What would your ideal spot to live in the USA be?

[Peter Triggs]

Well, I always have wanted to get away from it all.

1 Homer-Kenai Peninsula, Alaska (Population: 4,000 )

2 Springville, Utah (Population: 20,400)

3 Palmer, Alaska (Population: 4,500 )

4 Salida, Colorado (Population: 5,500 )

5 Heber, Utah (Population: 27,500)

[Kuciwalker]

NOT TEXAS

[Lonestar]

Kucinich
Spiffor


We need to get you Boys to God's Country.

[Verto]

It's easier just to bash it, Lonestar, than admit Texas has some very beautiful scenery, as well as several modern cities and in some places, electricity!!

[Lonestar]

Originally posted by Verto
It's easier just to bash it, Lonestar, than admit Texas has some very beautiful scenery, as well as several modern cities and in some places, electricity!!

Yes. Alas, the Electricity part is mostly limited to the A&M research reactor and the Dallas Cowboys' stadium.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by rev
Portland, OR. Not surprising, but reassuring as I've been considering moving up there in the future.

You and Spiffor both. My sister lives there already.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by molly bloom
Just off Sanchez in San Francisco.

Near the harbour in Seattle.

In Monterrey.

Very far away from god botherers, if possible.

If you're talking about the one in California, it only has one R, e.g. Monterey. I'd like to live in the town next to it, Pacific Grove, which is as beautiful and quieter, and only a ten minute walk away.

If money is a problem I'd live further down the coast, anywhere from Big Sur to Cambria. If money is a larger problem than that I'd choose something on the Oregon coast. My girlfriend and I were out there last year and couldn't believe how cheap the real estate was. Mansions on the cliffs overlooking Portland (near the rose gardens) were going for $750,000, while large houses on the cliffs above the sea near Tillamook were going for $350,000. Unfortunately I have a long ways to go before retiring, so I'll have to hold off on buying for a while, and prices might go up in the interem.

[Fake Boris]

Providence, Hartford and Boston.

[loinburger]

1. Medford, Oregon
2. Reno, Nevada
3. Salem, Oregon
4. Santa Fe, New Mexico
5. Albuquerque, New Mexico
6. Carson City, Nevada


I'm surprised that Montana didn't come up. I would have liked to see Montana...

[Urban Ranger]

Portland, OR
Seattle
Little Rock ( )
Baltimore ( )
Eugene, OR
Las Vegas ( )

[Rex Little]

I took the quiz, and got to the end where they want your address before they'll continue. I'm not about to give that out, so I'll just have to come up with my own answer, which is that I'd like to live in Las Vegas when I retire. Housing is cheap, I could go to an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet whenever I wanted, and maybe I could deal blackjack part-time for extra money.

[Combat Ingrid]

Palmer, Alaska
Jackson, Wyoming
Helena, Montana
Sheridan, Wyoming
Wenatchee, Washington
Heber, Utah
Metaline Falls, Washington
Driggs, Idaho
Livingston, Montana
Dillon, Montana

Sounds good to me, I always wanted to go to Alaska. I visited Wyoming (Tetons and Yellowstone) a few years ago and felt at home there

[Shi Huangdi]

Originally posted by Rex Little
I took the quiz, and got to the end where they want your address before they'll continue. I'm not about to give that out, so I'll just have to come up with my own answer, which is that I'd like to live in Las Vegas when I retire. Housing is cheap, I could go to an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet whenever I wanted, and maybe I could deal blackjack part-time for extra money.

Say that you live on 123 Fake St. or something. I gave out more bad info then that my name was Anonymus Anonymus from the town of YOU SUCK, PA

[The Mad Monk]

Bismarck, North Dakota Blue-Ribbon City of the Plains
This North Dakota town hosted the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association 2000 World Tournament…

Population: 55,500 | Average Home Price: $129,000 | Precipitation: 16" | Snow: 33"



Anchorage, Alaska City of Lights and Flowers
Cries of "Gold" echoed through this town in 1882 after prospectors hit paydirt at nearby Crow Creek…

Population: 260,000 | Average Home Price: $225,000 | Precipitation: 15" | Snow: 71"



Tacoma, Washington Port City of the Cascades
This city's name comes from the Native American name for Mt. Rainier, "Tacobet," meaning Mother of the Waters...

Population: 194,000 | Average Home Price: $167,000 | Precipitation: 39" | Snow: 16"



Fargo ND-Moorhead MN, North Dakota Gem of the North
This North Dakota city has the shortest average commute time of any American metro area…

Population: 175,000 | Average Home Price: $120,000 | Precipitation: 19" | Snow: 36"



Bellingham, Washington The Victorian Seaport
The annual Ski to Sea challenge held in this breathtaking port city includes snow skiing, running, biking, and kayaking…

Population: 61,000 | Average Home Price: $169,000 | Precipitation: 36" | Snow: 7"



Sioux Falls, South Dakota City of the Laughing Waters
This city is home to the Performance Car Museum and its collection of rare and exotic muscle cars…

Population: 124,000 | Average Home Price: $134,000 | Precipitation: 25" | Snow: 39"



Olympia, Washington The Evergreen Capital
Set on a magnificent peninsula in the South Puget Sound, this spot was originally called "black bear place" before being renamed after nearby mountains…

Population: 207,300 | Average Home Price: $169,000 | Precipitation: 51" | Snow: 10"



Spokane, Washington Northwestern Jewel
This Washington golf mecca hosts a Lilac Festival every year; in 1974 it also hosted the World's Fair...

