the medical care here is so much better than the care in FL. I would rather that we all move to upstate/western NY nearer the rest of the family that we grew up with.

I'm content-I love my home in Chelsea. I live out in the country with fields on every side and occassional wildlife in the yard. We're close enough to Ann Arbor or Jackson if we need something that we can't get in our small town. I love my home in DeTour, on the St. Mary's River-a great place to spend my summers. An hour to Sault Sainte Marie if I need anything, but it's a great place for fishing or just relaxing. Both places are friendly and fairly laid-back. I don't have any interest in living any other way, really.

sorry-double post!

the school district is the draw for us. however, people here are friendly, sweet, helpful, neighborly, etc.... hate the drought.

We live 25 miles from any shopping. The first 10 years it was perfect, but now we sometimes wish we were on the outskirts of a small town that at least had a good grocery store. We selected an area within a half day's drive of the major medical centers of Dallas and Houston. Leaving the stressful conditions of big city life has prolonged my DH life. The medical profession thought he would be dead years ago; we thought we were moving out here for him to die. We love our home, our retired, slow life; the fact that he is ALIVE and still functioning.
Unfortunately, we live almost as hermits to maintain the absolutely stress free lifestyle. That's lonely for me at times but is an easy trade-off. That's one reason I so enjoy this QB and the interaction on it.

I love my little small town. Have lived here most of my life. Have to drive 18 miles to everything but I prefer it to the big city life.

We live 2 blocks from downtown Chula Vista, which is just down the road from San Diego. (I call it my overgrown hick town.) In So. Cal, I don't think there really is a small town, but we chose this place because we can walk everywhere if so desired. (Except Joann's, that is 10 miles or so away.) But the LQS is literally 2 blocks from my home.

My husband works for the City so that is what attracted us to the city.

I would prefer to live out in the country but my husband was raised in a city and cannot imagine being to far away from having neighbors, even though he has no idea what their names are. Also my daughters live near us, so moving away is out of the question now.

Bless your heart. I live as far away from the City of Atlanta that I have ever lived and that is about 45 miles; about 1 hr drive time if the traffic isn't too bad. However I've retired out here and love the slower pace. I'm lucky enough to be within 2 miles of a Kroger, Walmart, Publix, Hobby Lobby and that seems to take care of everything. I do go into Atl about one a month to visit daughter and I always have a list of places to go, i..e. Ikea, Trader Joe's, Hancock's, stop by a Joann's......

Got out of Atlanta last year when I had a heart attack and stroke and spent 8 days at St Joseph's hospital in the heart as what is known as "pill hill" in the Atlanta area....knew that I couldn't continue to live in the city for a lot of reasons, since I was forced to retire I couldn't afford to live there; couldn't live with the stress of the traffic just to run to the store and needed a calmer life...which I have.

I love my neighborhood! I would say it's about a third retired people, a third middle age people and a third younger people with kids. It's very quiet most of the time.

I wanted to live in this town because I love small town Kansas. We're here because of the type of work my husband does.

I live on the outskirts of a small town and wouldnt move for anything. I love my small "Village" thats what we are called.

I'm okay with where we are at the moment. We've lived all over and came back to Ohio for the grandkids and my parents were not in great health. Since then dad has passed away and mom's memory is bad so we're here at least until she passes. Weather is more stable than some parts of the country. Plenty of rain this year.
I would love to live in a temperate area where the temps are 75 to 80. Can't afford Hawaii!

OOOhhh, another FL to MN here (via a few other places). Hubby's from SD...met him in FL, moved back to SD with him, then down to AR a bit, back to SD, and for the past 20 years here...Like you, I can't stand the weather, but I have a great job, good friends here, so as long as I stay indoors, life is good.

I'd give my eye teeth to live in TN or KY, with a second home in HI...Hey, we all have to dream. :lol:

I'm still living in the same house my late DH had when we married in 1967. The neighborhood used to be very nice, but over the years has gone down hill so that we lock up tight at night and day, neighbors keep small kids locked in the back yards, etc.
My sister and I have been discussing having a mobile home made for us with two master suites with an extra room for my sewing. Maybe some day.

In Michigan Center here, Love Michigan, would only go north if I had the chance. Lived up there before.

