Mass doesn't tax social security. Vermont does.

What do you do for work?

It’s awesome. Thanks.

Depends on the location

Cream of the crop. Gourmet. Chef’s kiss. Can’t go wrong.

What’s their politics?

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Yes of course, I used to see it multiple times a week.

It's the mountain outside your mom's window

It's Mansfield and Jay.

Same thing, have you paid your property tax lately?

Well…I don’t know, a lot of things I wish would change here are pipe dreams. I don’t know why the downvote. OP asked what we’d like the new towns to look like so…I answered.

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At least we know how much civil rights are worth to you.

How does that compare to the list of states where your rights are least likely to be taken away by fundamentalist Christian nationalists?

Absolutely, we need walkable towns!!! and I HATE the zoning problem.

Ive been watching a lot of shows that take place in Asia lately (Old Enough on Netflix is adorable, i highly recommend it) and one thing I notice is how they incorporate shops into neighborhoods. You’d think it would look trashy because we are so used to strip malls and corporate areas here but I’m talking mom and pop shops. Specialty stuff, independent shops…I’d love for us to try something like that. I think there are a lot of European towns set up like this too.

It would also be incentive to push out corporate chains. Though, I was just at Newbury street in Boston today and noticed that even with certain chains, you can still have some of them around under apartments in a way that looks pleasant and inviting.

Facts

Bold of you to assume they're even gonna offer you the job. They'll just import a bunch of slaves on J1 visas and "house" them with a bunk bed in a broom closet. You'll own nothing and be happy.

Yes, live in Wy, spent chunks of my life in NE. I was checking the VT sub because oddly enough im thinking through lately….

New England has many overlaps with what drew people west, but with sane politics but more importantly safe water access.

The political craziness with come and go in the mtn west, but the water issues won’t.

Where is 10-100+ acres of land with a beautiful farmhouse and barn, close-ish to metros, mountains, no/low taxes, … but also safe water and under $500k (or much less).

New England. People will start doing the math as the water crisis lands. Only counterbalance I could see is if NE loses its snow such that the skiing drops off.

And to the point here - ya that amount of inbound interest will do craziness to the states that receive it. When the resorts and airport proposals start, best to do highly skeptical reviews locally Colorado and Montana went first, I think Wyoming is a bit more on guard now.

It certainly has taken a turn post pandemic. I went back a few weeks ago and the traffic was insane. But the political shit was hard to find. Seems to have subsided. But let’s see if 2024 brings it all back.

I lived there for 40 years so I know where to go to get away from the crazies. But yeah, the pandemic did Florida no favors.

Back in my day we called that a mountain range. Back when two mountain peaks could be next to each other. 🤔

It is not just doctors. You need a massage, acupuncture, reiki, cleansing, any yoga discipline under the sun, hypnotist, tarot reading, rife machine hookup, an exorcism? choices abound....

But doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and damn near any profession that you need to satisfy your basic needs are sparse, difficult to find, overbooked, and usually far far away. Which is why most like to visit their 2nd home here, but don't want to actually live here. You have to be willing and able to do most things, if not everything, for yourself. Even if you have money, money can't buy everything. There are simply not enough tradespeople, medical professionals, housing, etc etc to go around. And locals are continually either being pushed out because of costs or aging out.

Ugh, Florida. I sympathize with your experience in VT (I left last year) but man unless Florida changes direction, you’re moving back to a horrible place. A hate state.

You also have a lot more people per square mile to share the cost of infrastructure. However, the big picture is far more complex than either my or your statements, and the average citizen doesn't want to put the effort into understanding it so they just look for a single data point that draws their desired conclusion.