Posititive thread alert: What are the top 5 states in the U.S. you would want to live in?

[XemaSab]

Other than the state you live in. :hi:

1. Washington
2. Maine
3. Alaska
4. Arizona
5. Texas

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. Hawaii, NY, CT, RI and I guess NC

[provis99]

2. are you being sarcastic with your choices?

Washington and Maine, ok, but the other three? Yeeech.

My top five choices would be Vermont, Massachusetts, Maryland, Washington, Wisconsin. Lets add on the bottom five too, for perspective. For me they would be: Florida, Arizona, Utah, Oklahoma, and right at the bottom, Texas.

[XemaSab]

4. It's not a sarcastic choice

I like birds, so I picked states with good birding. :D

[provis99]

24. ok, makes sense. Maybe we should explain our choices too.

[laureloak]

27. Kansas is the state for birding. n/t

[John Q. Citizen]

3. Oregon, WA, Vermont, HI, NC or NM

[Justitia]

5. MA, CA, NY, PA, RI - thanks for a nice thread! -eom

[KansDem]

6. CA, OR, WA, HA, & CA...

Okay, make that "Northern California" as No. 1 and "Southern California" as somewhere in nos. 2-5.

[HopeHoops]

7. PA first.

1. PA
2. NH
3. MI
4. ME
5. MD (western)

[Ian David]

8. I live in Massachusetts because I chose to live here instead of New Jersey.

I guess I'd like to live in:

1) California
2) Minnesota
3) Vermont

Best I can do.

[LNM]

9. Here ya go

1. Alaska (summer only)
2. Oregon
3. Vermont
4. North Carolina
5. Utah (to be with my husband, this is his first choice)

and I have visited all 50 states.

[annabanana]

10. Mass, Vt, Maine, Az, Mich.. . .n/t

[Creena]

11. Fun!

1. New York
2. Massachusetts
3. Washington
4. Oregon
5. Rhode Island

I'd also add DC to my list.

[Jackeens]

12. New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Virginia, Connecticut.

[bigwillq]

13. CT, Mass, Iowa, Vermont, Maine

:)

[robdogbucky]

14. I'm in Cal

so probably it would be:

Alaska (summer only)
New Mexico
Hawaii
Oregon
US Virgin Islands (winter only) Do territories count?
parts of North Carolina If territories don't count



robdogbucky

[BeyondGeography]

15. Delaware has great beaches...plus, nobody's going to remember to put it in their list

Put me down for DE.

[TransitJohn]

36. I love Delaware.

I've got family on my Dad's side there, and there's great beer!

[azmouse]

16. That's a tough one for me because I love where I live now but...

since I'm originally from PA that would be a choice for me.
After that I just don't know.

[fizzgig]

17. other than the state i live in?

hmmm....

1. oregon
2. washington
3. northern california
4. ny

i can't think of a fifth one

[Riverman]

18. Easy

I would always want to live in a state of:
Love
Laughter
Kindness
Forgiveness &
Giving

In the US or any nation! ;>)

Namaste

[Arugula Latte]

19. (I live in Oregon) 1. Calif. 2. Washington 3. Hawaii (Kauai) 4. Vermont 5. Mass. or Maryland

Impressions: I spent early childhood in Ohio (wouldn't want to live there, though). I grew up in California -- could go back. I used to live in Washington, DC -- great experience. I've spent lots of time and a summer in Colorado -- climate is too harsh for me. Spent a summer in Cambridge, Mass. -- Massachusetts is great. I love, love, love Kauai but don't know if I'd be cut out for year-round island living.

[NoSheep]

20. I'm in NC now and love it. Vermont, (upstate) NY, Minnesota, Washington

[brendan120678]

21. Let's see here...

1. New York (originally from NY)
2. Maryland
3. Illinois
4. Rhode Island
5. Connecticut (this is where I am now)

[madmom]

22. I would move to Texas if they got rid of most of the Texans. It's a

beautiful state, along with New Mexico, Arizona, S California,and maybe Nevada. I love the desert sw.

[MADem]

23. Nothing in the middle, sorry!

I need a coastline! I'll take anything so long as I'm not too far from the sea.

[hfojvt]

61. but Texas and Michigan have coasts

so does Ohio

[MADem]

97. Texas has access to the sea, but it's not the "middle," it's the bottom.

Like Louisiana.

Rivers won't do. It's a prejudice I have. I need coastline to feel alive.

Even Iran has the Gulf and the Caspian~!!

[billyoc]

25. Whichever 5 are farthest from California.

So, I guess, Hawaii, Maine, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina.

I'm disqualifying Florida due to its obviously similarities to California(Oregon's Florida).

[liberal N proud]

26. When I was young it was California and Colorado

Both still hold an appeal, Colorado not so much.

Florida, South Carolina, Wyoming, Missouri.

[BulletproofLandshark]

28. My 5

California
Oregon
Washington
North Carolina
Hawaii

[moez]

29. In no particular order....

CO
ID
UT
WA
OR

[Blue_Tires]

30. hmmm...

