The Best Place to Live in the United States?

[Bullitt]

Is that 50 acres of land without a house?

You may be waiting a while. Do you have a plan about how long you will wait?

 

[conny63malies]

My husband is down in Corbin(on I75 almost TN near the Jellico mtns1200ft ele) right now. They have no snow at all. We just passed up a 3bdr single wide (that was vandalized) on 20 acres near Manchester Ky for 35K. There is snow but never too much. Ft Knox is in the hardiness zone 6-7 and so is Corbin. We used to live in the area from 01-03 and we will return back "home" this year, this time to stay. The horse industry is mostly out near Lexington, beautiful rolling hills out there. But i prefer the hollers that are more near SE KY.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/ga...ackyardchickens.com/6/61/61419d4a_Corbin.jpeg

Did you live in this area of Kentucky?

I know the Louisville area is popular with people who have horses. The thick grass and rolling hills are good for horses. I think Kentucky can get some pretty good snow sometimes in the winter, right?

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

We have concealed handgun permits in Texas, and it seems to work well.

Missed that post,

Dont know about Texas but Georgia gun permits were implemented so blacks could not carry guns. They also implemented many other anti gun laws that were really anti blacks with guns. All part of the Jim Crow laws http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws

 

[Bullitt]

Missed that post,

Dont know about Texas but Georgia gun permits were implemented so blacks could not carry guns. They also implemented many other anti gun laws that were really anti blacks with guns. All part of the Jim Crow laws http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws

I don't think Texas has had concealed handgun permitting for very long. Any permit will disproportionately impact low-income people. People on a tight budget are not going to pay to get a handgun permit. But it is a way to try to prevent criminals and unstable people from carrying a concealed handgun. But again, criminals will carry concealed handguns anyway.

Some states have unrestricted carry of concealed handguns, also known as constitutional carry, according to what I was just reading. The states that allow this include Alaska, Arizona, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Vermont and Wyoming are too cold in the winter, and Arizona is too hot. Maybe there is an area around Flagstaff that might be good. It is up in the mountains so it is cooler.

Southeast Alaska is nice, but they have long, rainy and cold winters there. If it wasn't for that it might be one of the best places to live. I will be visiting there again. The fishing there is amazing.

 

[wolftracks]

Is that 50 acres of land without a house?

You may be waiting a while. Do you have a plan about how long you will wait?

I've found a lot of properties in that price range with at land, a house, a barn. Most are more expensive, but a little sweat equity goes a long way. That was lower in my price range at one time, but now it's too far out of reach for me, but I have found some cheapies, but less land. I need a minimum of an acre these days. Don't think I'd be able to keep up more than that after a handful of years, but I'd still like to have a few acres at least.

I was searching places yesterday and you're still looking at 7 digits for anything over 20 acres and most have no houses. Oh and those 7 digits don't always start with a 1, more like 3mil.

 

[DCasper]

Marshall County in Western Kentucky is close to major lakes and is the friendliest and most beautiful place I have ever lived. I moved around quite a bit with the military and settled here last summer. The job market seems to be pretty good and the real estate market is both diverse and decently priced.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Any permit will disproportionately impact low-income people.

Especially one that costs over $240 to get. When a Texas drivers license costs only $27.

For comparison, for the state of Texas there are around 700 shooting deaths each year an about 3500 car related deaths.


Ca on the other hand has its permit set up just like the original jim crow laws where the sheriff can deny anyone without reason. Which in actual practice means rich power fill whites get guns an minority's an the non special people dont.

 

[Bullitt]

My husband is down in Corbin(on I75 almost TN near the Jellico mtns1200ft ele) right now. They have no snow at all. We just passed up a 3bdr single wide (that was vandalized) on 20 acres near Manchester Ky for 35K. There is snow but never too much. Ft Knox is in the hardiness zone 6-7 and so is Corbin. We used to live in the area from 01-03 and we will return back "home" this year, this time to stay. The horse industry is mostly out near Lexington, beautiful rolling hills out there. But i prefer the hollers that are more near SE KY.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/ga...ackyardchickens.com/6/61/61419d4a_Corbin.jpeg

That looks like nice country. Hopefully you will be back "home" soon.

Personally, I think it would be best to not be too far from the ocean because it has a moderating effect on the temperature. The Gulf Coast is out because it is too hot and humid and there are hurricanes.

Maybe places in the Carolinas could be good because it isn't too cold or too hot.

As mentioned, I think Northern California would be good, because the ocean helps maintain a mild climate. You can go up into the nearby mountains if you want snow. The far Northern California coast might be nice but it rains a lot there.

Or, as mentioned, Southern Oregon, around Klamath Falls would be nice because they have pretty mild weather and it is shielded from a lot of the rain that coastal Oregon receives.

There is no perfect place to live, but each person has to find the perfect place for themselves.

 

[GardenerGal]

That picture of Corbin looks a lot like central Massachusetts and Connecticut, even parts of eastern Mass. where I live! Similar climate zone to eastern Mass. too, though spring likely comes a lot sooner to Corbin (except maybe this winter, which is amazingly mild here with daffodils well along in some spots here).

 

[Bullitt]

It seems when it starts warming up early and everything starts blooming, a freeze will come and kill all the blooms. It is better for it to stay cold for a few more weeks to avoid a killing freeze.

The weather is going to continue to get more unpredictable. But I can predict it will be hot in Texas in the summer.