The problem is most Californians will turn where ever they move to in to another California by voting for the same type politicians and government programs and raising taxes. Sad to say but I have witnessed it for the past 40 years .I would get out of California. Their property taxing methods (especially on new purchases) , high costs of living and just plain over regulated compared to other states would be my reasons for exiting. Select another state which meets your lifestyle, safety, jobs are plentiful and costs of living are low. This is something you need to decide as others will suggest on areas which please them but may not be for you.
It's tough moving kids at those ages. A holding pattern is a great pattern sometimes, you know what you have. Good luck to you!!I have a 6th grader, 9th grader, and 11th grader. I'm in a holding pattern to see where we all end up! The area of Fort Meyers/Sanibel Island had me seriously thinking on it but the fall 2022 hurricane crushed that dream. Winter can SUX but at 50 I don't want to deal with that kinda storm. I can't imagine it at an advanced age.
Cold in the winter.Never been there but Wyoming looks great
I’m sorry, I probably should have specified. Portland Oregon not Maine.it seems that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_quality_of_life_indices lack of reality!
well according to forbes.com
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2 of your initial choices ,portland an north carolina are in there! so, there you go!
Boise is Idaho's Portland Oregon. Portland Oregon was a nice city until the Californians swarmed there and turned it into another California like city.Wrong Portland.
Portland Oregon is a dread zone. I would not recommend going there to anyone. Neighborhood Scout rates cities on crime with a scale of 1 to 100. 100 is the safest.
Portland Oregon rating is 1.
https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/or/portland/crime
My parents retired to Fort Myers (note spelling) inland a bit in 1983 at a upscale Country Club within a short drive to the big RSW airport. Was good for about 15 years, then then area got way over built. Flat, hot, commercial and bunched up. Being under scorching sun then in AC all the time. When ever I visited it took me about 5 days to acclimate.I have a 6th grader, 9th grader, and 11th grader. I'm in a holding pattern to see where we all end up! The area of Fort Meyers/Sanibel Island had me seriously thinking on it but the fall 2022 hurricane crushed that dream. Winter can SUX but at 50 I don't want to deal with that kinda storm. I can't imagine it at an advanced age.
Packed and growing very fast. It is heading down the same path Nassau and Western Suffolk counties on L.I. did decades ago. The same writing is on the wall, only at a much higher acceleration rate.Don't come to Florida, it's full.
Once word gets out that we are crazy gun toting rebels the bad guys look somewhere elseJust like Clint Eastwood in his Wild West movies.
Sales tax only 6%?My parents retired to Fort Myers (note spelling) inland a bit in 1983 at a upscale Country Club within a short drive to the big RSW airport. Was good for about 15 years, then then area got way over built. Flat, hot, commercial and bunched up. Being under scorching sun then in AC all the time. When ever I visited it took me about 5 days to acclimate.
On the plus side there is No State Income tax. But instead a heady sales tax - including sutomobiles - of 6%. There are lots of shops and good restaurants. I don't like Naples.
You already know New Hampshire has no state income or sales tax - ZERO %. - just a diners/meals tax and a somewhat elevated property tax depending on town. They are even currently phasing out the dividend tax.
I will say Winters up here in NH are becoming less tolerable as I quickly approach 70 years of age.
But tax is a reality in retirement. You can easily pay the Feds 3.5 to 5 grand $$$ yearly if you supplement your modest SS income with 401K withdrawals to live comfortably.
If you find someplace nice, let us know!
Boise is Idaho's Portland Oregon. Portland Oregon was a nice city until the Californians swarmed there and turned it into another California like city.
☝ This is exactly what I watched them do to my home (Washington State), word for word. Now they're scratching their heads on why it magically turned intoThe problem is most Californians will turn where ever they move to in to another California by voting for the same type politicians and government programs and raising taxes. Sad to say but I have witnessed it for the past 40 years .
No kidding! but very few tornadoes and hurricanes. Which is worse?I will say Winters up here in NH are becoming less tolerable
My Wyoming relatives have moved to California.........Never been there but Wyoming looks great
It's hard to compare taxes without a list of every tax that is paid, from property, to sales, to school, to vehicle because all states run on the residents money. It's ju9st who spends the least and we never know that, unless every tax is documented and posted.My parents retired to Fort Myers (note spelling) inland a bit in 1983 at a upscale Country Club within a short drive to the big RSW airport. Was good for about 15 years, then then area got way over built. Flat, hot, commercial and bunched up. Being under scorching sun then in AC all the time. When ever I visited it took me about 5 days to acclimate.
On the plus side there is No State Income tax. But instead a heady sales tax - including sutomobiles - of 6%. There are lots of shops and good restaurants. I don't like Naples.
You already know New Hampshire has no state income or sales tax - ZERO %. - just a diners/meals tax and a somewhat elevated property tax depending on town. They are even currently phasing out the dividend tax.
It's hard to compare taxes without a list of every tax that is paid, from property, to sales, to school, to vehicle because all states run on the residents money.