If you could live anywhere in the U.S.

[Humblefish]

Chattanooga, TN beats Knoxville, and puts you 2 hours from Atlanta/Knoxville/Nashville with a decent airport that flies to all three for layovers. Also helps a certain website owner lives right down the road . Bought a 2400sqft house here for under 150k and electricity and water are super cheap.

I wanted to visit Chattanooga but we never made it over that way.

 

[Sipec]

Hawaii... not sure if its affordible though

 

[Humblefish]

Hawaii... not sure if its affordible though

As soon as I heard you needed a "permit" just to have a reef tank, that ruled Hawaii out.

 

[AshwinRavi]

Pittsburgh!

 

[Sipec]

As soon as I heard you needed a "permit" just to have a reef tank, that ruled Hawaii out.

Dude! Are ya kiddin me! Thats awfull! (Forget hawaii)

 

[JimFuller]

I like Billings, Montana 59101. I am a Computer Consultant. Airport is 15 Minutes away. Inexpensive utilities, food, and Housing. Skiing 65 Miles away, as well as, hot springs. National Park about 2 hours out for easy getaways. Easy access to the USA by internet and air travel, A great place to live. But I am partial

 

[Erica-Renee]

I did not read all the replies to this thread but

For overnight shipping from Anywhere Using UPS Louisville Kentucky.
Super friendly place to live ,Very stable economy and Affordable.. We are UPS Word hub location Biggest in the world

 

[Peng]

Seattle/Bellevue/Issaqua area in WA. Less expensive than SF & NYC with lots of nature and activities. Airport is close by and going to British Columbia is easy. The only thing is that houses here are 800k - 1M+

 

[Humblefish]

For overnight shipping from Anywhere Using UPS Louisville Kentucky.
Super friendly place to live ,Very stable economy and Affordable.. We are UPS Word hub location Biggest in the world

We actually visited Louisville... nice city.

I was hoping living there would = more affordable shipping rates. I was told by UPS that it does not. All that matters is weight of the box and distance point to point.

 

[Oceanwave45]

Back to San Fran!

 

[BlakeW]

Port St Lucie is nice and has an airport close. We go over there for the weekend a lot.

Sarasota is nice as well on the gulf coast. Our real estates been on the rise pretty quick lately though.

 

[Erica-Renee]

We actually visited Louisville... nice city.

I was hoping living there would = more affordable shipping rates. I was told by UPS that it does not. All that matters is weight of the box and distance point to point.

Yea we love it here . And the shipping thing is true... shipping to and from here can be Quicker due to location . OF course it does not really apply to ground as much .

 

[Humblefish]

Our real estates been on the rise pretty quick lately though.

We're discovering this everywhere we go. We apparently picked the wrong time to want to buy a house. Might just rent for awhile and wait for the market to go bust again.

 

[Jennie]

Where would it be??

Assuming you could telecommute/work remotely.

Only two requirements:

1. It must be in an affordable area.
2. It must be within 30-45 mins of a decent airport. I.e. I need to receive weekly livestock shipments from Los Angeles, so no more than 1 layover from there.

Check out Abingdon, VA http://visitabingdonvirginia.com/

 

[Reef Pets]

Branson, Missouri

Branson is a really neat place with all the spring fed lakes. The cost of living is extremely cheap.

 

[Opus]

Branson is a really neat place with all the spring fed lakes. The cost of living is extremely cheap.

Love Branson area. Below is a pic from the condo we rent each year on Lake Taneycomo. The owner said the condo would cost around $140k. My wife's family has a reunion at Table Rock Lake park every summer and we have been going for 20 years. We have said it would be a great place to retire though I'm not sure what the driving is like in the winter with all the steep hills. We just know we won't be able to retire in Texas because of the outrageous property taxes.

 

[Reef Pets]

Love Branson area. Below is a pic from the condo we rent each year on Lake Taneycomo. The owner said the condo would cost around $140k. My wife's family has a reunion at Table Rock Lake park every summer and we have been going for 20 years. We have said it would be a great place to retire though I'm not sure what the driving is like in the winter with all the steep hills. We just know we won't be able to retire in Texas because of the outrageous property taxes.

Very nice shot! Missouri is a Tax state, that's for sure. Im not sure how it compares to Texas. As you know, if you like fishing, the trout are abundant in the lakes you speak of.

 

[Opus]

Very nice shot! Missouri is a Tax state, that's for sure. Im not sure how it compares to Texas. As you know, if you like fishing, the trout are abundant in the lakes you speak of.

Well, this year I'm having to pay $6k in property taxes on a $200k home. My taxes have gone up over $2k in the last 5 years. Let's just say my income has not seen that kind of % increase. We will definitely do our homework before we decide where to retire.

 

[Ty Hamatake]

Just got back from a little trip to Tacoma, Washington. Definitely in my top five now

 

[MCooper]

S. Florida!