Those of you who’ve lived in multiple states, which one is your favorite?

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  1. I’ve lived in New Mexico, Texas and Colorado. Even if I tried I’m not sure I could find a place I like better than where I currently am.

  3. I’ve lived in California, Arizona, Washington, Kentucky, Texas, Virginia and Florida.

    It’s hard to pick on favorite, I enjoyed living in all of them. Probably Arizona or Washington as my favorite.

  4. I’ve lived in Iowa, South Dakota, Illinois, Michigan and Indiana.

    I’d say Indiana was my favorite with Iowa a close second. Michigan is too cloudy, South Dakota is too cold, and Illinois is… well… Illinois.

  5. North Carolina might be my favorite state to have lived in, but Atlanta is my favorite place, so Georgia it is. Only other candidate is Florida, which I preferred for weather only.

  6. Oregon. Without question

    I’ve also lived in Georgia, North Carolina & Missouri. I liked them all but Oregon just feels special

  7. I have lived (as a non-baby) in Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, Illinois (specifically Chicago), briefly in NYC (summer internship), and Rhode Island.

    Indiana will always be my favorite but Maine down near New Hampshire is my second favorite.

  8. Grew up in Virginia, went to college in Tennessee, then lived in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina before returning to my hometown in Virginia. I think it’s important to note that I’m from a metro area of about 300K people and went to college in the absolute middle of nowhere, but in between college and moving back home, I lived in major cities each time- Atlanta -> Pittsburgh -> Charlotte.

    I love everywhere I’ve lived, but this is home, and it’s my favorite.

  10. Have lived in North Carolina, Virginia (childhood home) South Carolina, Massachusetts, Arizona and Florida.

    Returned to live in Virginia, but wouldn’t mind living in Massachusetts if it wasn’t for the weather. Only place I got seasonal depression. Other places were the opposite…too hot!

  11. I’ve lived in Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Arizona, California, and Oregon.

    Gotta go with Oregon.

  12. Wisconsin, by far. There is just a coziness about Wisconsin I cant explain. Milwaukee is such a cool city. Not too big city like, but just very quaint and chill. I like snow and cold weather. Somehow I ended up in Texas instead….

    Other places I have lived are Illinois, Georgia, and California.

  14. Nobody there will agree with me (shown in a poll as having the lowest state pride), but…

    Rhode Island.

  15. I’ve lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Maine, Louisiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Georgia. They all have their good points and I don’t dislike any of them, however the two I consider home are Maine and Louisiana. I spent most of my school years in Maine and it’s where my closest friends are. Louisiana is my culinary home. We moved there when I was 18 and one of the older ladies in my church taught me traditional Cajun cooking in her home kitchen, knowledge I’ve used throughout my career.

  16. Pennsylvania. I grew up there, so it will always be my home.
    But a close second is Arizona.

    There’s an endless supply of completely empty gravel roads to explore.

    Almost every inch of the state is a “once in a lifetime vacation photo opportunity”.

    You can open carry almost anywhere.

  19. I’ve lived in Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and now in Idaho. Idaho, specifically North Idaho, is the only one to make me go, “ahhh…I wanna be here for the rest of my life.”

    I really miss being able to ride every day in NV and AZ, though.

  20. I’ve lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Connecticut, California and Alaska, currently living in North Carolina, my home state. I married a career military man, which is why I’ve lived in so many different states, but I never really got to see the *whole* state, just certain parts of it. There were pros and cons to each.

    I’ll pick my home state as my favorite, although my area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) is getting bigger and more expensive every day, I hate it and wish I could relocate to another area of NC but can’t afford it, I have to stay where I am.

  21. I was born and raised in Minnesota, but I’ve also lived in Washington DC, Virginia (although the part of Virginia I lived in was a first-tier DC suburb, so it’s really more like two different homes in essentially the same place — all the same stuff was equally bikeable from both locations), Idaho, and Utah. There were things I liked about all of them. They all had their benefits and drawbacks.

    If I had to pick a favorite, though, I’d have to go with Minnesota, because it is and will always be home, even if I never actually move back there.

    And my least favorite was Utah, although it’s also luckily the one I lived in for the briefest amount of time.

    Please note: I didn’t *hate* Utah, so Utahns, please don’t take offense. There were things I liked about it. It just wasn’t a good long-term fit for me.

  23. This is going to sound bad to a lot of Texans, but California. Specifically, southern California. People are much more optimistic, the beaches are better, and I really like Baja style fish tacos. Obviously there are tons of problems but it’s not like we don’t have a homeless problem or horrific traffic here in Texas too.

  24. Well, my candidates are (in no particular order):

    California, Arizona, Virginia, Texas, Nevada, Florida, Idaho, New Hampshire, and Alaska.

    They all have various positives and negatives.

    If you like outdoorsy activities and have minimal career goals Idaho has plenty of ATV opportunities.

    NV/AZ I would shy away from mostly because I make a habit of not living where the water will run out before I die. I’d feel bad taking a shower there these days.

    Alaska is definitely the most interesting/unique of the above options.

    Coastal Cali is not a future living option almost entirely due to cost of living. If it were at all
    feasible to live comfortably near Monterrey without already being loaded I’d do so in a heartbeat.

    Southern New Hampshire is centrally located such that you can do pretty much everything. Hour away from mountains, hour away from lakes, hour away from Boston. Pretty sure there are even beaches too. Climate in New England is a bit like old England (fairly cold with frequent drizzle) but I’ve seen worse tbh. Personality wise, everyone mostly just keeps to themselves, which could be a positive or a negative I suppose.

    Florida’s primary benefit is the beaches. Not even the weather, as it’s a furnace 9 months out of the year. Just beaches. Home prices and insurance are rapidly crowding out any other cost savings you may once have been able to enjoy relative to colder places or even other sunbelt locations. It’s becoming even more of a fever swamp too — actual jackboot Nazis were parading around my neighborhood right before I left.

    So yeah, I don’t really have enough roots to pick a favorite. Moved more times than I can count with both hands, May move again if I have to. Just pick a place with favorable job prospects and weather that you can stand, tbh.

  25. Virginia > Georgia > Vermont (these three are all pretty close) —— > Missouri > New York.

  26. Living in the DC area when I was young and few responsibilities.

    I am a history nerd, so I went to a museum or historic site every weekend. The metro fee was inexpensive then. I got to the point where I was visiting more off beat museums. Like Hillwood.

    Highly recommend.

  27. Colorado, Texas, and Utah. It’s easy to say I prefer the place where people care most about each other and the environment that they inhabit, so most definitely Colorado.

  28. Lived in South Dakota from 1991—2014
    Iowa for six months (to help a friend out) in 2011
    Massachusetts from 2014 to present

    My favorite is Massachusetts.

  29. Lived in PA, NY, MD, CA, and AZ.

    PA is my favorite but AZ is a close second. The desert is quite beautiful in AZ. PA’s awesome in the summer though.

  31. States lived in: Virginia, Kansas, Tennessee, and Georgia

    I like living in northern Georgia the best so far, except for the license and registration being in two different offices. I haven’t been here long, though.

    I love being from Virginia, but living there can be a pain nowadays.

  32. California (Greater LA) > Nevada > California (SF Bay) > Kentucky > Ohio > Tennessee > Indiana > California (Greater SD) > Texas (Houston)

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