Best places to settle down/relocate

zahryia, LPN · Jul 28, 2006

I would love to get some input from everyone and hear about great small towns to live and work in? My husband is retiring from 25 years of gov't service next year and I will have completed my FNP/MSN program at that time. We are very interested in relocating to a small town, country, rural type setting. The kids are grown, so it would just be the two of us and our little pug. Any ideas folks?
(if you are worried about giving away one of those "best kept secret" places that hasn't been discovered yet, feel free to PM me. Thanks!)

Look into Frederick, MD

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jul 28, 2006

Cleburne, Texas...

It's a small rural town located within a short driving distance to four major cities: Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, and Waco.

miamigal27 · Jul 28, 2006

I would like to suggest Warner Robins, Georgia. It's a small town mostly retired military personnel, they have Robins Air Force base. I like it because it's peaceful. I plan on Moving there after I finish nursing school. It's 13 miles to macon, georgia and about 50 miles to Atlanta, Ga.

suzy253, RN · Jul 28, 2006

A nice, sleepy, quaint town in New England!!!

sunnyjohn · Jul 28, 2006

I love Texas.

Fort Collins Colorado got the vote as best place to live in America by the folks over at Money magazine.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/index.html

SkateBetty · Jul 28, 2006

I bought a book called Cities Ranked and Rated, which rates 400 cities in the U.S. and Canada. Although you said rural, this book tells you everything about everywhere you'd consider, with lots of tables describing best climate, lowest housing index, growing economy, number of teaching hospitals !, recreation, etc. We are each going to pick 2 places to visit over the next year, and then decide where we would like to be after that, like an adventure.

Guest717236 · Jul 28, 2006

A nice, sleepy, quaint town in New England!!!

Like Wickford,RI !

or Little Compton, RI !

suzy253, RN · Jul 28, 2006

Like Wickford,RI !
or Little Compton, RI !

Love them!!!

nsnapres · Jul 28, 2006

phoenix is growing and they pay nurses pretty well around here.

however, as a native i can tell you that it's WAY TOO HOT.

i'm thinking about settling in san francisco or seattle.

getting out of the desert and into a city where they pay nurses really, really well.

snowfreeze, BSN, RN · Jul 28, 2006

If you like all 4 seasons there are a number of small towns in the great lakes region, Medina NY is one of them. If you prefer warm I would probably choose tennessee.

dougRN2BE · Jul 28, 2006

phoenix is growing and they pay nurses pretty well around here.
however, as a native i can tell you that it's WAY TOO HOT.
i'm thinking about settling in san francisco or seattle.
getting out of the desert and into a city where they pay nurses really, really well.

LOL...had to laugh when I saw this one. I'm a native Phoenician and now live in SF. Phoenix is super-hot, cookie cutter style housing in a lot of places and the air quality is absolutely horrible.

Yeah, they sure do pay nurses well in the SF area, but the average cost of a house where we live is over 600,000 and I think Phoenix is about half of that.

If you don't mind the cost of living, the Bay area is wonderful. Try areas like San Rafael, Petaluma or other areas in the North Bay. Much quieter, safer and more relaxed than SF.

Best of luck!