Where should you live?

[AshleyW]

Someone posted this link on a "Where should I live?" thread and I thought it was pretty awesome.

www.findyourspot.com

Basically, you fill out a quick questionnaire about your "ideal" place to live, and it gives you cities that match your preferences. The places I matched up with are NOTHING like where I currently live. I thought it would be fun to share results and see if people fit with where they live or not.

So, based on my questionnaire, here's my top matches:

Greenville, SC
Hickory, NC
Tulsa, OK
Clarksville, TN
Chattanooga, TN
Gainesville, FL
Biloxi, MS
Tuscaloosa, AL
Deland, FL
Gainesville, GA
Hattiesburg, MS
Tacoma, WA

I don't think any of those places are even remotely similar to Iowa...

So how about YOU, where should you live?

 

[lovesmurfs]

Someone posted this link on a "Where should I live?" thread and I thought it was pretty awesome.

www.findyourspot.com

Basically, you fill out a quick questionnaire about your "ideal" place to live, and it gives you cities that match your preferences. The places I matched up with are NOTHING like where I currently live. I thought it would be fun to share results and see if people fit with where they live or not.

So, based on my questionnaire, here's my top matches:

Greenville, SC
Hickory, NC
Tulsa, OK
Clarksville, TN
Chattanooga, TN
Gainesville, FL
Biloxi, MS
Tuscaloosa, AL
Deland, FL
Gainesville, GA
Hattiesburg, MS
Tacoma, WA

I don't think any of those places are even remotely similar to Iowa...

So how about YOU, where should you live?

Lewiston, ME
Hancock-Houghton, MI
Seward, AK
Ketchikan, AK
Littleton, NH
Jamestown, NY
Johnstown, PA
Saranac Lake, NY
Bremerton, WA
Glens Falls, NY
Traverse City, MI
Lewisburg, PA

Sigh. DH's will be all in AZ, GA, FL, etc.!

 

[disneyfans95]

I can tell you where we can't live..

Oak Creek, Wisconsin..

I got a job x-fer there back in 2000 (from New York). Lets just say the slow, plodding mid-west way of living is NOT for our family..

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Myrtle Beach, SC
Fairhope, AL (?)
Hilo, HI
Winterville, NJ
Atlantic Beach - Morehead City, NC
Deland, FL
Edenton, NC
Hickory, NC
Murray, KY
Gainesville, GA
Oxford, MS
Beaufort, SC

Weird list?

 

[phorsenuf]

Here are my results. Texas seems to be the place but that is probably one place I would never go.

El Paso, Texas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Norfolk, Virginia
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Houston, Texas
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Fort Worth, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Augusta, Georgia
Honolulu, Hawaii
Memphis, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Austin, Texas
Brownsville, Texas
Hampton, Virginia
Las Vegas, Nevada
Chesapeake-Virginia Beach, Virginia
Charleston, South Carolina
McAllen, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Phoenix, Arizona
Charlotte, North Carolina
Long Beach, California

 

[JessicaR]

That was fun but I need to do it again. I like seasons but I guess my desire for warmth, beach, outweighed my want for snow! Saving this list!

Your Top Spots

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

El Cajon, California

San Bernardino, California

Honolulu, Hawaii

Alexandria, Louisiana

Las Vegas, Nevada

Palm Springs/Palm Desert, California

Ocala, Florida

Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi

Henderson, Nevada

St. George, Utah

Ventura, California

Santa Barbara, California

Gainesville, Florida

Brownsville, Texas

Scottsdale, Arizona

McAllen, Texas

Sacramento, California

Palo Alto, California

Tallahassee, Florida

Kahului-Wailuku, Hawaii


Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Lake Havasu City, Arizona

 

[NHdisneylover]

Shelburne, MA
Montpelier, VT
Johnson, VT
Danbury, CT
Hartford, CT
Worcester, MA
. . .

it eventually gets to Andover, NH--that is pretty close to where I used to live in NH--which I loved (best of the many places in the US that I have loved). I think it did pretty well; seems to have gone largely for climate.

 

[jen0610]

This is why we live in the hometown we grew up in, but both don't really like - we would never agree on a different solution.

My top 12:

Biloxi-Gulfport MS
Tallahassee FL
Lakeland-Winer Haven FL
Houston TX
Savannah GA
Mobile AL
Gainesville FL
Bradenton FL
Galveston TX
Hattiesburg MS
Corpus Christi TX
Dothan AL

His top 12:

Ogden UT
Salt Lake City UT
Cheyenne WY
Great Falls MN
Anchorage AL - he would LOVE to live in Alaska
Missoula MT
Provo-Orem UT
Spokane WA
Tacoma WA
Ft Collins CO
Dillon MT
Helena MT

We are completly in two very different regions of the country.

 

[BCV513]

Obviously, I don't like the winter. I don't think I could ever live in Texas though.

Brownsville, TX
McAllen, TX
Miami, FL
Coral Springs, FL
Dothan, AL
Charleston, SC

 

[brasswillow]

Very interesting!

The places recommended for me are totally different than where I live now. BUT one of the top cities is the small town where my parents were born/grew up.

