I’ve been in Texas since 1985. Many lifelong Texas friends have or are moving to Oklahoma. Texas is turning Blue. May be time to head a little further North. We’re thinking about northern Arizona.
Flagstaff has pleasantly warm summers and is relatively free from severe weather, but its winters are as long and as cold as those in Vermont. Prescott's winters aren't quite as cold.
I drove through Winslow last summer, and it seemed to be economically depressed. Holbrook's economy seemed to be better. Show Low, to the south, also seemed to be a nice place to live.