I would like to thank my fellow Minnesotans for reelecting Tim Pawlenty!, Im proud of our record of 68,000 children without health insurance, the dismanteling of minnesota care, Crime rate increases (can you say Murderapolis)!, higher property taxes!, It’s good to see while other states had the common sense to vote Blue Good ol’ Minnesota is oozing Red! Keep up the good work!
My Husband is thinking of relocating but we don’t want to go too far from St. Louis, he is in the Reserves and may transfer to a unit near St. Louis, Anyways, we both have lived in St. Louis our whole lives and want to get out. We live outside of the city (about 15 miles), so its not too bad. I was looking at bestcities.net and they showed Indiana, Wisconsin and North Dakota. I don’t want to Minnesota for sure or Iowa. I want some place that is warm and doesn’t have too bad of winters. St. Louis is the city that had all kinds of weather every season.
Like I said, we don’t want to go too far, but he will mainly be going for the weekend down near St. Louis, once a month or so, so he wont be driving it often. We don’t want to live in a big city, Chicago isn’t want we want and we want some place that has a lot of activities, especially for kids. We have 2 children both under 3. One of the big things also, is low crime rate.
So what do you prefer? Have you gone or lived somewhere that you would prefer?
Thanks in advance!
Where would you like to live or retire in the US?
The question becomes difficult to answer when family, friends and work are NOT part of the equation. Usually people relocate based on one of those three things.
Most people want to live in an area with a low crime rate, great schools, a warm climate, affordable housing, plentiful jobs and good hospitals.
Even so, not everyone will agree about the best place to live. Some people prefer mountains, some prefer the desert or maybe the ocean.
We are still not sure where to go, even after going through the Forbes “Best Places to Live” list and other similar web sites.
We are self employed and have a child with special needs. We are originally from Illinois but we have lived in Arizona for the past decade. We are looking for a change outside of these two states but we will likely travel back to Arizona in the winters if we will be living in a cold climate.
Criteria
We need to be within a 10 or 20 minute drive to a very good hospital.
Must be within a 45 minute drive to a reputable children’s hospital.
Must have excellent schools and a low crime rate.
There must be fun things for kids nearby, like a big city zoo, parks and recreation.
Fair weather with four seasons (or at least a little snow in the winter).
Elevation must be less than 4,000 feet at all times (cannot travel above this altitude).
We want to live in the country and we need a minimum of 7 acres for horses.
We are looking for privacy, nice views and clean air.
We like trees and green grass, not so much rocks, sand and cactus.
Shouldn’t be too cold in the winter or too hot or humid in the summer.
Cannot be further east than Ohio.
Oregon, Washington state, Colorado, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all out of the question.
Needs to be within a 50 minute drive to a big city with an international airport.
We don’t want to spend more than 5k for a 2400 square foot house in nice shape on at least 7 acres for horses, just a little outside of town.
Tax rates, short term economic growth and real estate trends do not concern us much, however we don’t want to live in an unclean area.
I work at home and do not need to commute anywhere. Satellite internet and a regular telephone keep me in business.
We realize that not all of the criteria can be met, so everything is listed in descending order of importance.
You can either respond here or visit our site at http://www.relocationcontest.com
My hubby’s company is offering him a relocation and we wanted to move anyway. Out of the states listed, we thought Minnesota would be the best. We are still not sure if we want to move there, but was wondering what anyone can tell us about these cities.
We want to know if they are nicer cities or trashy kinda cities, what the crime rate is like, if they are more city like or more suburb like or more small town like or a combination, what the shopping and entertainment is like, what the school system is like, the whole 9 yards. And your own personal opinion too.
Thank you in advance.
-Brooklyn Center or Brooklyn Park
-Eden Prairie
-Bloomington
-Coon Rapids
-Chanhassen
-Blaine
-Chaska
-Burnsville
-Shakopee
-Prior Lake
My hubby’s company is offering him a relocation and we wanted to move anyway. Out of the states listed, we thought Minnesota would be the best. We are still not sure if we want to move there, but was wondering what anyone can tell us about these cities.
We want to know if they are nicer cities or trashy kinda cities, what the crime rate is like, if they are more city like or more suburb like or more small town like or a combination, what the shopping and entertainment is like, what the school system is like, the whole 9 yards. And your own personal opinion too.
Thank you in advance.
-Brooklyn Center or Brooklyn Park
-Eden Prairie
-Bloomington
-Coon Rapids
-Chanhassen
-Blaine
-Chaska
-Burnsville
-Shakopee
-Prior Lake
