Any suggestions for a good place to raise a family with no extreme heat and have a thick white xmas blanket?
I am looking for a new place to live. I have young kids (10yrs, 7yrs, & 20mons), am a single mom (but don’t want the single scene), somewhere away from hurricanes and tornadoes (currently live in South Texas). I want a mountain view and lake view from my home with at acreage. Work opportunities is not necessary since I have a successful home business (ask me for info if you want one too). Summers that don’t get hotter than 85 and winters where the thick blanket of snow last for a few days or more. I have been thinking about Colorado but can’t seem to decide of a city, I like Breckenridge because you are not living at the bottom of the mountain–I don’t really want that. I prefer small towns verses big city. I love the TV idea of everyone knowing each other. Scenic views are very important to me since I will have lots of time on my hands now to explore.
Thanks for the help!
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mcc on August 19, 2010 at 9:26 am
Wisconsin – lots of nice smallish towns that will fit your bill – not a lot of mountains but nice hilly areas – Maybe around Chippewa Falls west toward MN
Whitwater WE – not too far from the Illinois border – SW of Milwaukee – near Kettle Moraine state forest – lots of Mt. Biking trails – college town so cultural opportunities too.
Minnesota – Try the Stillwater, Taylors Falls – or if you want to be in a more artsy environment – there is quite a lot going on the North Shore area – Big water, hills, rivers, Small town feel – try Grand Marais, Two Harbors.
lauraaali on August 19, 2010 at 9:26 am
Try the north east coast.
I’m in Philly and you can opt for a small suburb instead of the big city parts. Maybe ONCE a year (if that) we get a tornado warning, but usually only during bad storms, and there’s never a tornado 99.9% of the time. The summers can get hot, occasionally in the high 90′s. And if you go a bit farther up north (near New York) there’s usually always a blizzard that leaves lots of snow. But there’s no earthquakes, tornadoes, the only hurricanes we get are just the after-rain storms that travel up the east coast if the hurricane hit Florida or something. Plus with the east coast there’s plenty of beaches to go to. ;]
Hope I Helped. ;]
PAUL K on August 19, 2010 at 9:26 am
http://www.springsgov.com/
Maine Boy (formerly NYBoy) on August 19, 2010 at 9:26 am
i agree with the norheast, especially new england–take your choice of vermont or maine
burlington vermont— has lake champlain views and mountain views from anywhere in town—one of the most scenic towns in the US
maine–similar to vermont but you also have the famous rugged maine coast
Chuckles on August 19, 2010 at 9:26 am
Boulder CO