Reviews & Comments
Massachusetts, MA
Time to move out -
9/24/2006My wife and I have both lived in Mass. for all our lives (so far) which is almost 50 years. And I haven't a clue why we have not moved out sooner. Actually we owned a business here for 15 years. That and our daughter in college kept us in the area. But since we are free of both we have been searching for a better part of the country to move to. The business climate is difficult for the small business person. Insurance (health, auto, you name it) is out of control. The housing market HAS COLLAPSED here. Our house is for sale and nobody is looking after 2 price declines. Cost of living in general is out of control. Roads are bad, getting worse and traffic is bad and getting worse. The patronage in the state has caused state pensions and road costs to become a serious burden. Taxes are high especially property taxes and the job outlook anywhere outside of Boston is poor to fair.
The good news (no I did pay a lot for my car insurance), if you do not mind the snow (I don't but am getting tired of losing 3-4 months out of the year since I don't ski, etc.) the 4 seasons are nice. No floods, quakes, twisters etc. There are a lot of good colleges in Boston and Worcester in particular. Boston has a lot of history along with most of New England.
But I know there are better places out there. I have been thinking of N.C., TN., Virginia (not near DC). Anyone reading this that loves where they live drop me a line. Looking for lower cost of living, open spaces for hiking and not too hot. Snow is ok, about 12 inches a year is fine.