11. Idaho: Somewhat surprisingly, not bad. The north, especially the town of Moscow (say mosko) may be preferable to the southeast, which is a little bit too much like Utah. But Boise is quite good for a city of the size.
12.Ill, Ind, Iowa, and Ohio. Avoid anything in the midwest that starts with a vowel.
13. Kansas, avoid.
Kentucky, nice around the university at Lexington, plus Frankfort, Bardstown, etc. North central part, not too far from Louisville, is where you want to be.
Louisiana, maybe #1 if you live to eat.
Maine, avoid it unless you already live in New England/northeast.
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Mississippi. Not bad, a real sleeper. Try McComb, the whole southern part of the state from Jackson on down, incl the gulf coast. You can live within 50 miles of New Orleans and go down there to eat and party.
Missouri, the Ozarks are pretty but they are an awful thinly settled and remote area, except at Springfield and maybe at Branson if you like the shows there.
Montana, parts of the extreme W and NW arent bad, like Idaho...
Nebraska, avoid.
Nevada, unless you just want the gambling, avoid it, unless you like Las Vegas for constant excitement, and a low cost big city, or Reno/Tahoe if you already live in N Cal or that area. The outlying towns are to be avoided.
NH, low taxes but unless you are already in the Northeast it is TBAvoided.
NJ. TBA.
New Mexico, not really very good. Some pretty areas around Ruidoso or Alamogordo, or in the Indian pueblos of the N Central if you want to retire in Mexico but want to drink the water...Roswell is a nice W Texas town with occasional alien visits.
New York, TBA for taxes and govt generally.
OKla, anything bearable is in the Ozarks of far NE.
Oregon. If this was the place for you, you would already know it, and probably be there.
PA and RI. To be avoided, unless it is back home to Grandma for you.
SC Hilton Head, and a lot of little towns way up near the mtns in the NW, and the university communities, can be quite livable. Myrtle Beach getting a little crowded.
SDak The Black Hills and Hot Springs, Rapid City quite nice. Awful weather in eastern 3/4 of the state, but clean air and lots of room. Most interesting state in Midwest.
Tenn. The eastern half is a well kept secret, try Cleveland in the extreme SE.
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Never been to the southern rural part of these states, have ya? Marion, Ill. is full of retirees from the nearby states and very nice to stay in. So is Carbondale-- except the students at Southern Illinois University are nuts. Southern Illinois has very little in common with northern Illinois-- you'll feel like you're in Tennessee. Check out Crab Orchard Lake and Cave-in-Rock state park. Shawee National Forrest is A+ for hunting and fishing. Terre Harte and Evansville, IN are beautiful, warm, folksy, CONSERVATIVE towns in midwestern heartland. Cincinnati is way too dirty and liberal, but the suburbs on the Kentucky side are really nice. Ames, Iowa is the best little place if you're looking for charm in that state, and Riverside, Iowa is the "Future Birthplace of Captain Kirk".
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