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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what people here miss is that not all lcol areas are the same. Things like medical resources, cultural amenities, and proximity to air travel, for example are very present in some former rust belt cities.[/quote]

The sweeping generalizations here are ridiculous. There are medical resources, cultural amenities and proximity to air travel in LCOL areas in the South as well.

Shocking, I know.

It’s true that some small towns can be insular and it can be difficult to make friends, but that is not true everywhere. IME, it varies widely. We moved to an exurb of a small Southern city and live in a very welcoming, social neighborhood, and have not had any issue at all making friends.

The only warning I’d give is that you’re not the only one looking at a move, and desirable, walkable small towns across America are booming, and real estate prices in the prime areas are increasing commensurately. There are a bunch of houses being built on the fringes of our town that are affordable, so if you doesn’t know the area and are looking at Zillow, it can be a bit of a bait and switch. In our town, if you’re ok with living in a new cookie cutter subdivision, it can be relatively cheap, but if you want a property with a view and/or walkable to downtown, it’s going to be $1 million on up and there’s not much on the market. It’s still LCOL compared to prime real estate in NY/DC/SF etc, but it’s not the screaming bargain people think it’s going to be from a real estate perspective. On the other hand, everything is easier here and there’s almost no crime. Seeing what’s going on in the world, I do feel that we’re living in a bit of bubble, but that’s wonderful, as far as I’m concerned. [/quote]

This. The mid-sized town we moved to is absolutely booming. Housing cost was okay for us but not super cheap. Still better than the DMV though.[/quote]

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