Add to that mix - western VA between Roanoke and the NC line. Mild enough weather, plenty of lakes and streams, plenty of forest land for wood, plenty of game, plenty of inexpensive farmland, not many people.
No. No. No. That’s a horrible place. Only miles and miles of Christmas trees growing. Don’t anybody even *think* over moving there.
Seriously, that is a good place to be in a meltdown. Good people. Lots of firewood, water, turkey, deer, and trout. Moonshine too. Farmland isn’t all that cheap but it is beautiful country and the neighbors watch out for one another.
Keep it a secret, please.