I live on a farm about two hours northwest of Toronto at the highest elevation in Southern Ontario. We have a beautiful rolling property and most shopping is available in a small town six miles away. Big box store shopping (Walmart etc.) is about 35 miles away but that is ok as I really don't need to go there. The farm has been the perfect place to raise our family but has not been a big money maker. It is the lifestyle we have embraced and has made us who we are.

do NOT like it here, nor this state at all! Would dearly like to move further north, prefer back to Alaska!

Luv it here! The people are wonderful!

We are on 10 acres in the country--5 minutes from a village, 20 minutes from a decent sized town and 55 minutes from a city. I would love to downsize the property to 1-3 acres, change the house from 2 1/2 storey to a bungalow, and be closer to real shopping. But the children are only an hour away (in two different directions) and we are far enough away from extended family, that they don't just 'drop in'--a bonus in my opinion.

We moved here because of our priorities:

1. Had to be in CA.
2. Had to be sparsely populated.
3. Reasonably priced properties.
4. Reasonably clean air

Our house isn't much, especially compared to what our old home was like, but we look at this home as a "temporary" situation, and when our granddaughter is out of college, then we'll either build a bigger home or put a modular home on our property.

Old home: 1700 sq. ft., 500 sq. ft., sewing room, complete with shower, etc., 32'x22' garage, 4.5 acres, seasonal creek through the back side of the property, 35 miles from town.

New home: 1963 single wide mobile home with an add on, for a total sq. footage of 800, a "garage and barn" with dirt floor and by no ways "air tight", actually is more of a large shed with doors, sewing room is 135 sq. ft, no creek but we do have 80 acres now, 7 miles out of town.

Alturas has virtually everything we need and the best thing is, with the exception of Rite Aid, all the businesses are locally owned and operated.

Love it here in Western New York. I've live in many places, including Florida, but like it here the best. There is always something to do -- the only reason to be bored here is because you want to be. World-class museums, entertainment, universities. Close to the Canadian border, hills for skiing, lakes for fishing. Delightful ethnic mix. Very affordable housing, reasonable living expenses, short commutes to work. The weather is really nice here despite what the national media leads people to believe. I could go on. And, no, I don't work for the Chamber of Commerce!!

Love where I live, family nearby, I can smell the salty air of the ocean, mu church is near. I can do all my shopping and be back home and have driven less than 5 miles. Children and g-children love the fact that we live on old family land right in the city.

THE NAVY BROUGHT US HERE IN 1969 AND BEEN HERE EVER SINCE I GREW UP IN FLA COULDNT GO BACK THERE TOO HOT AND TO MANY BUGS I LOVE THE CHANGING OF THE SEASONS HERE AND WE ARE RETIRED MILITARY ANAD HAVE 3 BASES WE CAN GO TOO

We live in a small city. We are happy here. We love the house we moved into last summer. We have a great yard with good neighbors. There are places to shop. Walmart, Kmart, kohls, Penney's and grocery stores less the 10 minutes from our house. My grandgirls are 7 blocks away. I love how we have all 4 seasons.

I love where we live. It is a small town but has all the necessities. Not far to drive to the rest of the stores I need. We built our house about 12 years ago on 6 acres on a small lake. My only regret is that I have to go to work every day and can't stay home and enjoy it!!

We are in Rhode Island - 5 minutes from the ocean. I don't think I could live somewhere and be landlocked. Have lived in Washington, D.C. and in Connecticut. Spent time in San Diego, Florida and Texas. Have never found anyplace that I would pick up and move to but want to check out the Carolinas for retirement. Came here for work purposes and overall like the area. There is always something to do - or nothing to do if that's what you prefer!

Do you live in Norfolk or Va Beach?

We moved from FL to VA for the Navy. Hubby decided to go civilian and we ended up in IN. I dislike the weather and the people, but we recently purchased a house in a small town and we do love that we are able to do that for our boys.

Ideally, we want to end up on the barrier islands of SC, but we have a few years before we can get there. :)

Not really. It's a nice neighborhood and all. Quiet, located on the backside of a small mountain in the western piedmont of NC, just outside of a small town, 30 miles from Charlotte.