Norfolk, Virginia
Carlisle, PA
Hampton, Virginia
Harrisburg, PA
Lewiston, Maine
Winterville, NC
Chesapeake-Virginia Beach, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Albany, NY
Charlotte, NC
Hickory, NC
Altoona, PA

 

[autumnpalm]

I ended up with:

Norfolk, VA
Augusta, GA
El Paso, TX
Phoenix, AZ
Charlotte, NC
Chesapeake- Virginia Beach, VA
Tucson, AZ
Oklahoma City, OK
Charleston, SC
Houston, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Nashville, TN


Interesting... but I'll never be living in any of these places since I'm Canadian. Sure would love a warmer climate, though!

 

[KAMLEM]

Mine are pretty different from most of yours:

Ventura, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Medford, OR
Corvallis, OR
Reno, NV
Giathersburg, MD
Palo Alto, CA
Berkeley, CA
Eugene, OR
Hampton, VA
Greenville, NC
Rocky Mount-Stony Creek, NC

I guess I'm living on the wrong coast!

 

[mickeylove2]

Charleston, SC
El Paso, TX
Norfolk, VA
Jacksonville, FL
Augista, GA
Orlando, FL
Charlotte, NC
Little rock, AR
Houston, TX
Chesapeake-Virginia Beach, VA
Oklahoma City, OK
Knoxville, TN
Fort Worth, TX
Austin, TX
Memphis, TN
San Antonio, TX
West Palm Neach, FL
Honolulu, HI
Nashville, TN
Tampa, FL
Baton Rouge, LA
Dallas, TX
Las Vegas, NV
Phoenix, AZ

This is pretty neat, I've lived in TX but I wouldn't go back and I'm currently trying to find a job in Orlando now so I can move down there.

 

[annegirl]

Ketchikan, Alaska
Lewiston, Maine
Mount Vernon, Washington
Seward, Alaska
Bremerton, Washington
Saranac Lake, New York
Palmer, Alaska
Plymouth, New Hampshire
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Camden, Maine
Dillon, Montana
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Waynesville, North Carolina
Littleton, New Hampshire
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Homar-Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Belfast, Maine
Whidbey Island/Oak Harbor/Coupeville, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Jamestown, New York
Abingdon, Virginia
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Helena, Montana

I think it looks like a pretty good list. I love New England, the north east and north west, and I actually lived in Bremerton Washington as a kid so that's kind of funny.
I'm surprised Utah didn't show up because of putting my religion.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

That quiz is too long and I am happy where I am

 

[MomofKatie]

I got an amusingly divergent set of places- mostly the deep south or the upper midwest. Interesting- most of them are places I would never even consider!

Fayetteville, AR
Little Rock, AR
Monroe, LA
Charleston, WV
Shreveport, LA
Champaign-Urbana, IL
Lafayette, LA
Baton Rouge, LA
Kenosha, WI
Baltimore, MD
Sheboygan, WI
Frederick, MD
La Crosse. WI
Madison, WI
Rocky Mount, NC
Greenville, SC
Hampton, VA
Eau Cliare, WI
AshKosh-Appleton, WI
Durham, NC
Oak Park, IL
Gaithersburg, MD
Norfolk, VA

The 2 bolded are closest to where I actually live.

 

[cybrkitn]

Ok, here are mine with a few in there as well.

Long Island, NY - Of course! I live on LI and LOVE it.
New York City, NY
Carlisle, PA
Harrisburg, PA
Manchester, NH
Portland, ME
Philadelphia, PA
Reading, PA
Nashua, NH
Albany, NY
Manhattan, NY confused3 It’s part of NYC )
Norfolk, VA confused3)
Lancaster, PA
Syracuse, NY
Rochester, NY
Erie, PA
Hampton, VA confused3)
Seattle, WA confused3 I picked North East)
Buffalo, NY
Pittsburg, PA
Bellingham, WA confused3)
Kent, WA confused3)
Ashville, NC confused3)
Tulsa, OK (ok, that's WAY out there)


Pennsylvania I can see. Both DH and I love the state (it's so beautiful), but wouldn't want to move there b/c it's too far away from family (grandparents).

 

[Handbag Lady]

Long Beach, California
San Diego, California
Honolulu, Hawaii
Las Vegas, Nevada
Little Rock, Arkansas
Augusta, Georgia
Orange County, California
Oakland, California
Norfolk, Virginia
El Paso, Texas
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Chesapeake-Virginia Beach, Virginia

Well, I certainly was born in the right place for me. My hometown is next to Long Beach, CA. I love Long Beach and that is where I went to college.

 

[Handbag Lady]

That was fun but I need to do it again. I like seasons but I guess my desire for warmth, beach, outweighed my want for snow! Saving this list!

Your Top Spots

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Not sure if anyone mentioned this, but there is a LOT of snow near Kona. It is about a two-hour drive up the volcano and it is beautiful there. Nice skiing, too.

 

[beatlesblonde]

That's was fun. Here's my list:

Phoenix, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Las Vegas, Nevada
El Paso, Texas
Augusta, Georgia
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Tampa, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Scottsdale, Arizona
Memphis, Tennessee
Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
West Palm Beach, Florida
Austin, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Charlotte, North Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Houston, Texas
Brownsville, Texas
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Henderson, Nevada
Little Rock, Arkansas
Norfolk, Virginia

No surprises for me, I like Indiana but the winters are terrible. Give me a warm climate any day.