Survey on where people want to live

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John Raabe

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A National Survey on Communities and where people want to live. By 2050 there are predicted to be 100 million new Americans. Here is where they might choose to live. Click the image or link above for article.

None of us are as smart as all of us.

eddiescabin

I like my set up...I am 45 mins from San francisco including the world class sailing on the Bay and great white sharks 27 miles out of the Golden Gate!, 45 mins from beach, 30 mins from 1000 miles of waterways/skiing/boating/fishing in the Delta, 4 hours from Tahoe, 3 hours from Yosemite,  1 hour from world class road race tracks, 1/2 hour to horse tracks/betting, 10 mins from multiple professional grade golf courses and country clubs, many, many  top notch regional parks/wilderness areas YET I am way back in the woods with mtn lions, boar, deer, elk, turkey etc.  and barns full of horses. Every ethnicity restaurant is nearby, many 5-star. Silicon Valley and more Doctorates than anywhere on the planet are right outside, along with Stanford, Cal and UCSF and many other universities.  We have PRCA California 6 pack rodeos (Grand Nat'ls, Salinas, Oakdale etc) That is not even getting into the weather, it is often 60-70 degrees in the dead of winter, though snow is only 30 mins away on the ridges. I have never encountered ice or snow on the roads, nor would I EVER consider living in a cold/snow environment.   Cars here do not rust and we have HUGE hot rod shows! HOT women on every corner and they are NOT covered in a parka! Cali rules in every way, but the small cabins on this site would be $400,000. 


eddiescabin

FYI...

The median home cost in my town is $686,020. Home appreciation the last year has been -23.50 percent.

Compared to the rest of the country, my town's cost of living is 90.97% Higher than the U.S. average.

John Raabe

Ah, the rustic California lifestyle. ???

Property appreciation there went down over 20% right? Still has a way to go to be "normal".

There are amazing regional differences between the cost of land and buildings. It can't all be explained by lifestyle choices and climate.
None of us are as smart as all of us.

eddiescabin

John, I completely agree, tract homes my family purchased in 1969 for $25k to $27k, now they sell for $850,000...basic 1400sq ft box, nothing special.  We still own several which rent for astronomical amounts!  Although there was definately market correction, it is the influx of wealthy people here in the Bay Area that has kept ours way ahead of the depreciation curve...we are located in a small community with no new homes under $1.25M.  There are communities within 20 mins that are far, far below that amount.  Of course, they have crime problems where we have zero. literally. Similarly, the weather here is just as unpredictable, they call it micro-climates.  Our town , never a wind, just 10 mins to the next town and they are blowin' 24/7! The ways the cities developed has much to do with the differences. Property taxes are also an issue.  My  friends  $1.5M home in town is under the old assessment and tax is +/- $300/year.  the home next door recently sold for $1.0M.  I was going to buy it, but this was to be assessed at the new 1.8% rate and thus the tax would be roughly $18,000 per year!  I could have sold other props and had a small, if no mortgage required, but paying $1500 per month in tax was too hard to swallow!  Oddly, my country home, just outside city limits nearby has tax rates almost 1/2 in the city. Property is crazy in California, but I used to be in the business and can see the advantages of having a local area specialist.


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IronPatriotTN

I love TN.
Mild winters (mostly).
Long grow season for gardens.
I'm within 20-30 minutes to medium sized towns.
I'm within 1-3 hours of major metro cities.
We have nice valleys and the Great Smoky Mtns.
No other place I'd rather be.  8)

~Ron

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Grimjack

Quote from: IronPatriotTN on November 26, 2010, 01:55:22 AM
I love TN.
Mild winters (mostly).
Long grow season for gardens.
I'm within 20-30 minutes to medium sized towns.
I'm within 1-3 hours of major metro cities.
We have nice valleys and the Great Smoky Mtns.
No other place I'd rather be.  8)

~Ron



I'm glad to hear you say that, we should be closing in 15 acres in south middle Tenessee before the end of the year. It was a 45 acre tract, and really good friends bought the other 30


IronPatriotTN

South Middle TN is a beautiful area also. Waynesboro?

