I bet no one has suggested this: check out northern Vermont
(Burlington area), especially if you like to be outdoors. Green
Mountains and Lake Champlain at your fingertips, Adirondacks
nearby. Small city and university town. Plenty of
sports and culture (theatre, arts, restaurants, etc.).
Beautiful, stress free environment; little traffic, clean
air. Wonderful place to raise kids; excellent schools.
You can buy a 2700 sq ft 3-4 BR house for $400,000.
Not sure if you work or if you're retired...but if the latter,
all the better since costs of many things in VT are 10-20% less
than big cities. If you're looking for employment however,
that's what impacts the cost of living: wages are only 60% of what
they are in Boston, NY or Washington...which makes it a high cost
of living area. People tend to forget that when assessing
cost of living anywhere; there are 2 sides to the equation: what
things cost and what one can earn.
If earning a high salary is not a must and cold, long winters
are not an impediment, this may be an option you'd want to
consider.
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Posted by RichieD on 3rd of Jan 2013 at 06:15 am
I bet no one has suggested this: check out northern Vermont (Burlington area), especially if you like to be outdoors. Green Mountains and Lake Champlain at your fingertips, Adirondacks nearby. Small city and university town. Plenty of sports and culture (theatre, arts, restaurants, etc.). Beautiful, stress free environment; little traffic, clean air. Wonderful place to raise kids; excellent schools. You can buy a 2700 sq ft 3-4 BR house for $400,000.
Not sure if you work or if you're retired...but if the latter, all the better since costs of many things in VT are 10-20% less than big cities. If you're looking for employment however, that's what impacts the cost of living: wages are only 60% of what they are in Boston, NY or Washington...which makes it a high cost of living area. People tend to forget that when assessing cost of living anywhere; there are 2 sides to the equation: what things cost and what one can earn.
If earning a high salary is not a must and cold, long winters are not an impediment, this may be an option you'd want to consider.