Where's your "perfect place?"

Fayetteville, Ark.
Charleston, W.Va.
Salem, Ore.
Albuquerque
Knoxville, Tenn.
Medford, Ore.
Portland, Ore.
Cincinnati
Little Rock
Hartford, Conn.
Eugene, Ore.
Provo-Orem, Utah
Corvallis, Ore.
Sheboygan, Wis.
Reno, Nev.
Santa Fe, N.M.
Tacoma, Wash.
Salt Lake City
Lynchburg, Va.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Carlisle, Pa.
Greenville, S.C.
Bloomington, Ind.
Silver City, N.M.

Bolded are the ones where I've been
Italics are the ones where I'd want to be.

 

Fayetteville is on a lot of lists, but no one seems to want to live there.

 

These guys will be happy to welcome you.

 

I must have said I didn't like winters very much, because I got a ton of cities in Texas, Mississippi and Florida. I've never even been to two of those states and don't really have a desire to go to Mississippi, let alone move there.

 

You too, huh? I also had three Michigan, three Minnesota and two Mizzou, including Columbia. I cannot begin to tell you how far from the truth Columbia being "home" for me would be.

Aside from the Wisconsin towns -- including La Crosse, which I do love -- I didn't like my list.

 

Fayettenam? Can't imagine why.

My hometown and current place of residence is No. 1. Go figure. A lot of Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia as well. And Seattle, oddly enough.

 

Apparently, like several other people here, I need to look into opportunities in Wisconsin:

Worcester, Massachusetts
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hartford, Connecticut
Providence, Rhode Island
New Haven, Connecticut
Chicago, Illinois
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Toledo, Ohio
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Oshkosh-Appleton/Neenah, Wisconsin
Cleveland, Ohio
Indianapolis, Indiana
Little Rock, Arkansas
Boston, Massachusetts
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Baltimore, Maryland
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Portland, Oregon
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota

 

Wisconsin is Mecca.

 

i guess eugene is the place for me.

 

We did a similar thread last year, right? I forget what my list was then.

OK . . . . I've lived in one of these places, have considered living in a couple others, but in general, my answers came up with a list of places I normally would not list among my top choices. I think (and thought as I answered it) that the "ideal housing price" question skews the results. But hey, I'm a journalist. I have to worry about these things.

This is a list that happens to a person who loves the big cities in sunny lands he has lived in, but also has taken a liking to midwest college towns. And who answers "I need a lot of sunny days" while also expressing appreciation for rural areas, mountains, and as many rainy days as possible.

Little Rock, Arkansas
Charleston, South Carolina
Portland, Oregon
Jacksonville, Florida
Honolulu, Hawaii
Norfolk, Virginia
Knoxville, Tennessee
Orlando, Florida
Cincinnati, Ohio
Chesapeake-Virginia Beach, Virginia
Augusta, Georgia
Baltimore, Maryland
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Charlotte, North Carolina
Houston, Texas
Nashville, Tennessee
Las Vegas, Nevada
Memphis, Tennessee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
West Palm Beach, Florida
Fort Worth, Texas
Seattle, Washington
Greenville, South Carolina
Long Island, New York

 

I keep getting such varied results when I use this thing ... last time, I thought it was sponsored by the Connecticut Tourism Board.

Charlotte, North Carolina
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Norfolk, Virginia
Nashville, Tennessee
El Paso, Texas
Chesapeake/Virginia Beach, Virginia
Cincinnati, Ohio
St. Louis, Missouri
Lexington, Kentucky
Knoxville, Tennessee
Fort Worth, Texas
Tucson, Arizona
Augusta, Georgia
Memphis, Tennessee
Seattle, Washington
Atlanta, Georgia
Long Island, New York
Dallas, Texas
Indianapolis, Indiana
Phoenix, Arizona
Austin, Texas
Charleston, South Carolina
San Antonio, Texas
Orlando, Florida

2mcm: I would heartily recommend against moving to Kailua-Kona.

 

Not one place on my list is where I currently live, and I love where I live.