[SeekAndFind]

[wardaddy]

This writer is clueless about Nashville proper

It is extremely liberal.....like Austin or Chapel Hill

The 9-13 county metro is opposite....heavily conservative

[caver]

Dumbass author don’t know crap about Indiana. Just cause it’s next door doesn’t mean it’s the same. And Gary, Indiana can take all it’s blame from Chicago.

[RegulatorCountry]

These “best places” lists are almost always foolish exercises, unless you just so happen to agree with not just the author’s criteria but the ranking of those criteria in relative importance.

If employment prospects top one’s list, it’d be the Dakotas followed by Texas. If a mild temperate climate matters most, it’d be the southern Appalachians. Taxation? States with no to low state income tax that don’t bend you over with other forms of taxation.

Then, you have those who are looking for their stronghold in the event of economic collapse and governmental chaos. Idaho and the southern Appalachians would appear to be the winners there, for similar but not identical reasons.

Throw some or all of these considerations together and it’s a better exercise in ruling out what you won’t consider than narrowing it down to the best place. There are pros and cons everywhere. At that point it starts coming down to subjective opinion and gut feeling. Very few people will completely agree when it comes down to what honestly is a matter of the heart.

[morphing libertarian]

It’s a big country and I have been in 49 states. LOL 8 more to go.

I like the Carolinas, and several other spots. Stuck in CA, all of the kids and grandkids are here, plus wife’s brothers and sister. In San Dieog looking at the ocean, so not exactly suffering on a day-to-day basis.

My sister lives in Max Meadow VA near Wytheville. 2 miles east of the inters tae between Roanoke and Bristol, TN. 7 acres, 4 bedrooms cost her 120,000 10 years ago. Can see the neighbors but not hear much. No fences kind of place. Dogs can run free. Fishing lake nearby.

a few hours to Dulles, Charlotte, and Raleigh airports.

Some snow, but mostly mild winters.

If it was just me, I’d be right there.

[bgill]

Pros: low taxes, warm weather, Austin Cons: drought, illegal immigration, tornadoes, wildfires, West Nile Virus, the Dallas Cowboys, return of dust bowl conditions, speed traps, not enough rain, multiple nuclear power plants, George W. Bush, crime

Who writes this stuff? Texas is more like: Pros: No state income tax, rural communities, our own electrical grid, friendly gun laws Cons: high school and property taxes, drought, illegals, Austin, tornadoes, wildfires, West Nile Virus, depending on the year the Dallas Cowboys, 110 degree temps, liberal invasion, University of Texas

[eyedigress]

A dumbass put this list together.

[Dick Bachert]

Georgia and several others were downrated due to “multiple nuclear power plants?”

Wait until the grid goes down and you libs who killed nukiepo where you live are freezing in the dark.

And don’t even think of coming down here: We’re heavily armed!

[Eye of Unk]

Personally I am glad everyone is more or less turned off by thinking Alaska is nothing more than a giant icebox, so I won’t even start about the pros of living here.

[MarMema]

Washington Pros: the eastern half of the state is quite nice and much different from the coast Cons: way too much rain along the coast, volcanoes, wildfires, insane politicians, ridiculous regulations, political correctness, not enough jobs, possible tsunami threat along the coast, Seattle Overall Rating: C

We are wishing hard for rain out here. Jobs are plentiful, it's not *that* politically correct, and I happen to like Seattle very much. It's actually north and very south of Seattle that the die-hard socialists have taken over. We also have some of the best-for-cost healthcare in the country, a distinct non-materialistic and compassionate culture, and yummy fresh seafood.

[Dick Vomer]

Texas sucks... don't come here. Really the girls are ugly, no schools, no unions, music sucks, everybody is stupid, racist and homophobic, no good pizza, no broadway shows, ... I could go on, but you get the drift.

If you are a liberal please rest assured that Texas is a hell hole and only smart, caring people move out to great places like Los Angeles, New York, Detroit, Lansing, Chicago where all the smart, classy people are.

Just drive on around or fly over but don't stop or land... we suck here.

[doorgunner69]

Some corrections, not that it matters to most:

Hawaii

Cons: vulnerable to tsunamis, very high cost of living, volcanoes, traffic, high population density, high taxes

All of the cons are "it depends". Tsunamis an issue only if you live below 100' elevation and close to shore. No income tax on retirement. Outer islands are not crowded at all, only Oahu. Same with traffic. Cost of living is somewhat offset by other factors only locals know about. Easterners should stay far away, not wanted.

[Lazamataz]

Atlanta, GA, the finest place in Murrica.

[JDoutrider]

Marker

[CommerceComet]

Whoever wrote this doesn’t seem to recognize that each state has a lot of diversity within its borders. There are probably A through F regions in each state. In every state where I have lived, there are great places to live and lousy places to live. I have lived in Idaho and I completely agree that the Panhandle as nice a place as there is in the country. On the other hand, there are parts of the state where I wouldn’t condemn my worst enemy to live.