Best State(s) to Raise a Family?

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Carolina Speed said:
Yes, Phal. I lived just outside of Nashville in the late nineties. A pretty good place to live at the time. Just FYI. Tennessee along with Missouri are tied with one another for the states that borders the most other states. Each borders eight states. I'm not sure about Missouri, but Tennessee at one time was a hot zone for drugs for the reason I just mentioned. Being from North Carolina, I missed the beaches when I lived in Tennessee.
I guess I'm still partial to NC. Mild climate. You can be in the mountains or the beaches with hours. The biggest city, Charlotte was once pretty tame, but it's beginning to get more crime ridden and the influx of liberal folks form the north is turning NC into a blue state. Charlotte is the second largest banking center in the US behind New York. Raleigh is nice as well, but turning into another Charlotte. However, there are still nice suburbs in both cities. They have produced the likes of Will Shipley, Charlotte suburb Weddington and Braxton Berrios, Raleigh-Leesville Road.
Tennessee is an extension of NC without the beaches.
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I was going to lament on the migration to the sun belt when responding to Phall's post but decided not to. I'd love to hear your take on it as you have undoubtedly seen it occur over the past 2 decades. I really hate seeing the migrations occuring out of New England to the Southern states and also from California to Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho etc. It's maddening to see so many of these idiots flee states because of job loss, high taxes, high crime etc. just to bring that same mindset and destroy the free states and regions of the country because they bring the same mindless politics with them.
 
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I don’t live there but as far as I can tell Texas has a lot going for it:

1. great public schools
2. Great public universities at low cost to state residents
3. Mostly mild climate (little excess heat in summer but not too terrible)
4. Tremendous amount of housing for your dollar
5. No state income tax
6. Very diversified economy and several large metro areas to choose from
7. Gulf coast beaches
8. Texans themselves - good folks

when you put it all together it’s a tough one to top. But one size doesn’t fit all.

Most places have their pros and cons and I think a lot of how great the place is to live in is determined by your ability to make a solid living there.

for instance the area surrounding auburn university in Alabama is supposed to be great ( provided you are able to find a way to make a living there - I couldn’t ).
 
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Good points. One huge con with Texas is the border being wide open. I was looking at Demographics in a lot of towns there and you'd be lucky to find one with less than 30/40percent Mexican. In the border towns they are 80-95%!
 
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The hot Houston climate is way too humid for my tastes, along with that of the Deep South. The mountains of eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina are a different story, also still a very White area. That to me, along with parts of Florida, are the best parts of the eastern U.S. to consider for those that don't like months and months of cold weather and snow. But even Florida can flip, just look at how close recent presidential elections have been there, and while a lot of patriotic types are relocating there, so are the obligatory know-nothing learned-nothing White idiots from New York and California. Ron DeSantis is a genuinely great governor, but there's no guarantee of what takes place after him.
 
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Bucky said:
Interesting @white lightning .

I agree with @Don Wassall summary. Appalachia has some potential. I'd also throw out NW Arkansas. Also valid point regarding DeSantis. Florida is thriving right now but next guy could easily fudge it up. See Creepy Joe.

Midwest is nice as well, minus the dangerous mega cities(Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago).

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/five-major-cities-track-surpass-2021-homicide-totals


Winter's suck but they make you enjoy the Summer's.
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No question the Ozarks are a strong area to consider. There's more Americans there that think like us in that part of the country on a per capita basis than anywhere else in the fallen US of Gay.
 
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In addition to what I posted above the Republican Party of Texas as decertified Joseph Biden as president. They are the first state to do so. Abbot is a Klaus Schwab Member so he didn't take part in the vote. Good to see
one state have the courage to do this. Maybe more states will fall in line. I could see Arizona possibly doing it next. At this point other than a civil war I think we are stuck with lieing Biden for 2 more years.

I agree wtih you guys that the midesst(Ozarks) and even the Pacific Northwest as long as your out of the cities. States like Idaho and Wyoming for a good start but it's cold.
 
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