I can't be helpful with your question, but it sounds like you've moved to a very cool place. Congratulations, seriously. I hope you'll like it there. I'm sure I would.
Yes, it is a cool place. I moved from South Louisiana, where the terrain is flat and boring, to an area where there are rolling hills and bluffs. Where I lived before was densely populated compared to where I am now, where most people have acreage as opposed to lots. Housing prices are lower and the people are nicer. And I'm now far enough away from the Gulf Coast that I don't hear about Katrina, Katrina, Katrina everywhere I go.