If you got an offer to live anywhere in the USA, work at home sometimes, and travel a lot, where would you go?

Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Air travel is out of PLN (Pellston, MI) on NW only, but well worth it if you ask me!

How amazing, I used to live on Mackinac! But what do you do in the Winter? Or in the Summer for that matter? Was kind of looking for an easy commute near a hub, though. I've been on the PLN-DTW route a few times; found the island to be serene, but easy access to a hub airport would work a lot better. That 30 minute trip to PLN, and limited access only to DTW would be a problem, particularly if you have to go to a place like Memphis or the like. Thanks for your post!

Unless the travel was to the East Coast, my choice would be Wailea Point, on Maui.

So Cal, the best place in the states to live(IMHO) Great weather, surfing & snow skiing within 1 hour drive. Vegas is a short flight. Every band eventually plays in the area.

PerrySSoCal

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joyfully subversive

My pick would be San Diego - perfect weather all the time.

You have to decide on a few factors:

1. Cost of living... can you afford where you want to live

2. Life beyond work... are there theatres, arts, restaurants, things to do after the 9 to 5?

3. Friends... Personally I would be terrified to go somewhere and no know anyone. I am generally shy by nature and would have a hard time adjusting.

So in retrospect to answer your question RR:

1. New York City, but OUTSIDE Manhattan like Brooklyn or Queens or even New Jersey (downtown Jersey City, Hoboken, Weekhawken or further in like Essex County or Morristown)

2. San Francisco or the suburbs.

3. Some Texas towns like San Antonio, Austin, outside Houston.

4. San Diego.

5. Seattle

6. Portland, though I have never been there.

YACFT


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GUAM. US dollar, mostly 100� all year round. Great chance to learn Japanese quickly,(!) scuba diving and adventure everywhere, US mainland prices for gas, postage, etc. Beaming photo of Clinton gretting you at airport. A few hours flight from OZ. Shame it is not part of the USA, yet, but you'd never know it!

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Vail, CO

Manhattan!

Chicago!

Places in the US I've been that I could picture myself living in (without regard for cost and other factors than enjoyment):

Portland, Oregon. A civilized city, with good coffee and good beer.

Minneapolis. Friendly, innovative, good cultural opportunities.

Austin, Texas. A greast university city, good concerts, beautiful parks.

San Francisco. Of course.

But I think I'd probably list first where I am now, in eastern Pennsylvania, among the rolling hills,farms and forests, near the mountains, less than two hours from Manhattan.

Ozstamps, Glad you put in a vote for my birthplace. Us Guamanians are an endangered species, wild guess less than 50,000. Actually, Guam is considered a "territory" of the USA and thus, we are US citizens.

As for my favorite place to live, Silicon Valley gets my vote.

I can never figure out why some who want to live somewhere else don't.. especially since I think most people here are relatively mobile and have the cash.. Personally I was given the option to live anywhere and stayed here. Home is where the heart is.

Hence I like my home town, Pittsburgh. The only other town I'm considering for my next move so far is Minneapolis. Raleigh and Austin were high on my list at a certain time but they're way too 'hip' and crowded now. Maybe when the infrastructure catches up with the growth....

I've been to nearly every other major city in the country. Most great places to visit but I wouldn't want to live there