Dream is a house in the middle of 100 plus acres either in the foothills of NC along the Broad or French Broad River or in the middle of nowhere AZ. Some place like Crown King or Bumble Bee. I don't know what they are like now, but 30 years ago there was a General Store and Saloon. That's it, lol.

Having been a military wife we have lived all over the US. Everywhere we lived had something special that I liked about it. Now we live in New Hampshire and wouldn't trade it for anything. The leaves are changing and we are getting ready to settle in for the winter. I love this time of year.

I hate where I live, Sacramento, Ca.. Before here I lived in the south part of Portland, Or. I would give my eye teeth to be back there. My first husband didn't work for 4 years and we lost the house. We ended up in Sacramento and was homeless for a couple of months. Now with #2 husband we have paid off this house and will probably live here forever. But my heart is in the Northwest because it is so green. Here it is brown, hot and dry.

I moved to the TN valley area years ago from Fl and wouldn't ever consider Fl as home again...too hot, too many bugs, too many rude people and I love the change of season's...

From Arkansas and will always be my home....now live in Alabama, weather is better and we live on 50 acres, deer, turkeys, etc. There is plus and minus of AL, but I guess we are to stay..in between to small towns, ten miles each way. 25 miles to Dothan, AL where the shops are Wally world, hobby lobby, no LQS. HATE THE GNATS here..miss the lakes for fishing and camping.. So am I happy, yes. LOL

Yes, I do love where I am living now. We live at the end of a very short street surrounded by woods, but we are still in the city. We live about 10 minutes from all the stores and restaurants and movies but it is very quiet here, probably because of the woods around us. We have lived in other states and other cities in Illinois, but this location is about 20 min from the high school we graduated from and where DH worked 38 years in the steel mills. It is 'home' to us and all our children live within 30 minutes. We have solid roots here and would never live anywhere again. Both my parents were born in St.Louis and it is 15-20 min from our house if we want the big city.

Always lived in Oh. love it. Have lived in present home over 30yrs when I married my 2 husband. Our kids have moved to Ky. 2 hrs away because of jobs. I would love to be closer to them & G-kids. I know I don't like cold weather & I don't want to give up my sewing room.
Once in a while I think what it would be like to live someplace warm all yr around. We have alot of beautiful places to choose from. Never know after we retire were we will be. Looking forward to next chapter.

[quote=genafan201]OOOhhh, another FL to MN here (via a few other places). Hubby's from SD...met him in FL, moved back to SD with him, then down to AR a bit, back to SD, and for the past 20 years here...Like you, I can't stand the weather, but I have a great job, good friends here, so as long as I stay indoors, life is good.



Born and bred or is it bred and born in St. Paul. Love it here. Love the weather so long as it doesn't snow!!!! And then if it does, the streets and sidewalks are cleaned off, then it is really a pretty city! If I couldn't live here, I would live in the Amana Colonies in Iowa. Rellies down there! Edie

Love my home in Macon, GA and my hometown, Perry, GA but my heart is in the North GA mountains.

Met my husband at Purdue in West Lafayette, In. Both of us were from different parts of the state, but we moved to the area where his grandparents lived in northeast In. in farm and lake country about 50 miles north of Ft. Wayne. He had such great memories of being here growing up. That was 40 yrs ago and now we live in the country in the woods in a log house that my husband and his father built in the 80's. Both of us are retired and we love being home. I live in the county with Shipshewana for those of you who know the fabric stores there. :)

I live in south florida... have been in florida most of my life... south florida approx. 18 years. I love the humidity and the ocean! But, the best place to live is anywhere near my son and daughter-in-law.

I can't say I love where I live but it has grown on me.
I love that there isn't much traffic, I consider 15 cars on the freeway traffic and we only have 5 stop lights in our town. The 5th was just installed this past summer.

My DH and I were stationed here because of the Navy when my son was first born almost 15 years ago. My all time favorite place to live would be Hawaii, but I'd settle for San Diego. I want to live closer to the coast. My DH loves to fish and I just enjoy the fresh air.

We moved from Massachusetts to Maine and it's been the best move we've ever made. I was a country girl stuck in a large city because of birth and hated every day of it. Now I can watch the sunrise over the pond, the deer in the yard as well as turkey's with their babies and I can actually breath the air without coughing.