1. Rhode Island
2. Kansas
3. Virginia
4. Florida (if i had a LOT of $$$$)
5. pick 'em

[TwilightGardener]

31. South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa.

[hfojvt]

55. I would stay away from Iowa

At least in my experience. As a SD native and 10 year Wisconsin resident, I expected it to be a lot like home, but it is a very closed society. Everybody I met seemed to have spent their whole life there and they were shocked that I was so far away from home. I think my parents felt much the same way about South Dakota, but I did not notice it so much because I was practically born there. Bigger cities might be different too, but a comedienne in Des Moines joked about Iowans "If you did not make friends with them in the Junior high, then it's too late."

But that gets away from the positive thread.

[taught_me_patience]

32. #1 California

No other state is even close.

#2 North Carolina
#3 Hawaii
#4 Washington
#5 Texas

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[Parker CA]

34. CA where I currently reside, WA, OR, CO, AK.

[Terran]

35. Missouri, California....

Missouri 'cause I live here now and it's really beautiful (just culturally backward);
California 'cause I'm from there;
Oregon;
Washington; and
Arizona

[zipplewrath]

37. Easy

1. Northern Virginia

I'm really talking the greater DC area here.

2. Maryland

Greater DC could possibly expand to places like Annapolis

3. New York

Mostly Manhattan really. Of course I'd have to be able to afford it.

4. Colorado

Probably only seriously consider Bolder, but I'm open to other places. It's gorgeous.

5. Pennsylvania

If I couldn't get one of the other 4, I might try Philly basically. I gotta say though Portland, Oregon comes to mind, if I could hack the weather.

[bunnies]

38. If Arizona was on the Ocean...

ooohhh. That would be perfect. But since that doesnt exist...

Hawaii
California
Washington
Arizona
Maine

(I live on the Maine border) :)

[KamaAina]

56. Just wait a few more years.

Global warming, y'know. :P

[bunnies]

66. lmao...

how high is CA above sea level? :hide:

[KamaAina]

68. Actually part of CA is nearly 300 feet *below* sea level already

Death Valley, to be precise.

Still believe global warming's a liberal myth? :P

[ContinentalOp]

76. Yep, and only 85 miles away from the lowest point in North America is the highest point...

in the continental U.S.!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badwater
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Whitney

[bunnies]

88. Yer jus fuckin wit me now.

:rofl: Hey! We've got the worst weather on the planet!! NH - Mt. Washington. Doesnt that count for something? :shrug:

[Ezlivin]

39. I'd like to live in the state of Peace or Harmony

But I wouldn't mind the state of Joy or Happiness.

:)

[guitar man]

40. hmmmm

New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
Maryland (eastern shore)
Wirginia (eastern shore)

[KamaAina]

41. NY, NJ, LA, CA, DC (not a state, of course)

By "LA" I mean Orleans Parish (New Orleans proper) only. Not Jefferson (suburban NOLA), not Baton Rouge, not even Lafayette (though as the epicenter of Cajun culture as well as a college town, it's actually pretty cool).

[asjr]

42. As much as I gripe about its politics

I love the state of TN. It is beautiful scenery wise.

[Libertyfirst]

43. Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware , California

Has to have a beach and have voted for Obama.

[madrchsod]

44. wisconsin....

oregon,washington,minnesota,maine

[Viking12]

49. you're welcome here anytime

:grouphug:

[madrchsod]

86. i`ll be up there in june..taking the south western wisconsin road trip

plus our son lives in janesville.

[pdxmom]

45. I've been to all 50 states, but have a very strong bias for a specific

area, so my choices would be:

1. Virginia
2. North Carolina
3. West Virginia
4. Kentucky
5. Tennessee

And when we retire, we'll be living in one of those 5 states.

[smirkymonkey]

46. 1. New York (born upstate, which is beautiful and live in

Manhattan, which can be both wonderful and miserable, depending on the day)

2. Massachusetts (Eastern Coast, Boston)

3. Maine (Southern Coast)

4. Connecticut

5. Vermont

(Although I would really prefer to live in Europe than any of the above.)

[Viking12]

47. MN, MI (da UP hey), MT, OR, ID

I'm an outdoorsy guy and I must fish to keep my sanity.

[Critters2]

48. Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska nt

[mrs_p]

50. mine

1. Washington (where i grew up)
2. California (the sun)
3. Montana (the wildlife)
4. Alaska (the wildlife)
5. Oregon (close to Wash)

The closer to the Pacific Ocean the better for me...

[firehorse]

51. Live in NY, but from California

Gosh I hate the cold....

winters in Puerto Rico
California
New Mexico
North Carolina
summers in Maine ... smells good there

[bunnies]

92. Welcome to DU. It does smell great in ME in the summers....

Come to NH. We rock too. :hi:

[Touchdown]

52. Ca, Or, Vt, Hi, DC

I'd say Wa, but I lived there, and that sales tax is usory!!!! Or. is better with income tax but no sales tax.

[PufPuf23]

53. North Coast CA, OR, WA, MA, VT

I have lived all over NoCal and in Corvallis and Portland, OR but am native and in my old age reside in rural Humboldt county, CA.

