We are considering Couer D'Alene, Idaho as well. Or possibly somewhere in Washington. Not sure about the winters there though. We've lived out our lives in San Diego and are not used to harsh winters at all. Still, I want somewhere green and semi-rural. I really like Idaho.
We were up there last June looking around. We liked it but I know what you mean.. I picked up a local newspaper and read stories about the local meth problems.
How depressing. That's just the sort of thing I want to get away from when I retire....
10 more years.... /sigh
How 'bout Fallbrook, instead ?
The Meth problem is everywhere....anywhere there's rural land, there's meth sooner or later.
The main Couer D'Alene issue for us the the "LA" types moving there. The typical rude, self involved, botox types.
We're from Los Angeles, but we're just north of it...we're horse people. We live on a ranch. We like to rural living. These people want to turn Idaho into LA. I makes us crazy...
Couer D'Alene winters aren't Wisconsin or Iowa harsh. It snows, but it's not brutal!
Ya, I think the meth problem is EVERYWHERE! At least it seems like I run into the problem everywhere I move. I live in Seattle now, but own a house in Wallace. Seattle is really nice when the rest of the country is in 100+ degree weather, we are still in the 80's. My other 1/2 is about to retire from the Navy in a year or so, we are not sure if we will go back to Wallace, or stay in the Puget Sound. Have lived in Colorado, Calif, Washington State, Idaho... Meth is everywhere, I hope they get a grip on it soon. It is like sex offenders, EVERYWHERE!