[mnehring]

For bio-med science, a good place to check is The Woodlands, Texas just north of Houston.

[Conservative Infidel]

Try Wyoming. I understand it is like NH but without all the Massholes.

[brwnsuga]

Hampton VA. It has alot of research facilities but is close to Smithfield VA or Williamsburg or even my town Suffolk where you can have lots of country living.

[MikefromOhio]

I was going to say Atlanta, what with the CDC and all that, but it fails when it comes to your need to get away from the city type stuff....

virginia is nice and there are quite a few research centers there....

Any university in the nation generally has an animal science department, so that could open up quite a few avenues for you possibly...

[Patriot from Philly]

There's a website called FindYourSpot that's kinda fun. You fill out a survey and give a little info (name, not much-just to prove it's you)

Based on your preferences they identify 20 places you could live.

Enjoy...it's fun.

[FReepaholic]

Here's a link to a search function on HomeGain.com that you can input the criteria you want in a "neighborhood" and return the results:

HomeGain Neighborhood Search

Here's a cost of living comparison calculator that you input your current city and salary and chose the city you're moving to. It will show you what you need to make in that city to have the same cost of living you have now:

HomeFair.com Salary Calculator

Hope this helps. Good luck.

[native texan]

Texas A&M University, Animal Science Department, information..979-845-1541.

One of the finest places on earth....

[jimbergin]

The Research Triangle Park between Raleigh, Durham and Chappel Hill NC has a lot of bio med type companies doing research. One that I know a little about is Embrex.

Embrex, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company, provides solutions to the poultry industry in the United States. It focuses on developing patented biological and mechanical products that improve bird health.

Its stock ticker symbol is EMBX.

You could find much better living conditions in NC

[Clemenza]

Despite Paul Allen's huge investment in a "biotech center" here, I would suggest that you do NOT move to Washington State. If you think the Massholes are annoying, try dealing with the granolas who don't bathe for a week.

[native texan]

Just in case you want more info on Texas A&M and the Bryan/College Station area: http://www.bryan-collegestation.org/

[JLS]

Since your area is animal science, have you considered the Auburn-Opelika Alabama area. Auburn University and Tuskegee Institute are within a short distance of each other, 30 miles maybe, and both have Vet schools I believe. I could not tell if you toxology work has been with animals too, but if so you might find a someone with a grant that would hire you in the area. [Also regardless of area shouldn't you be looking for companies like feed producers that do work in your field that are located in an area you like?]

Auburn-Oplelika is small town and conservative, but you might hear some rap music probably as often at Auburn as at Tuskegeee. Alabama is 26% or so African-American if that is a problem for you.

I don't live in that area but I do live in Alabama. We have great public golf, nice weather and a pretty low cost of living. Like all places AL has it plusses and minuses, but that part of AL might be a place you could find employment in your area and escape many of your complaints of the northeast and live a better lifestyle. I don't think you will escape rap music any place.

[sharktrager]

Iowa.

[ex-Texan]

Do not even consider Oregon. It is a communist country hiding in our great republic. Oregon is run by socialist elitists to benefit home grown elitists. The state is the essence of pure communism where telephones are tapped by people in power and justice is a forgotten word. The state bar is totally corrupt, the courts are filled with corrupt judges and the entire state is filled with xenophobic idiots. Oregon tore up the Bill of Rights and Constitution to adopt rule by wealthy elitists like kiddie rapist Neil Goldschmidt. 'Nuff said.

But nobody listens to me anyway. I'm just a geezer living in the People Republic of Oregon.

[jsh3180]

This is sorely tempting to me. Free land in Kansas, same goes for areas of Nebraska and Oklahoma.

http://www.kansasfreeland.com/

[Dawgreg]

TEXAS! Houston area and the Woodlands like mnehrling said.

[proudofthesouth]

Northern Alabama - particularly Madison, Limestone counties. The housing is reasonable as are the property taxes. Nashville, Birmingham are about 2 hours drive away, Atlanta is a 4 hour drive and the Gulf Coast is an 8 hour drive. We rarely get snow or ice - and when we get our couple of inches it shuts down the area. Tornadoes are an occassional problem. The summers are hot and humid and the winters mild. Autumn and spring are beautiful. If you like fishing or boating this is an excellent area.

[LibFreeOrDie]

If you're planning to live in southern Maine, then you might want to check out the University of New Hampshire in Durham on the seacoast. They've got an Animal Science program in the Thompson School of Applied Science, and a College of Life Sciences and Agriculture.

http://www.unh.edu
http://www.unh.edu/thompson-school/
http://www.colsa.unh.edu/
http://www.unh.edu/Campus/employ/

[bigsigh]

research triangle, North Carolina.

[dufekin]

You shouldn't forget Stillwater, Oklahoma, home of Oklahoma State University (land-grant) and an overwhelming Bush victory. Kerry, despite Dean's ravings, failed to carry even one of Oklahoma's seventy-seven counties. Cattle outnumber human Oklahomans by two million.

[KC Burke]

Keep in mind that the income needed for Manhattan, Kansas (K-State) and Stillwater, OK is vastly different from what you needed in Mass or even would need on Maine. Be sure and consult some cost-of-living data as you evaluate opportunities.

Get the job first, at least the offer, and then go look. Any place without the Kennedy dynasty is a lot easier to take when the job is good.