I am in the East TN area myself.

I love all of TN until you get too close to Memphis.  :-[

Grimjack

Hohenwald, actually. In Lewis County. Just finished talking to the real estate agent today. It'll be ours by Christmas!!!!

AdironDoc

I'd hate to choose, but situated in the burbs near NYC affords me the best balance. Museums, shows,  my business, the seashore within 30 minutes and the forests and mountains a reasonable two hours drive. Oh yeah, when that doesn't do it, a 20 minute drive to three major airports with ticket in hand!  :P

Doc

IronPatriotTN

Quote from: Grimjack on November 27, 2010, 08:18:06 PM
Hohenwald, actually. In Lewis County. Just finished talking to the real estate agent today. It'll be ours by Christmas!!!!

Fingers crossed the deal goes smoothly for ya. Congrats.  8)

Grimjack

Quote from: IronPatriotTN on November 29, 2010, 03:32:44 PM
Quote from: Grimjack on November 27, 2010, 08:18:06 PM
Hohenwald, actually. In Lewis County. Just finished talking to the real estate agent today. It'll be ours by Christmas!!!!

Fingers crossed the deal goes smoothly for ya. Congrats.  8)

Thanks, I just sent off the payment yesterday! We are very excited about it. Don't know if I mentioned this earlier in the thread. The original tract was 45 acres. We traveled out to Tennessee with some friends and ended up splitting the land. They bought 30 acres, and we bought the remaining 15 acres.

I was very impressed by Tennessee, not only land prices but also how friendly the people are. Just wish I didn't have to wait for retirement to move!


MushCreek

I guess our land is rural, but we are only 15 miles from a major city. Around our area, though, its country, with farms and such. We have 7 acres, which should be enough for an aging city slicker. We needed to be close enough to a major city for work, because we're not willing to wait for retirement to move out to the country. I need to get my buildings up and a garden cleared while I'm still young enough for that kind of thing. If the city eventually encroaches on us, I'll either be too old to care, or I'll make lots of money by selling the place.
Jay

I'm not poor- I'm financially underpowered.

Rob_O

Quote from: MushCreek on December 26, 2010, 05:43:31 PM
I guess our land is rural, but we are only 15 miles from a major city. Around our area, though, its country, with farms and such. We have 7 acres, which should be enough for an aging city slicker. We needed to be close enough to a major city for work, because we're not willing to wait for retirement to move out to the country. I need to get my buildings up and a garden cleared while I'm still young enough for that kind of thing. If the city eventually encroaches on us, I'll either be too old to care, or I'll make lots of money by selling the place.

I s'pose my land could be called rural as well, one side is bordered by a cow farm. It's also 5 minutes from a PGA golf course, 10 to 15 minutes from almost any store I would need and maybe 20 minutes from the center of downtown Louisville KY. Like you, I still have to get up and go to work every morning and living on the edge of the city is the perfect balance between country living and city jobs

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AdironDoc

I'd like to think there's a place out there where you don't have someone always looking over your shoulder. I live in the suburbs of New York where watering a garden is only allowed on alternate days. Water..scarce during the summer. Ok, got it. So I thought I mightput out some rain barrels to catch water. I got a notice from the town noting that despite catching rain in a barrel, the water is still considered property of the water district and community. Therefore, if water is removed from a barrel and used on an off-day, I'll be fined. I asked the basis of this decision. They told me when I catch water, I'm using the water that would have ended up in the aquifier. I replied that if I were to use it on my tomatoes, to the aquifier it would return. Their ruling stands and I must comply, though they still recommend conservation with water barrels. Hmm.

Oh well.. at least the air over my property comes without any stipulations even if the precipitation does not.