Posted on 01/31/2011 7:05:33 AM PST by mikelets456
Ok, I am from NJ. Between the high taxes, strict gun laws and crazy liberals I am seriously thinking about moving... have been thinking this for quite some time. Right now I have three children and have to pay for private schooling for all three because the public school's agenda's here are disingenuous and horrible. I want to make sure I do not go from the frying pan into the fire. I have a few choices for job transfers to NC, TX and OH. I need to be in a good area as I have a Neurological disorder and need an area with good doctors. However, I want to look at a state that will not give into any FEDERAL PRESSURE regardless (Are there any states left?). Looking for good infrastructure, few unions, decent schools (or good private schools), friendly gun laws and good hospitals. I guess what I am looking for is a a state that will stick to Constitutional principals regardless of what happens.
We don’t want your CA riff raff. Thanks anyway.
I have know 3 familes who moved from san diego to austin. All three moved back within a year.
Yes Cali is commie and yes it is expensive but its the best place in the world to live if you can make it here. It’s a struggle for sure and if I had any sense I would have stuck it out in Atl and not moved back.
I grew up in Alabama and spent 16 years in Atl. I have been here in San Diego since 1998 except for one year I moved back to Atl only to move right back a year later.
Check out Huntville. I have never heard anything but good about it.
Good job. Show everyone the typical Texas attitude.
It’s been that way for 20 years at least.
Medical care is adequate; they're underpopulated; they're close to Canada, and I can handle the winters.
I'd have said MN or WI too....but MN is socialist and WI just turned conservative, but may not stay that way.
Both ND and WY are so small (people wise) that I don't care what the state political leaning is.
Alt?? Atlanta?
It’s in the 70’s in Florida today. Look at what you can get for $69,000 and it’s close to Shands at UF:
www.photobucket.com/palmharbor
So far we've checked out areas in Florida and South Carolina, the latter of which seems to us to be a bastion of conservatism, at least in many areas. From talking to people in SC, there appear to be a LOT of "new" people moving into the state, and I doubt if they're all conservatives, so more will be needed to keep SC red, IMO.
We also have checked out the Virginia Beach / Williamsburg areas in Virginia. I have a cousin who escaped from Michigan and absolutely loves Williamsburg, VA.
I have several family members who have relocated to Georgia (way outside of Atlanta), and they love it. (Some of them moved from CT years ago to Florida, then left Florida for Georgia)
We've also considered Texas and North Carolina... I've heard NC has fairly high taxes.
All of the states mentioned above would require me to get really used to high heat and humidity, however right now I'd trade that in a heartbeat over the crappy winter we've had so far! (Two more snow / ice storms coming this week)
Moving away from the People's Republik of Connecticut is just a dream for us for now... maybe someday I'll have a different state flag flying on my FR profile page. :-)
Check out Huntville. I have never heard anything but good about it.
Red Stone Arsenal. Oppenheimer and his scientists developed rocket technology there. The Mars Lander was developed there. Quite a technology area.
Finally - SC is listed in this article in having the LOWEST health care costs:
http://jan.ocregister.com/2011/01/31/which-states-rank-highest-in-health-care-costs/53810/
As has been said, Ohio is great for medical care. It’s also an easy (though long) drive through Pennsylvania back to NJ if you need to keep in touch with family without the hassle of flying.
However, when we lived there we had to pay income tax to the state, the city my husband worked in, the city we lived in, all in addition to fairly high property taxes, sewer bills, and water bills. Electricity was also expensive, although natural gas was cheap. Gasoline prices were neither the most expensive in the country, nor the cheapest- usually we were right on average.
Catholic schooling was much cheaper than it was in NY, thus presumably cheaper than NJ. You had to check the curriculums, though- the Cleveland Diocese heavily emphasizes “Social Justice” and their policies on Sex Ed allowed some parishes to go a little too far IMHO. Secular schools vary from great to abysmal, though they all tend to fuzzy math. Stay away from TERC at all costs, and I’d personally find Everyday Math a dealbreaker, too, in choosing a school.
Ohio has a rather easy to access policy of allowing academically capable public high school students to graduate concurrently with a high school diploma and an Associates Degree from a local community college. This is a real money saver if your kids are up to the work.
Climate wise- skiing in the winter, swimming in the summer, lazy day trips to Amish Country, weekend trips to the Dayton Airforce Museum, camping in the Hocking Hills- it’s a good place to live if you like a varied outdoor life, and don’t mind being a 9 hour drive away from the ocean.
The main reason we left was that we moved for a transfer and had no extended family within 400 miles of us. When we had a chance to transfer nearer the grandparents, we jumped.
My dad was raised in Texas, then after the service moved to AZ. My dad and step-mom decided to move to a small town in Texas. Even though Daddy was a Texan, we were looked upon as outsiders until someone discovered that my sister and I were related to a wealthy family in town through our mothers side of the family (14th cousin or something). After that, we were OK.
Yes sorry
Hey, hey, we all know you’re from Baghdad......
Right on dude. And the air stinks, the views are crummy and the fishing is no good.
Yup... And grizzly bears... and wolves... can't hardly swing a dead cat without hitting a griz or a wolf... And snow eight feet deep. and bitter cold nine months out of the year...
Texas would be the place to go...
The "half-backs". They moved from way up north down to Florida, and then moved half way back, up to GA, SC, NC, etc.
My Grandparents knew of this phenomenon before they moved from NJ, and moved straight to SC instead of FL. That set in place a chain of events which now has me and half my family living in SC (or NC)
Low taxes. Low gas prices. Temperate climate. And fairly conservative.
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