Born in New York, I had the desire to move to Virginia for years, and finally did so, in 1976.
But while there are many Republicans living there, for some reason they keep electing Democrat Govs (except for Allen, of course) and the taxes, especially the real estate taxes just got ridiculous. Plus they taxes my little business every which way to Sunday, until I had to sell it, and then they wanted to tax me some more!
I love Virginia. Ecologically, it looks just like the area of Long Island that I grew up in. Hilly, same tress, and where I lived, large rolling estates. But the taxes finally got me and reality had to hit. I just could not afford to live there any longer.
I have a feeling I'll end up in Virginia...if I stick around in DC, that is.