Poll of the Day > I want to move out of Illinois, recommendations?

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Don't wanna move anywhere with crazy taxes or snow or ridiculous heat

I'm still in the early research phase but fuck Illinois, I think I need a fresh start somewhere new

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San Francisco

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It's pretty wild seeing that Canadian tax rates are generally better than American but we get better services.

That's a tough choice on where to go. I don't know my Midwest well enough. I would choose the Twin Cities just because I like a lot of music from Minneapolis-St. Paul. But the weather's probably colder up there.

How far East would you go? Philly?

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also, West Coast is mild weather. I've enjoyed a lot of time in Portland. Everything's so stupid expensive on the west coast though, and I assumed you wouldn't want to go that far. I think cities out East are at least a bit cheaper? Everything's climbing though.

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ReturnOfFa posted...

It's pretty wild seeing that Canadian tax rates are generally better than American but we get better services.

That's a tough choice on where to go. I don't know my Midwest well enough. I would choose the Twin Cities just because I like a lot of music from Minneapolis-St. Paul. But the weather's probably colder up there.

How far East would you go? Philly?

Preferably somewhere that doesn't get hit by hurricanes pretty much open to most suggestions at this point but I really don't want to go somewhere that gets too cold or has high taxes.

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Are house prices and cost of living expenses factors for the state you would eventually designate as your state of residence?
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I actually think you would dig Texas.

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EclairReturns posted...

Are house prices and cost of living expenses factors for the state you would eventually designate as your state of residence?

Yeah but I wouldn't necessarily discount a state for being a bit high in those if they check the other boxes

Colorado is one I'm thinking of but it's not like I'm deadset on it or anything

Pretty much if its good overall between weather/natural disasters/taxes/cost of living its something I'll look into before narrowing it down further

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Muscles posted...

crazy taxes

I thought you said crazy taxis at first...
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LinkPizza posted...

I thought you said crazy taxis at first...

I plan on having a car regardless of where I go. I don't want to live in a big city, just the suburbs, which I assume are in every state

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I don't know how it compares to where you are in Illinois because I don't know what part of Illinois you're in, but Colorado cost of living is... not great. A very very cursory search tells me that it's marginally better than Chicago area though

Colorado has a good amount of snow too, which isn't surprising considering like over half the state is part of the Rocky Mountains.

If you're trying to avoid extreme heat or cold, your best bet is a coastal town or city and those generally come higher costs of living.

CoorsLight posted...

cost of living

I've found this site somewhat helpful in finding statistics by state: https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?q=United%20States&g=0100000US

Though in regards to OP's qualm with high taxes, I do not imagine it to be helpful; I've not found any information on this site pertaining to it.

Admittedly, I haven't a clue on how to parse and organize this data in order to infer anything useful.
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Muscles posted...

Preferably somewhere that doesn't get hit by hurricanes pretty much open to most suggestions at this point but I really don't want to go somewhere that gets too cold or has high taxes.

youre describing las vegas, ok?

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ClarkDuke posted...

youre describing las vegas, ok?

In his OP he mentions not wanting ridiculous heat, and as someone currently living in Vegas we don't fit the bill. It's like in the 90s-100s for a good third of the year here.

Yerevan, Armenia

New Zealand

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JigsawTDC posted...

In his OP he mentions not wanting ridiculous heat, and as someone currently living in Vegas we don't fit the bill. It's like in the 90s-100s for a good third of the year here.

I mean thats not really too ridiculous, we get 90s here all summer with a few 100s thrown in, not ideal but I was thinking above that or about that and really humid would be when it gets ridiculous

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Muscles posted...

I mean thats not really too ridiculous, we get 90s here all summer with a few 100s thrown in, not ideal but I was thinking above that or about that and really humid would be when it gets ridiculous

Oh, I'm not used to the heat so it's absurd to me. Vegas might be the place for you. It's not humid at all. It's very dry and doesn't rain much (not surprising for a desert). It for sure gets over 100 for some stretches in the summer, but I think it mostly hover in the low hundreds, high nineties. Cost of living is very reasonable and affordable (this is coming from someone who lived in the Bay Area before though, so what's reasonable to me may not be reasonable to others and more a result of being abused by the housing and rental market there). What's more, you can take up my mantle in hunting down Zareth once I leave! Each passing day I become less and less confident that his fingers will one day be in my possession, but if you're here I know I can trust you to take up the cause. I can always count on Muscles!

JigsawTDC posted...

Oh, I'm not used to the heat so it's absurd to me. Vegas might be the place for you. It's not humid at all. It's very dry and doesn't rain much (not surprising for a desert). It for sure gets over 100 for some stretches in the summer, but I think it mostly hover in the low hundreds, high nineties. Cost of living is very reasonable and affordable (this is coming from someone who lived in the Bay Area before though, so what's reasonable to me may not be reasonable to others and more a result of being abused by the housing and rental market there). What's more, you can take up my mantle in hunting down Zareth once I leave! Each passing day I become less and less confident that his fingers will one day be in my possession, but if you're here I know I can trust you to take up the cause. I can always count on Muscles!

