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Tired of Seattle. No real ties here other than a couple friends. Real estate/rent is pricing me out, don't like the politics, and want a change in scenery.
I have a B.A. in History, currently work in customer service/user support/project management and been doing that gig for 10 years. Time for a change up in location, would like to be within 10-14 hours driving distance from my parents who live in NW Illinois.
Looking for city of about 100k+ so jobs are readily available. Don't care so much what I'm doing, but I LOVE process improvement type stuff. Not looking far north, hate long winters but snow is OK for a month or two. Would like somewhere where cost of living is low (it's incredible in Seattle as we're fast becoming the new San Fran).
States I don't want to live in:
-Illinois
-West Virginia
States I am interested in:
-Kentucky
-Tennessee
-Indiana
-Ohio
-Missouri
-Arkansas
-Others?
I was reading about Lexington and Louisville and those piqued my interest. Ample hunting/fishing/outdoors opportunities a bonus. Anywhere near southwest Ohio might be nice, my B.A. from Miami University of OH is a foot in the door in that area I hope.
My ultimate goal is to go somewhere near a relatively large city with jobs available, low cost of living so my dollar goes further, and to be somewhat closer to my family while not sweating or freezing my nuts off for 6+ months on end.
What say you?
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As far from NW Illinausea as you can go West or South.
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I would say Missouri or Arkansas..in that order...then Tennessee..
Ohio is so dismally boring you'll be deep throating a .357 before you know it.
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Any interest in Iowa? Des Moines is going like crazy (esp insurance and healthcare) and Iowa City/Cedar Rapids corridor seems to be fairly popular.
Might be too close to NW IL... ?
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As far from NW Illinausea as you can go West or South. 10-4. Need a long so no surprise visits from the parents. Right now there's a few mountain ranges. Would like a state border or two as well. Also, would like somewhere friendly to guns... goes w/o saying.
It's about like this:
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If it were me I would look hard at northern ID.
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Any interest in Iowa? Des Moines is going like crazy (esp insurance and healthcare) and Iowa City/Cedar Rapids corridor seems to be fairly popular.
Might be too close to NW IL... ? I read about Des Moines doing research last night, and have history in the healthcare industry. Not stoked about the winters though. Sis and her fiancee live in Iowa City.
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If it were me I would look hard at northern ID. I would be open to that, but a little farther from family than I want. Why do you suggest it, Scott?
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I would highly recommend far SE Iowa or SW Iowa. Both tend to miss the really cold weather that comes out of the northwest. Southwest Iowa has Omaha and Kansas City within a couple of hours driving. Southeast Iowa has the Quad Cities and is a couple of hours to St. Louis or Chitcago.
I'd like to get out of north central Iowa. There are some days in January that would freeze the balls off of a brass monkey but be close to family. Southwest Iowa would get you at least 3 hours closer to the Colorado ski slopes than southeast Iowa.
Unless you really feel the need to be cold a lot, I'd stay the hell away from Minnesota.
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You sound like a city person. Best of luck being happy with that.
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You sound like a city person. Best of luck being happy with that. Gotta have job opportunities. Don't like driving 30+ minutes to get groceries. I'd be living on the outside of town anyways. Hated living in downtown Seattle. Suburbs are good though!
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You sound like a city person. Best of luck being happy with that. Gotta have job opportunities. Don't like driving 30+ minutes to get groceries. I'd be living on the outside of town anyways. Hated living in downtown Seattle. Suburbs are good though! Yeah. City person. Wouldn't wish your game plan on anybody. Sure you don't want to rethink your whole economy?
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First place I thought of..... X3
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You sound like a city person. Best of luck being happy with that. Gotta have job opportunities. Don't like driving 30+ minutes to get groceries. I'd be living on the outside of town anyways. Hated living in downtown Seattle. Suburbs are good though! Yeah. City person. Wouldn't wish your game plan on anybody. Sure you don't want to rethink your whole economy? I'm 31 and single at the moment. Lot of single toothless chicks to blow me while I'm unemployed out in the sticks with my thumb up my ass?  Thanks for your input. Not interested in BFE until I got a nest egg to retire on. And don't want to commute 2 hours one-way unless I'm really making bank.
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Tell me more about why everyone thinks Knoxville?
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If it were me I would look hard at northern ID. I would be open to that, but a little farther from family than I want. Why do you suggest it, Scott? It is beautiful country for one. I like the outdoors opportunities they have there. I like to political climate. I think it is still affordable. I do not know about the jobs there but a good project manager is in demand a lot of places. Most of all the people there are real. A lot more real than where you and I have been living. I just left Idaho yesterday. I was down south but even though it was hot and dry it has a good feel. I think a little north of I-84 to the the Canada border would be the place I would look if family did not keep me near I-5. Montana would probably be my second choice with Alaska being my third.
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