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Why do you love where you live? ~We have to move again.

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Thorsteinn:
So after 6 months and thousands of ill-spent dollars later we have decided to call the Boston Experiment a complete failure and now plan to move within a year to somewhere else. :(

Reasons-
*Wages lower than expected.
*Rents much higher than expected.
*Access to public transit much more limited than advertised yet getting a 2nd vehicle here is rather difficult.
*Unable for Thorsteinn to go to school while his wife works per wife's wishes.
*The Good Food Scene is nigh inaccessible due to costs-of-living within commute distance (No Boston we will not sell our car and take a $12k loss to be there). >:(
*Unable to really push my wife's career or mine.
*Current very high costs projected to rise significantly.
*Healthcare here is not as promised.
*Have been unable to join a social circle here for both of us.
*Cannot get a Big Fluffy Dog due to costs of having one here.

So tell us why we should want to move where you live?
Why do you love it where you are?

We're using some of these tools here CNN Money- Cost of living: How far will my salary go in another city?

And here Sperling's Best Places- Compare cost of living.

Thorsteinn:
I think it was the $1000 it took to transfer our car and licences to Massachusetts that was the final straw.

AnsalonPaladin:
Well, I'm from Richmond Virginia. If you have lived in Virginia and moved away before then I have little to recommend. If you haven't lived here, I have a load of information for you.

Thorsteinn:

--- Quote from: AnsalonPaladin on 2017-02-02, 09:02:07 ---Well, I'm from Richmond Virginia. If you have lived in Virginia and moved away before then I have little to recommend. If you haven't lived here, I have a load of information for you.

--- End quote ---

Neither of us have even been to VA let alone Richmond. We would love to hear what you've got.

In general we would love to hear what folks have. Different views give better info. :)

jason77:
Here in the midwest things are quite a bit cheaper fr the most part. I live in Missouri and cost of living varies from place to place but here in the Capitol city the cost of living is very low and the standard of living very high. The average home price is probably in the ballpark of 150k, the average rental is around 700.00 and that will get you a 3 to 4 bedroom home but you can find a small apartment for 400.00, there are a lot of jobs related to healthcare, manufacturing, and legal. The city hosts many free events throughout the year including bicycling, pub crawls, concerts, outdoor movies on the Capitol lawn, fairs, etc. We have 3 YMCA's which I take full advantage of, our winters are typically very mild but it can get pretty humid in the summer, my city is 30 minutes from the Lake of the Ozarks to the south and to the north we are 30 minutes from Columbia (big college town). Population is around 40,000 so it is a "big-small town." Great place to raise a family.

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