Do I get a daedric artifact for it?

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Oregon seems like the best place in the US.

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Muscles posted...

Do I get a daedric artifact for it?

I will let you keep one (1) Zareth finger (terms and conditions apply, no thumbs or middle fingers). Some may consider them daedric artifacts, but I think it depends on which particular region you're in.

Lokarin posted...

Oregon seems like the best place in the US.

They don't let you pump your own gas. That alone rules it out.

Oregon is nice

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kosherliberian posted...

They don't let you pump your own gas. That alone rules it out.

You can pump it yourself it's just frowned upon

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CarefreeDude posted...

You can pump it yourself it's just frowned upon

https://www.oregon.gov/osp/programs/sfm/Pages/Self-Service-Rules-Change-FAQs.aspx

Seems like in some areas you can and some you can't unless this is out of date.

My friend in Bend says she is not allowed to pump her own gas.

That's odd, I've done it out that way before. Also bend is nice but I don't think I'd wanna live there

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She's only been out there a month so maybe she's just scared to assert herself. Why wouldn't you want to live there? Her pictures look nice. I'm going to try to visit either late April/early May and if not then, then in August.

kosherliberian posted...

They don't let you pump your own gas.

I would not like that... Except in the winter. And I still wouldn't like it much...
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LinkPizza posted...

I would not like that... Except in the winter. And I still wouldn't like it much...

What's the deal with manual pumping? Like, what's the problem... who cares if it's full service

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Muscles posted...

Don't wanna move anywhere with crazy taxes or snow or ridiculous heat

Tennessee

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The Willamette Valley of Oregon appeals to me, but they still get snow once in a while. But generally they have mild, wet winters and cool, dry summers.

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The first question would be - what do you do for a living and can you do it elsewhere?

If I were single again without a family, I'd probably be moving to Ft. Lauderdale FL - but that is primarily because of job and I would be traveling so much I'd never be there.

Two really nice places people overlook are North Dakota (Souix Falls) and Wyoming (Cheyanne).

Yes, Cheyanne just got hit with two feet of snow, but it is in the middle of nowhere, low cost of living, and that is very atypical (Texas had a ton of snow this winter as well). Standard High is about 40 degrees in the winter & 80 or so in the summer. Taxes aren't stupid high, cost of living is ok,

Souix Falls is a little warmer in the summer and a little cooler in the winter than Cheyanne, but not too bad.

If you are in HealthCare or Education, you should be able to find a gig just about anywhere.

oregon or washington state

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Grand Rapids, Michigan is a great city. Come enjoy it before it turns to shit like things do in Michigan!

Anywhere but California and New York unless youre conservative. We need more of those in California, but come with lots of money. Also bring your own gas. Its getting so it would be cheaper to drive to Nevada or Oregon to buy gas.

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Fierce_Deity_08 posted...

We need more of those in California

california already has more conservatives than any other state in the country

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

california already has more conservatives than any other state in the country

We need as many as we can to counter the Democrats cheating, otherwise we get an idiot like Newsom again who couldnt run a lemonade stand correctly even with a manual.

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Fierce_Deity_08 posted...

the Democrats cheating

?

I mean Im really not a fan of newsome either and Im a leftist

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kukukupo posted...

The first question would be - what do you do for a living and can you do it elsewhere?

If I were single again without a family, I'd probably be moving to Ft. Lauderdale FL - but that is primarily because of job and I would be traveling so much I'd never be there.

Two really nice places people overlook are North Dakota (Souix Falls) and Wyoming (Cheyanne).

Yes, Cheyanne just got hit with two feet of snow, but it is in the middle of nowhere, low cost of living, and that is very atypical (Texas had a ton of snow this winter as well). Standard High is about 40 degrees in the winter & 80 or so in the summer. Taxes aren't stupid high, cost of living is ok,

Souix Falls is a little warmer in the summer and a little cooler in the winter than Cheyanne, but not too bad.

If you are in HealthCare or Education, you should be able to find a gig just about anywhere.

Rapid City, South Dakota is a nice place I hear. I believe Souix Falls is in South Dakota as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH0IKHNIVvk

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JigsawTDC posted...

Colorado has a good amount of snow too, which isn't surprising considering like over half the state is part of the Rocky Mountains.

If you're trying to avoid extreme heat or cold, your best bet is a coastal town or city and those generally come higher costs of living.

I don't think you were necessarily implying Colorado is "extreme", but in any case, it's really not. Most of our temperature range is like 20-90. We might get the occasional 100 degree or 0 degree day but it's not a guarantee you'll even see those extremes at all in a given year.

GastroFan posted...

Rapid City, South Dakota is a nice place I hear. I believe Souix Falls is in South Dakota as well.

Yeah, I said North Dakota, but I meant South.