I spent over 3 years doing research on where to move before moving here.
Being an East Coast person for most of my life, I couldn't picture moving out west
and dealing with a completely different set of issues and unknowns.
The south, well, I don't think real southerners seem to accept or appreciate northerners, I could be wrong. There's a recent study on where people move from and to for all 50 states, and the south has maybe 5-10% of northerners in SC, NC and FL, mostly due to weather. I have relatives who moved to FL and NC, and while they're in gated communities or regular neighborhood homes, they say the people are different.
That left the mid-Atlantic and NE states. Tax-wise and in terms of natural beauty, NH seemed to have the best circumstances for me.
While I would love a shorter winter than what is up here, I guess my answer will be to rent somewhere for a few weeks to get a break from the cold. I think if I had two houses, I'd always be worried about the one I WASN'T in during any weather issue, and I'm getting too old for constant worry.
~just my two cents
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