If you had to move . . .

[Zand]

NH - Around Manchester or Concord
VT - Montpeiler area... maybe Rutland
RI - Just about anywhere
CT - Nowhere south of Hartford
ME - Portland area, north of that is too far

Don't think I could live outside of New England. Other than where I live now, the only other place I'd rather live is southern NH. Still close to Boston, but even closer to the mountains.

Edit: For particular regions

 

[billski]

kinda a generalization.

the question forced us to generalize.

There is good money to be made in Denver....

 

[ERJ-145CA]

New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Utah
Colorado

 

[snoseek]

There is good money to be made in Denver....

Money is certainly there but the cost of living is more enticing.

FWIW I would probably pick Salt lake, Reno, Seattle, Vancouver over Colorado but ended up here as my girlfriend liked the area overall, especially the weather.

 

[bvibert]

I'm surprised that anyone would list CT, you all realize that this state sucks right? It's almost as bad as MA.

We don't get all that much snow either...

 

[bigbog]

late again..

ME (several areas of high interest)
NY (up in the Adks, but not too far out...but there are some nice areas all over Upper NYS)
VT (no.central to northern)
CO
UT (near Wasatch Mtns)
...but I think your reasoning would fit in as well..snoseek.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

Wow..do you ski much in the Alps?

Try to get down there as much as I can....Have to figure about five hours from Paris to get anywhere good, so, with a young family, it's not easy. Planning a trip to St. Anton this year.

 

[Trekchick]

Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Vermont
Colorado
Of these, I'd really least like to live in Colorado. My plan is to retire in Utah

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

hard one....need it close to surf/water (for sailing, waterskiing) close to mtns for skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, mtn biking.....I'm from CT orginally with a house on the Cape, nothing like the NorthEast/New England....I want to move off Long Island and head north as does my wife (just not yet....)

MA/NH line (close to boston/cape/mtns/ocean)

hard call....

 

[hardline]

Money is certainly there but the cost of living is more enticing.

FWIW I would probably pick Salt lake, Reno, Seattle, Vancouver over Colorado but ended up here as my girlfriend liked the area overall, especially the weather.

to honest i really dont like denver all that much. love the mountains but denver area not so much. i really like nyc for my metro area. i never got the felling that denver is as much of a bubble market as much as nyc is. i would be interest to see some stats on the amount of construction permits being pulled per month over the last two years and i could get better feeling for the area. in nyc is has been increasing. crazy i know but it is.

 

[severine]

Denver is a flat desert. It's great how close it is to the mountains, but it's not my idea of paradise. I was really surprised when I was greeted with this vast wasteland at the airport. Very brown, too. But Frisco was nice. Summit County. Problem is, no jobs. And high cost of living, even compared to Connecticut.

 

[snoseek]

Denver is a flat desert. It's great how close it is to the mountains, but it's not my idea of paradise. I was really surprised when I was greeted with this vast wasteland at the airport. Very brown, too. But Frisco was nice. Summit County. Problem is, no jobs. And high cost of living, even compared to Connecticut.

Yeah a lot of people drive in from the foothills, different landscape, pricier real estate though. The Aurora side of town is pretty much a wasteland, as are any of the burbs that aren't to the west of town. Summit county can be a real money maker if you are in the hospitality industry, cost of living there is pricy but cheaper than you think. I personally would rather live a little closer to the amenities of a city.

Salt lake and Reno are even worse if you ask me but I would handle salt lake because of easy mountain access and plentiful snow.

 

[ed-drum]

It wouldn't be to New Jersey, Ohio or Georgia!

 

[severine]

Summit county can be a real money maker if you are in the hospitality industry, cost of living there is pricy but cheaper than you think. I personally would rather live a little closer to the amenities of a city.

Salt lake and Reno are even worse if you ask me but I would handle salt lake because of easy mountain access and plentiful snow.

Just like most places I'd like to live, the best ways to make money there are catering to tourists. Should have gone to school for hospitality. :lol: (I did consider that once in my life... well, that and law, pediatrics, art teacher, radio personality, marketing.... the list goes on....)

I've been to the airport @ Salt Lake but it was the middle of the night so I couldn't see anything other than the lights. What a pity. I suppose the other good thing they have there is the water access, of course.

 

[frozencorn]

Vermont
New Hampshire
Colorado
California
Rhode Island

 

[wa-loaf]

Rhode Island

:blink:

I lived there for two years and had to escape. Too far to drive for skiing too.

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Denver is a flat desert. It's great how close it is to the mountains, but it's not my idea of paradise. I was really surprised when I was greeted with this vast wasteland at the airport. Very brown, too. But Frisco was nice. Summit County. Problem is, no jobs. And high cost of living, even compared to Connecticut.

I have to agree with you i lived 20miles south of denver its very flat, no greenery at all, the mountains are nice, but try getting there on 70 on a fri nite or any weekday and its 3hrs eachway. And everyone who lives there is originally from texas or Cali, its a very weird place. And their airport is in the middle of nowhere a good 30min drive to downtown.

 

[snoseek]

I have to agree with you i lived 20miles south of denver its very flat, no greenery at all, the mountains are nice, but try getting there on 70 on a fri nite or any weekday and its 3hrs eachway. And everyone who lives there is originally from texas or Cali, its a very weird place. And their airport is in the middle of nowhere a good 30min drive to downtown.

You carry all the signs of someone suffering in Highlands Ranch.

 

[Geoff]

In my opinion, Boulder is the only place in Colorado where I'd consider living. Even Boulder has some huge down side. Skiing other than Eldora ain't eggsactly close. Housing costs are comparable to the overpriced Northeast. The traffic is awful.

I'm unemployed, condensed down to my Killington vacation home, and looking seriously at my options. I can "get by" at Killington doing flatland consulting work banking most of it for all the down time. I can get a flatland tech job and become a Masshole or southern NH resident again. I could probably land a job in the Denver tech center since I have the skills and experience necessary to land a job with all the Cable TV companies (Charter, Comcast, Liberty) located there. I can put out feelers to try to land a good job in either Seattle or Vancouver, BC. My sister lives in Vancouver and is a Canadian citizen so it's likely easier for me to get the "landed immigrant" work permit. I'm mulling it over as I purge my basement before putting 100 boxes of crap in my Killington cellar. I can move and throw my condo in the rental pool here until I sell it. It's paid for so I should have no problem covering my property tax, condo fee, utilities, insurance, and the expenses of updating it from renter wear and tear.

 

[cbcbd]

Consider Vancouver... I thought Seattle was a metropolitan area close to the mountains until I went there.