Where should we move?
My wife and I moved to the Portland, OR area from Colorado area a while ago and are growing tired of the dark and gloomy winters and the aloof people. Where should we move? For context, I am a dual U.S.-EU citizen and we are open to moving to both places, though would like to stay in the U.S. ideally.
What's important to us:
- Milder winters (not a deal breaker for us... But something that would nice to have).
- No blistering hot and super humid summers. We want more humidity than Colorado/Wyoming.
- Within an hour and a half to an international airport
- Affordable (under ~$2600 a month to rent a modest house)
- Near forests/trees. We are not huge outdoors people but like to hike sometimes.
States we won't consider: Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, the deep South (Alabama, Mississippi, Florida)