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The area of WV in which I live is the most temperate in the state. It is simply beautiful with abundant wildlife, big green valleys and high, blue mountains. The streams are clear and cold, the winters are mild, the summers are perfect and sometimes cool with little to no humidity. The crime rate is nonexistent and the schools are good if not great.
Summer temps range from 50-88 degrees but average at 78 most of the time...no humidity.
Winter temps range from 5-55 degrees, but mainly stay around 38-40. Not much snow, some ice.
Low taxes, good water supply, very little zoning laws except right in the bigger towns.
The downside? Little job opportunities. I'm an LPN here and the pay is dismally lower than national average and especially much lower than CA.
The upside to that is that people are all related to their patients here, thus take better care of them and have more pride in their work.
Little cell reception, stores and shopping centers are a far piece from home, and good places to eat are about the same.
The upside to that is the small town flavor of it all...with country festivals and simple pleasures.
I rent this house, 4 miles out of a small town in the eastern panhandle (only 2 hours from D.C.), for $375. It has sweet, spring-fed well water, a large apple orchard on an acre+....and no near neighbors!
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The amount of snow you see on the ground is the deepest it has gotten in the 4 years we have lived here. And that was only for one day....it melted off the next day!
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The pic of the big valley is right over the mountain from me. On a clear day you can see for miles and miles.
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My chickens free ranging in my apple orchard.
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This is an icestorm from my front porch.
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Wow. You have made me homesick. I was born and raised in WV and I cant think of a better place to live and raise a family. There is so much to do and a wonderful supply of wildlife. The weather is also a big plus! You actually have 4 seasons! Fall is breathtaking with the color show looking out over the mountains.
I have lived in a few different places since in the states since I left WV, Texas, NJ (short time), Alabama, North Dakota, and now in Minnesota. Out of all the places WV would be my number one place to live but now live in MN because my husband is from here and well that is just where we got jobs and bought a house. I look forward to each year going home to WV to see my family and friends (yes, I said home it is where I consider home).
So my vote is West Virginia!
edited to add: We don't have much of an issue with cell reception when we go home to visit, just in some areas. Of course we have Verizon.
Here are a couple of pictures I took.
View from our back deck.
New River Gorge Bridge and the New River
The area of WV in which I live is the most temperate in the state. It is simply beautiful with abundant wildlife, big green valleys and high, blue mountains. The streams are clear and cold, the winters are mild, the summers are perfect and sometimes cool with little to no humidity. The crime rate is nonexistent and the schools are good if not great.
Summer temps range from 50-88 degrees but average at 78 most of the time...no humidity.
Winter temps range from 5-55 degrees, but mainly stay around 38-40. Not much snow, some ice.
Low taxes, good water supply, very little zoning laws except right in the bigger towns.
The downside? Little job opportunities. I'm an LPN here and the pay is dismally lower than national average and especially much lower than CA.
The upside to that is that people are all related to their patients here, thus take better care of them and have more pride in their work.
Little cell reception, stores and shopping centers are a far piece from home, and good places to eat are about the same.
The upside to that is the small town flavor of it all...with country festivals and simple pleasures.
I rent this house, 4 miles out of a small town in the eastern panhandle (only 2 hours from D.C.), for $375. It has sweet, spring-fed well water, a large apple orchard on an acre+....and no near neighbors!
http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/uploads/5_imported_photos_00004.jpg
The amount of snow you see on the ground is the deepest it has gotten in the 4 years we have lived here. And that was only for one day....it melted off the next day!
http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/uploads/5_mountain_trip_072.jpg
http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/uploads/5_imported_photos_00010.jpg
The pic of the big valley is right over the mountain from me. On a clear day you can see for miles and miles.
http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/uploads/5_pics_of_home_007.jpg
http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/uploads/5_pics_of_home_006.jpg
My chickens free ranging in my apple orchard.
http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/uploads/5_varied_pics_of_dogs_chickens_kids_horses_078.jpg
This is an icestorm from my front porch.
http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/uploads/5508_mountain_trip_018.jpg
Wow. You have made me homesick. I was born and raised in WV and I cant think of a better place to live and raise a family. There is so much to do and a wonderful supply of wildlife. The weather is also a big plus! You actually have 4 seasons! Fall is breathtaking with the color show looking out over the mountains.
I have lived in a few different places since in the states since I left WV, Texas, NJ (short time), Alabama, North Dakota, and now in Minnesota. Out of all the places WV would be my number one place to live but now live in MN because my husband is from here and well that is just where we got jobs and bought a house. I look forward to each year going home to WV to see my family and friends (yes, I said home it is where I consider home).
So my vote is West Virginia!
edited to add: We don't have much of an issue with cell reception when we go home to visit, just in some areas. Of course we have Verizon.
Here are a couple of pictures I took.
View from our back deck.
New River Gorge Bridge and the New River
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