does a city like this exist in the US?

[Ns1]

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.

i think socal is very reasonable for the OP if his budget is 400k for a 1br/1ba condo.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

yes you can.

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

so why is dingdingdao, who based on his profile location is a socal resident, telling me that i cannot?

 

[silverpig]

25gb cap = gtfo

We fixed that.

 

[Ns1]

so why is dingdingdao, who based on his profile location is a socal resident, telling me that i cannot?

because he thinks you want a 2br/2ba in Downtown LA when you'd settle for a 1br/1ba in Glendale (for example)

not sure what the SD equivalent would be but IN GENERAL

<200k = don't do it
200-350k = depends on many factors but 1br/1bd in a decent neighborhood is definitely doable
300k-500k = most 2br/2ba condos
500k+ = you might be looking for a house in a somewhat decent area
750k+ = you'll probably find a house in whatever area you're looking for

this is basically what I have discovered while looking for a 1br/1bd condo for ~300k in the LA area.

 

[DingDingDao]

so why is dingdingdao, who based on his profile location is a socal resident, telling me that i cannot?

Didn't mean to be a wet rag. You can find a 1bd/1ba for 300-500K. In fact you probably can find a 2bd/2ba condo in a decent neighborhood towards the higher end of that price range.

 

[bfdd]

i think socal is very reasonable for the OP if his budget is 400k for a 1br/1ba condo.

shit 400k for 1br/1ba condo? He could get a 2bdrm/2ba for like 200 or less if he really looks.

 

[Ns1]

shit 400k for 1br/1ba condo? He could get a 2bdrm/2ba for like 200 or less if he really looks.

based on my searches nothing under 200k for a 1br/1ba looks appealing; BUT my relatives did buy a 1 or 2br condo in Santa Ana for 160k (I wouldn't live there but it's not as ghetto as you'd stereotype)

260-330 seems to be the "sweet spot" for 1br/1ba bargains that I'd actually want to live in which require little work.

 

[DingDingDao]

because he thinks you want a 2br/2ba in Downtown LA

No, I want a 2br/2ba in Old Town Pasadena. That's gonna cost me at least $600K...

 

[Ns1]

No, I want a 2br/2ba in Old Town Pasadena. That's gonna cost me at least $600K...

you can find nice 1 or 2 bedroom condos for 300-500k in glendale, a mere stones throw away from Pasadena.

 

[DingDingDao]

you can find nice 1 or 2 bedroom condos for 300-500k in glendale, a mere stones throw away from Pasadena.

True. Doesn't matter anyways, I lived in Old Town Pas for 5 years, would love to move back, but my work has taken me behind the Orange Curtain. C'est la vie...

 

[bfdd]

based on my searches nothing under 200k for a 1br/1ba looks appealing.

260-330 seems to be the "sweet spot" for 1br/1ba bargains that I'd actually want to live in which require little work.

ill send you a link to one where i live.

 

[Firebot]

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

Vancouver, but that's in Canada . Maybe Seattle?

 

[Chaotic42]

Provo, Utah maybe?

 

[PowerEngineer]

Vancouver, but that's in Canada . Maybe Seattle?

One is in Canada; there's another Vancouver in Washington (across the Columbia River from Portland) which also comes close to OP's requirements (provided a little rain won't make you whine).

 

[BoomerD]

One is in Canada; there's another Vancouver in Washington (across the Columbia River from Portland) which also comes close to OP's requirements (provided a little rain won't make you whine).

IIRC, Vancouver, WA is where Tridentboy is from...look what it did to him!

 

[bfdd]

I try to stay out of the OC as often as I can. They scare me over there.

Honestly though with the restrictions OP has, he's never going to find a place.

I try to stay out of the OC as well, but at least it isn't the IE amirite?

 

[DanDaManJC]

what's wrong with OC?

 

[Ns1]

what's wrong with OC?

it's a county with essentially NO personality

 

[Demo24]

Welcome to Gainesville, GA!

Meets a couple requirements as in winter and semi-close skiing. However Gainesville is boring as hell and hotter than hell in the summer with annoying humidity.

 

[Sukhoi]

What about Redding, CA? Two hours from the ocean and has Shasta Lake too. It does get hotter than you desire in the summer. Not sure what the job situation is like either.

BTW for your climate stuff check out weatherbase.com

Maybe Medford, OR too. Not sure about snow but it's fairly warm there currently.

 

[Born2bwire]

I would say the Pacific Northwest. Say Portland or Seattle. Most of the rain occurs during the winter. The summers there are great and last I was there Washington did not have income tax (Portland is a bit high but they also do not have sales tax, less relevant in these days of internet mail order though).

 

[DanDaManJC]

I would say the Pacific Northwest. Say Portland or Seattle. Most of the rain occurs during the winter. The summers there are great and last I was there Washington did not have income tax (Portland is a bit high but they also do not have sales tax, less relevant in these days of internet mail order though).

since im here now, the gloom does get old. but the summers really are awesome out here. lots of hiking, skiing/boarding, lakes and all that only an hour from seattle -- closer if you live out of the dt area

people do rant about the gloom -- but its really just something you get used. just make a point to get out and exercise, stay proactive and you'll get over it. if you live in some very hot and humid place you'll be holed up inside because it's way too hut and humid -- it'll be just as miserable but on the opposite end of the spectrum... and at least with seattle, you can go out and play/hike/run in the drizzle

back to the OC -- what's it even mean to have no personality? so it's just a bunch of housing developments full of corporate workers commuting into LA? there's literally nothing going on there? you're right by LA right... so you can hit up the concerts, clubs and whatnot in LA right?

 

[roguerower]

I'd stay away from Northern/Coastal Virginia. Get's really humid in the summer and the winters can suck.

Maybe the Texas Hill Country, NW of San Antonio, SW of Austin?

Other than that, think you're restricted to California. Good luck.

 

[Chaotic42]

Boone, NC might not be bad.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

so many SD recommendations...
what does SD offer (in terms of meeting my criteria) that LA or SF doesn't?