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Super_Ideal_Rock
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Hey PSers,
This winter has BROKEN US. We have to get out of the Northeast - if not now, in the next few years > retirement. I have a vague rambling list of things we're looking for in our next locale and hoping something might spring to mind for some of y'all.
1) Plentiful Tech jobs (DH works at home and likes his current job but it's always prudent to live in an area w/other options if need be.)
2) Temperate climate - so we can be outside more of the year, NOT shovel snow or slip on ice, or sweat balls off in FL or TX.
3) Moderate cost of living. (We like NOVA & have family there but it's sooooo expensive)
4) Walkable city center or downtown area
Other "ideal world" scenarios:
Artsy, Liberal, Near top notch medical centers & a major airport for international travel.
I should mention that we're partial to the east coast because most of my family/extended family is in Virginia.
SO FAR I've come up with: Carrboro, NC. Is it "the one"???????? Other hot tips or fave spots you think might fit the bill??????
Thanks in advance for any advice. (And leftover, non-essential PS dust for LESS SNOW.)
This winter has BROKEN US. We have to get out of the Northeast - if not now, in the next few years > retirement. I have a vague rambling list of things we're looking for in our next locale and hoping something might spring to mind for some of y'all.
1) Plentiful Tech jobs (DH works at home and likes his current job but it's always prudent to live in an area w/other options if need be.)
2) Temperate climate - so we can be outside more of the year, NOT shovel snow or slip on ice, or sweat balls off in FL or TX.
3) Moderate cost of living. (We like NOVA & have family there but it's sooooo expensive)
4) Walkable city center or downtown area
Other "ideal world" scenarios:
Artsy, Liberal, Near top notch medical centers & a major airport for international travel.
I should mention that we're partial to the east coast because most of my family/extended family is in Virginia.
SO FAR I've come up with: Carrboro, NC. Is it "the one"???????? Other hot tips or fave spots you think might fit the bill??????
Thanks in advance for any advice. (And leftover, non-essential PS dust for LESS SNOW.)