Lpn looking to move to pittsfield, ma, any advice!!?

[leanne1980]

Hello, all, I am a new LPN, living in FL with my fiancee. Thinking of moving to PITTSFIELD, MA. I am planning on finishing my RN this year, and would like to find a place in MA that has a nice community vibe, safe and pleasant for raising kids. I am already 33 and will be looking for employment at a small to medium sized hospital. I have experience in ER, LTC, and Labor and Delivery already, so am versatile. I just want to find a place that I can make a decent living, raise kids and feel part of a community. I live in Miami now, and I HATE IT!! South Beach is beautiful , with great weather, but the people suck!! They are mean, rude, nasty, hateful, dangerous, homicidal on the roads, and most do not speak English. It feels like I am in a foreign country here. I am an American, and I try to be nice to everyone, but I am treated like a piece of scum by all the people who are draining and abusing the government programs here. Drugs and crime abound here. I have lived here 5 years and have seen one dead body in the ROAD on the way home each year. This is not the place to raise kids!! I am so tired of having to pick myself up and 'fight' for everything....parking, groceries, services, and common decency. I am so DONE with FL! I miss the seasons change. Do you think that I will be able to fit in, as I am originally from TN?? I really don't want to hear every single day about my accent. I try to be a good person and the best nurse I know how...I just want to be around some decent English speaking Americans again. We will be looking to buy a place outright, and our budget will be low, so if we can find a place for under 80k that is ideal. Need decent schools, too. Are there any bad neighborhoods to stay away from? Any advice for relocating to Pittsfield?? Basically, what is like to live there?? Thank you in advance!!