does a city like this exist in the US?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

I dont think ATOT is really the "clubbing" type of crowd anyway.

There are plenty of bars/things to do once you get outside of my part of OC (Anaheim Hills/Yorba Linda).

got all the clubbing out of my system in college.
i'm looking for good non-chain, local restaurants, an occasional bar, art exhibit/museum, theater, etc.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Charlotte?

Temp Range 50-90
Dunno about taxes
Lot of tech/health care jobs'
big universities not far
maybe the occasional hurricane scare

humid in the summer right?

 

[DingDingDao]

$300-500k.

That pretty much rules out any nice part of Southern California.

 

[bfdd]

OP said resonable state/city/property taxes, along with a competent local govt that knows how to manage a budget and not near any fault lines, prone to wildfires/landslides or other natural disasters.



lol, you do know the nickname for Atlanta is Hotlanta right???

California has low property tax, we don't have the highest sales tax, just the cost of living is higher. There is no fault line where I live and honestly anyone who fears anything below a 7 is just a puss.

 

[jhh979s]

Portland Oregon may be a good choice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon
Pacific coast and Ski resorts are both 1-2 hour drives. http://www.travelportland.com/

 

[bfdd]

Portland Oregon may be a good choice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon
Pacific coast and Ski resorts are both 1-2 hour drives.

Yeah if you like rain for the majority of the year. Oregon sucks. Like I said he wants to live in Southern California. You can surf and snowboard in the same day here.

 

[jhh979s]

Yeah if you like rain for the majority of the year. Oregon sucks. Like I said he wants to live in Southern California. You can surf and snowboard in the same day here.

37 in of rain a year really is not that much.

 

[Ns1]

37 in of rain a year really is not that much.

lol 180 days of rain is too much.

A total of about 40 inches of rainfall (includes rain, snow, hail, etc.) is Portland's mean annual precipitation. We have four months of very rainy weather, four months of 50-50 rainy days, and four months of very dry weather. Here are the rain numbers:

 

[lyssword]

mmm boobies!

 

[DingDingDao]

37 in of rain a year really is not that much.

It's not quantity, it's frequency.

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/prge01.txt

Average number of rainy days per year:

San Diego, CA: 39
Portland, OR: 147

EDIT: Nevermind, Ns1 has better typing kung fu than me.

 

[Ns1]

It's not quantity, it's frequency.

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/prge01.txt

Average number of rainy days per year:

San Diego, CA: 39
Portland, OR: 147

EDIT: Nevermind, Ns1 has better typing kung fu than me.

yeah portland is REAL nice but that rain/constant gloom would drive me insane.

 

[Dirigible]

Yeah, the cloudy/rainy stuff gets old fast. Portland is also both hotter and colder than coastal CA. Those two things are why I don't live there.

 

[ShockwaveVT]

Northern VA pretty much meets your criteria, except for getting hotter in the summer than you'd prefer and a bit colder in the winter.

Perhaps somewhere a little further south like Charlotte, NC. Summer's aren't particularly hotter but winters are much milder. Not sure about the Skiing in that area though.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I'm going to suggest that you have a look at Sperlings.

http://www.bestplaces.net/


There are a whole lot of other factors that come into play. Certainly if a $500k house is within your means there are many options, but what about other considerations? Outdoors? Dining? Entertainment?

I'd say have a look there.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

That pretty much rules out any nice part of Southern California.

really, i can't get a 1 bed condo in socal for $400k?

 

[Ns1]

really, i can't get a 1 bed condo in socal for $400k?

yes you can.

you find a 1br/1ba condo in the 250-330 range if you know what cities to look in.

 

[skim milk]

Northern VA pretty much meets your criteria, except for getting hotter in the summer than you'd prefer and a bit colder in the winter.

Perhaps somewhere a little further south like Charlotte, NC. Summer's aren't particularly hotter but winters are much milder. Not sure about the Skiing in that area though.

Northern VA, seriously?
he said no less than "40-50 in the winter with little to no snow"

In NoVA = little to no snow and no less than 40? hahah it's not just lilttle or bit colder, it gets much colder than that and it gets pounded with snow. Remember last year, that huge snowstorm? How about this year with the huge snowstorm?

 

[nageov3t]

what about the Pacific NW (Portland, Seattle, Eugene, etc)?

I grew up in Portland. I remember cold winters, but never any snow.

 

[sjwaste]

getting sick of all the snow and shoveling this winter. looking for a city that has the following:

• max high of 85 in the summer (with low humidity), ~40-50 in the winter with little to no snow

• reasonable state/city/property taxes, along with a competent local govt that knows how to manage a budget

• within ~50 miles of a city (for tech jobs, night life)

• within 5 hours driving of ski resorts, within 1 hour to the beach (or large body of water)

• not near any fault lines, prone to wildfires/landslides or other natural disasters

• not ghetto

Most of Southern New Hampshire if you can drop the cold winter restriction.

 

[zerocool84]

what about the Pacific NW (Portland, Seattle, Eugene, etc)?

I grew up in Portland. I remember cold winters, but never any snow.

We already covered that here. Too many rainy/gloomy days. I don't know how you people can live without sun.

 

[sjwaste]

Oh, Vancouver too, if Canada works for you.

 

[Ns1]

Oh, Vancouver too, if Canada works for you.

25gb cap = gtfo

 

[thepd7]

how about Austin, TX? It may be a bit more hot, but it's supposed to be a pretty hip town. They have SXSW and another huge music festival there everywhere. It's like the Seattle/Portland of Texas.

I lived in Austin for 3 years, it kicks ass. Not 5 hours from skiing or 1 hour from the beach though.

hot i can somewhat deal with. it's humidity i absolutely hate.

Don't believe whatever was posted: Austin is not humid unless you are coming from NM or Vegas. Houston is humid, but that's the armpit of Texas.

hmm... VA never even crossed my mind.
is it humid there during summer months?

I know DC is horribly hot and humid (I was wondering why anyone would leave Texas to deal with that) but a little inland in Virginia might be nicer.


I really think SD is the best you are going to get. I'm going in March, I'll check it out and let you know.

 

[zerocool84]

25gb cap = gtfo

Plus OP said not get too cold.

Seriously, the only place that has the weather OP wants is SoCal but it's too expensive for him it seems. You can't have it all and OP will never find a place to live with all these restrictions.

 

[CZroe]

I'm in short-sleeves in SD today and I'd feel perfectly comfortable if it weren't for the wind.