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Hi, I'm from Minnesota and would like to leave it due to the extremely cold temps, there being nothing to do here, and I would like to get a taste of the big city (preferably in a warm temp). So I like big cities, I don't mind a semi-cold temp, but no extremes, toll roads aren't too much of a problem, taxes aren't an issue, a city with more culture would be nice, and hopefully friendly people.
Hi, I'm from Minnesota and would like to leave it due to the extremely cold temps, there being nothing to do here, and I would like to get a taste of the big city (preferably in a warm temp). So I like big cities, I don't mind a semi-cold temp, but no extremes, toll roads aren't too much of a problem, taxes aren't an issue, a city with more culture would be nice, and hopefully friendly people.
You've left your options pretty wide open here. If you want to stay in the midwest any of these areas would be good choices:
Des Moines, IA (highly rated area for businesses)
Omaha, NE
Springfield, MO/Columbia, MO/St Louis, MO
All these areas are quite a bit warmer than MN, especially in the fall/spring... the subtle temperature differences living in Des Moines.. having it 5-10 degrees warmer on average, makes a big different to quality of life, it's the reason people aren't as 'angry' in warmer climates... but they are still 'midwestern' cities.
Warmer climate yet... I had told my father he should move to Norfolk, VA based on anecdotal research but I have no proof of it being great there compared to other areas. This area has the advantage of it not being super HOT in the summer while still having nice winters due to the influence of the Atlantic ocean.
Houston and Dallas are extremely hot and dry in the summer.. not my cup of tea personally. With no large bodies of water nearby and prevailing windflow being SW bringing in hot dry air from mexico, it's the same as the bitter cold you get from having cold, dry air stream down from Canada into MN in the winter.
Although the economy is better, I'm not leaving where I'm at until I can find $15+ per hour blue collar work in these warm climates.. not very likely. If it is available I'd like to hear about it. Right now I make more like $23 per hour and there's no state income tax here, but it's cold and boring here. Life is full of tradeoffs.
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