I read once, that at least with regards to natural disasters, i.e. tornadic activity, hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, ice/snow storms, wildfires, etc., statistically speaking the safest area in the US was in the area of the SC/GA/TN border region.
South Carolina doesn’t border Tennessee, North Carolina does.
Other than that geographical oversight, I tend to agree, so long as you’re at least an hour away from any city and not bordering National Park Service land.
North ga mountiains. I can vouch for that.
My area....
NW GA is the place to be.
“the safest area in the US was in the area of the SC/GA/TN border region.”
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Since I spent 55+ years in Tennessee I am a bit biased, but I would pick the southeast TN area if I had to live in America.
Now that I am retired, however, I will live outside of the USSA, which is in drastic, and I think irreversible, decline. There is no way that I would live with Yankees, gay Californians, or dessert rats...No offense to FReepers stuck in those locations :)
Now that I am out of America, I live a nice life on less than $1000 per month, and that is for 3 mouths to feed.