Have seen most of the USA, urban and rural.

SE Alaska is cool too but limited.

[Greybnk48]

54. Wisconsin; Hawaii (kauai); Michigan (U.P.); Minnesota; Georgia (Savannah)

There are more places I love, but I know I could live in any one of these listed. I can't handle too many people and I need to be around water.

[dysfunctional press]

57. hawaii...vermont... wisconsin...maine ...hawaii

[Glorfindel]

58. GA, NC, NY, CA, HI

Georgia and NC, only in the mountains; NY, only in NYC.

[quiller4]

Oregon, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire & New York (upstate) n/t

[hfojvt]

59. Nebraska, Montana, Vermont, Maine, upstate New York

Although I only imagine that Vermont and Maine would be nice. We went to Acadia in the mid 1970s and I barely remember anything.

[Fire1]

60. I love where I am and hoping for the return of better times here

in Michigan (and not the UP, that's arctic cold.)But, I love Kentucky (although red and backwards much of the time,) Georgia, Alabama, Washington (D.C.), Tennessee.

[lumberjack_jeff]

62. I'm already in Washington, so;

2) New Mexico
3) Vermont
4) Maine
5) Hawaii
6) Oregon

[ohheckyeah]

63. Mine:

New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Oregon
Nevada

[Mike 03]

64. Great thread!

1. Arizona
2. New Mexico
3. California
4. Colorado
5. Utah

[shanti]

65. easy

hawaii
california (where i am now)
washington
oregon
vermont

[Adsos Letter]

67. Hmmmm...

Vermont
Arizona
Tennessee
North Carolina
Iowa

[rucky]

69. HI, NM, TN, CA, OR

Three out of five, I have lived in.

[Adsos Letter]

70. Hmmmm...

Vermont
Arizona
Tennessee
North Carolina
Iowa

[Winterblues]

71. Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, & Alaska again

In that order...

[Gabi Hayes]

72. Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina:

ever seen Idiocracy?

[Bigmack]

73. Don't come to Washington State....

It rains all the time....

[Fire1]

77. Don't worry.

[WyLoochka]

74. OR, NM, UT, VT, AZ n/t

[iamthebandfanman]

75. gosh top 5 ?

ive always wanted to move to oregon myself...

but vermont mite be okay ;)

[ContinentalOp]

78. LOL! I would have to live there? Like full time?

And I can't choose CA? Hmmm...

Do the Five Boroughs of NYC count as states? :P

[CLANG]

79. In no particular order

Hawaii
Maine
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

80. Top 5

Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Hawaii

I have no desire to move from where I live because Maine is really my favorite place.

[bermudat]

81. Virginia, North Carolins, Texas (Houston), California and Illinois (Chicago)

I love the water.

[Rockholm]

82. PA - CA - ME - TX - NY.........

I live in MA. Only put CA because of the weather. If the CA Supremes keep the marriage ban in place, then FORGET IT.

[mnhtnbb]

83. I live in NC (Chapel Hill) and I LOVE IT! I might consider moving to Hawaii,

but unless I won the lottery and could afford it or NYC, it wouldn't happen.

[ecstatic]

84. DC/MD/VA tristate area, NC, NY, NJ, HI

[rockymountaindem]

85. Boy, Colorado is doing better than I thought!

For me... hmmm. Hard to trim it down to just five, especially since I've only visited most places and only lived in two.

1) Colorado - the home turf where my family and still a lot of my friends are
2) Massachusetts - where I'm going to school now. It's very nice and I like it.
3) California - lots of my family live there and I've enjoyed my visits. I'd probably stay away from LA just due to traffic reasons, although I'll never climb aboard the "hate LA" bandwagon.
4) Maryland: I've been to DC several times and the areas in Maryland around DC seem very nice to me.
5) I'm out of ideas. I'd say Hawaii, which I love, but ultimately I fear I would feel too isolated out there.

[BuyingThyme]

87. .

1. California
2. California
3. California
4. California
5. California

[bunnies]

90. lmfao.

Francisco or Angeles .... ????

[Muttocracy]

89. VT, MN, WA, OR, WV

[seabeyond]

91. washington, oregon, colorado, maine, another north eastern state....

[BlooInBloo]

93. I'm a city boy. CA, NY, IL, PA, WA

[MellowDem]

94. Okay

1. Illinois
2. Missouri
3. Ohio
4. Maryland
5. Texas

Bottom 5

5. Florida
4. Alaska
3. Hawaii
2. New York
1. California

[stevedeshazer]

95. I couldn't be run out of Oregon at gunpoint.

I'm fifth-generation and I'll die here.

Okay, maybe Washington....

[Juche]

96. CA, MA, HI, VT, OR

[Veruca Salt]

98. Does it have to be states?

1. Maine (love it here)
2. Mass (loved it there)
3. New York (long island or the city)
4. Florida (keys please)
5. Puerto Rico (quenepas mmmmm~)

[Maru Kitteh]

99. Colorado, Alaska, Montana, Oregon, Washington

I really like mountains.