I'm a middle-aged LPN with two sons. We currently live in a mid-sized town in Illinois, but are looking to move to a city with a much larger population (preferably 500,000+). My son has done some research on various large cities throughout the United States, but we would love for more recommendations from some fellow nurses. The city would preferably have a good employable situation for an LPN, have a low crime ratio, and low or no income tax (making it easier to live on an LPN salary). A luxury would be living on a coast with a swimming area.
Two places that seem pretty nice are Austin, Texas (fits all criteria and then some!) and Seattle, Washington (high crime rate only issue) as well as a couple places in Florida (Clearwater, Deerfield Beach, Miami). Obviously, Florida remains an option if only because of the retiree population.
I'm sorry for making this my first post, but we're really trying to explore all our options before making our trip to various cities and checking them out.
