My kids are in college. As soon as they’re out, so are we. Indiana next door looks attractive, possibly Kentucky or Tennessee.
KY is generally conservative, less so around Lexington and Louisville, but be forewarned that their pension crisis is worse, per capita, than IL’s. How that gets paid in the future is a sort of sword of Damocles hanging over the whole state. Also be aware that KY, as an old “Commonwealth” has a tax for freaking everything, but at least rates are not horrendous.
If you are into outdoor recreation, there are plenty of opportunities: Most are not spectacular, but most are not bad either, and if all you want to do is fish at the City Park, the “FINS” program is for the most part quite good. (Stocked ponds and small lakes with nice restrooms close by.)
Some friends of ours are looking hard at the Arkansas Ozarks (lakes).