If You Could Move To Anywhere In The USA, Where?

[Magnanimous]

Leo would you recommend talking to some kind of travelling/moving consultant to find an ideal place to live? 

[Leo Gura]

20 minutes ago, Magnanimous said:

Leo would you recommend talking to some kind of travelling/moving consultant to find an ideal place to live? 

I've never seen such a thing.

Just do your own research.

[soos_mite_ah]

I would move to New York City or D.C. due to my job and my desire to be in a walkable city with lots of things to do and plenty of diversity. This is assuming that cost of living is not an issue and that the logistics of my life are smoothed over. Boston and Chicago are my next go tos if I decide to change career goals. 

[Miguel1]

8 hours ago, Magnanimous said:

Then I'm gonna spend the next 5 years learning the skills to run a business, then start my own.

That’s way too long of a time to learn to run a business. Running a business is anyways one of those skills you learn by doing.

[WonderSeeker]

13 hours ago, aurum said:

I've never been, but I've heard good things about Burlington, Vermont. You just have to like the cold and be happy with a much smaller city.

Salt Lake City is also great for nature access.

 

Funny you mention Burly. I lived there for 2 years. Perfect example of a stage green town. I used to ride my bike past Bernie Sanders house all the time there. Actually by far my #1 city I've lived in.

Phoenix is fun, but a hell-hole (except for 3 months out of the year).

Boston is an absolute gem environmentally and culturally (it just has a great vibe).

I imagine PNW or Denver are perfect (never been to either though).

SLC is nice to visit but a lot of locals wear a platic smile and walk around like they got a tree branch up their arse. 

Currently I'm living in Korea, and the worst part about it is China's pollution is constantly covering the skies here. Live and learn

[Carl-Richard]

On 26.11.2025 at 11:03 PM, Schizophonia said:

There are all kinds of neighborhoods everywhere, and anyway it doesn't really matter because most of the time you don't particularly socialize with your neighbors you just set up shop wherever you have the possibility and you have the money for.

It does matter if they steal your stuff or sell drugs to your kids or cause a lot of noise.

[Schizophonia]

10 minutes ago, Carl-Richard said:

It does matter if they steal your stuff or sell drugs to your kids or cause a lot of noise.

Lol yes but it's obvious you will settle in a neighborhoods where people have a economico-social status a least somewhat similar to your. 

 

"HEY, THIS NEIGHBORHOODS IS COMPLETELY ROTTEN AND THERE ARE BLACK PEOPLE WITH UZIS WHO DEAL DRUGS ALL DAY LONGS, IT LOOKS SO FUNNY I CRAVE TO MOVE THERE"

Edited 10 hours ago by Schizophonia

[Leo Gura]

It's really about affordability. The question comes down to, Can you afford a good enough neighborhood? In some places you can and in some places you can't.

In Las Vegas I can afford a great neighborhood, in Southern California I can't.

It is better to live in a great neighborhood in Vegas than a mediocre neighborhood in SoCal.

New non-obvious locations is how you find good bargains. All the obvious locations are over-populated and over-priced. Vegas was a non-obvious location when I moved here 13 years ago. And it is still somewhat non-obvious to most people, but not as non-obvious as it used to be.

Edited 10 hours ago by Leo Gura

[Schizophonia]

2 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

It's really about affordability. The question comes down to, Can you afford a good enough neighborhood? In some places you can and in some places you can't.

In Las Vegas I can afford a great neighborhood, in Southern California I can't.

So the most important in fine is the state/city

[r0ckyreed]

56 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

It's really about affordability. The question comes down to, Can you afford a good enough neighborhood? In some places you can and in some places you can't.

In Las Vegas I can afford a great neighborhood, in Southern California I can't.

It is better to live in a great neighborhood in Vegas than a mediocre neighborhood in SoCal.

New non-obvious locations is how you find good bargains. All the obvious locations are over-populated and over-priced. Vegas was a non-obvious location when I moved here 13 years ago. And it is still somewhat non-obvious to most people, but not as non-obvious as it used to be.

How did you decide you wanted to pick Vegas? To me, Vegas seems like a nice place to visit but not someplace I would want to live. My idea is a balance of access to nature and city opportunities while living in a suburban small/college town. I think culture is also an essential factor as well. I know I want to be around nature, vibrant city, and universities.

I am looking at Oregon, Washington, Asheville, NC, Connecticut, Rhode Island. Once I pick my general area (west or east coast) then I will be more specific about neighborhood. I want to get the area right (access to mountains, oceans, vibrant city opportunities, university liberal culture, etc.) and then I will get more clear.

What was your process? 

[Lyubov]

Leave the USA. It’s a big shit hole. You will be a slave there if you aren’t making more than like $100,000 and working more than 25 hours a week. Best you can do is get a cool trailer and live on the road. Freedom. Become a hot wild man with a cool truck and wind stream. Learn to surf and live by the beach in California. You will be a super povo and caged up in almost every other lifestyle there unless you are making serious bank and not selling your soul in corporate. If you are loaded, you can live obviously in the best neighborhoods in California and Florida. 

Edited 9 hours ago by Lyubov

[Elliott]

X2 for San Diego and Denver

New England in a smaller city

San Francisco

Austin

Asheville 

Colorado Springs