Population: 418,000 | Average Home Price: $130,000 | Precipitation: 17" | Snow: 50"



Duluth, Minnesota A Superior Community
This city's Aerial Lift Bridge spans its 300-foot wide ship canal with a roadway that is raised and lowered about 5,000 times a year...

Population: 201,000 | Average Home Price: $130,000 | Precipitation: 27" | Snow: 79"



St. Cloud, Minnesota The Best and Brightest
This Minnesota city's stunning gardens border the Mississippi River and contain more than 1,100 rose bushes...

Population: 59,000 | Average Home Price: $127,000 | Precipitation: 27" | Snow: 43"



Cedar Rapids, Iowa City of Five Seasons
This Iowa corn belt city's minor-league pro baseball team is named the Kernels...

Population: 121,000 | Average Home Price: $133,000 | Precipitation: 34" | Snow: 28"



Ames, Iowa The Heart of the Heartland
The first electronic digital computer was built in the late 1930s at Iowa State University in this town...

Population: 51,000 | Average Home Price: $152,000 | Precipitation: 31" | Snow: 24"



Kent, Washington The Heart of Puget Sound
This family-friendly town is centrally located in the heart of the Puget Sound region…

Population: 80,000 | Average Home Price: $220,000 | Precipitation: 35" | Snow: 15"



Rochester, Minnesota As Good as it Gets
This home of the Mayo Clinic is a perennial favorite in Money magazine's "Best Places to Live" issue...

Population: 85,800 | Average Home Price: $160,000 | Precipitation: 27" | Snow: 49"



Roanoke, Virginia The Heart of the Blue Ridge
This Virginia spot rests in a beautiful valley, surrounded by the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains…

Population: 95,000 | Average Home Price: $125,000 | Precipitation: 41" | Snow: 22"



New Brunswick, New Jersey America’s Health Care City
This city, founded in 1730, is home to the only state university to have existed before the Revolutionary War…

Population: 48,500 | Average Home Price: $165,000 | Precipitation: 44" | Snow: 24"



Fort Wayne, Indiana The All-American City
The Indiana orchard planter John Chapman is celebrated at this city's annual Johnny Appleseed Festival…

Population: 206,000 | Average Home Price: $150,000 | Precipitation: 36" | Snow: 31"



Springfield, Missouri A City With Style
This Missouri city was the site of the nation's first recorded shoot-out, between "Wild Bill" Hickok and Dave Tutt in 1865…

Population: 326,000 | Average Home Price: $116,000 | Precipitation: 39" | Snow: 16"



Iowa City, Iowa Best of the Midwest
This Iowa university town has been called the nation's best-educated community…

Population: 61,000 | Average Home Price: $150,000 | Precipitation: 34" | Snow: 29"



Hickory, North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountain Home
This area in North Carolina is known as the nation's furniture manufacturing capital…

Population: 342,000 | Average Home Price: $143,000 | Precipitation: 41" | Snow: 9"



Harrisburg, Pennsylvania The Waterfront Capital
The Rockville Bridge just north of this Pennsylvania town was built in 1901 and is still the longest stone arch bridge in the world…

Population: 67,000 | Average Home Price: $100,000 | Precipitation: 40" | Snow: 37"



Lancaster, Pennsylvania The Heart of Amish Country
This Pennsylvania Dutch town's Central Market is the oldest publicly-owned farmers' market in the United States…

Population: 56,000 | Average Home Price: $148,000 | Precipitation: 41" | Snow: 23"



Overland Park, Kansas Where Families Flourish
This family-friendly suburb was once the home of one of the founders of the Pony Express…

Population: 152,000 | Average Home Price: $226,000 | Precipitation: 35" | Snow: 20"



Bloomington, Indiana The Sophisticated Small City
The great songwriter Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael got his start while studying law in this Indiana town...

Population: 120,000 | Average Home Price: $154,000 | Precipitation: 39" | Snow: 21"

[Dis]

Originally posted by Lonestar
Kucinich
Spiffor


We need to get you Boys to God's Country.

Is that in Texas? Where is it? Look interesting. Looks more like Arizona which I love.

The Texas I saw sucked balls . But I really haven't seen that much. I took I-10 to Dallas. Then I took a highway north of Dallas to Amarillo (very boring farmland). Then I-40 out of amarillo into New Mexico. That's all of Texas I have seen.