Just cause nobody's mentioned N. Idaho, I'd not encourage you to come here unless you're fully retired or employed ahead of arrival.

There is a V.A. in Spokane,Wa. with the base to the west, but taxes are not friendly and jobs are not plentiful.

I just built a house on 5 acres, and have tied up $325k.

“You never need fear a man, no matter what his size. When danger threatens, call on me, and I will equalize.”
Samuel Colt.

�Common sense is genius dressed up in work clothes.� - Ralph Waldo Emerson