My Aunt & Uncle moved to NC. I did take it into consideration. They would have loved to house me so I could find a job and place to live.
Unfortunately, as you have stated, a lot of the NE libs have moved there and turned it purple/blue.
When you say you prefer the Upstate, do you mean SC or NY? Upstate NY, especially in farming country is totally different than here in the suburbs. My cousin lives there. we went up for Labor Day.
Look up redneck in the dictionary and you will see my cousins face posted....w/ a big smile! He wants me to purchase my Aunt & Uncles home (his mom and step dad), which is across the “street” from him.
I LOVED it up there. Completely different way of life, in which would suit me. However, it would still be NY and I want out.
“For your city needs,”.....I have NO desire for city needs. I am a suburb gal. I hate cities. Too many people, too much noise, no privacy, etc.
I decided on SC because it’s weather is somewhat comparable to NY. I’m used to the hot heat and humidity (I HATE it, but AC is my bff in the summer).
“One thing to consider, though, would be proximity to Asheville, NC. It’s a beautiful small city, growing, very artsy verging upon Bohemian if you get my drift”
I get it and ewwww. That is what I am trying to escape. “but being subject to their politics would not be something I would enjoy.”.
Exactly what I am trying to escape. No point in moving to Satans armpit from it’s groin!
Oklahoma City here. Oklahoma is the REDest state in the US. Decent economy. Interesting weather. And we have the Sooners and the Thunder. :)
SC has three primary regions, Low Country includes the coast. Some amazing history and very old architecture, live oaks draped with spanish moss, palm trees and palmettoes, very Gone With The Wind. If you can afford to reside where there is an ocean breeze it’s great, if you can’t it’s oppressive, as far as climate. Swampy, humid, bugs.
Palmetto Bugs look like giant cockroaches that fly. They can be aggressive, standing up on their hind legs, splaying their wings out and hissing at you if you’re trying to swat them or shoo them away. They’ll also aim for your face when flying at you. I’m not that squeamish abput bugs but those things freak me out, lol, it’s as if God crossed a cockroach with a PO’ed praying mantis.
Midlands would be as the name implies, middle of the state, with the state capital Columbia located within it. More elevated than the Low Country, slightly hilly, but much of it still hot, the presence of palmettoes tells you whether you’re still in the hot belt microclimate or not.
Upstate is furthest inland, tucked up by NC and GA, west and parallel to north of Charlotte. It includes rolling Piedmont, foothills and even somewhat mountainous terrain. It has the mildest climate, no palmettoes or palmetto bugs, lol. It would be like a warmer version of Upstate NY without the politics or the taxes.
That’s what I’m talking about. West and north of the I-85 corridor. Some of it is pretty remote, you’d never know there was a city of any kind within a hundred miles. But, there is, for the airport if nothing else.