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Absolutely. We all need to use less out west. Although our town just got 34" of rain from 12/26-1/17 and our supply is suddenly better. We have been in such a drought that they have let everything die while Vegas has the greenest grass I have seen in years.

Thank you for the info!

Great idea! TY!

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Great point. I have looked online at older homes that are updated and the first thing I think of is growing up in an old house in Ohio and having the wood floors feel like ice and seeing your breath in the morning because the heater was so inefficient.

Vegas actually isn’t doing badly. In fact, the use only a fraction of their allotted water amount. I had the same belief before.

Ok ty! I’m thinking Mt. Lebanon. House 1500sq ft. Fairly average.

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Wow! Thank you for so much information! It is amazing to have multiple good school options. Our town in CA doesn't have much diversity. My 6 yr son is very curious about languages and other cultures and is teaching himself German. My daughter would miss the ocean, but maybe we could actually afford to go on a family vacation!

I grew up in an industrial town in Ohio and I was always very proud of this fact. People worked hard. I remember when I first moved to Los Angeles how different the workforce was. I was actually told not to do so much because I made the other workers look bad.

I hope we do make it to visit at the very least and cross fingers it is a good fit for all. We are pretty nice folks and I would love to be a part of a good community and find a way to support it.

Thank you! I am more worried for my husband dealing with clouds than myself. He really did not like visiting SF when I lived closer.

I really hate the wet drizzle. Our summers in the mountains are hot, but the last two summers on the coast have been dark, gloomy with a constant wet drizzle and no real warmth until September. I will look at those areas for sure.

This is refreshing to hear for sure and I love knowing that I might fit in. My husband will be happy too. Maybe even better than CA. I can't do Texas. I am sure Austin is cool, but I would really feel out of my element. And the south is just too hot. Our park department let the grasses die when in hot as hell Vegas they have HUGE green parks with water spouts for the kids to play in everywhere. It's crazy how the simple little things make such a huge difference. I will look into higher taxes. I am ok if they go to something like good schools. My son can't even get the proper support he needs for speech and social skills and they JUST put in a portable air conditioner in the classrooms because there is no central air. No one has it. It was 108 for a week while the kids suffered with no a/c. There has to be better.

Thank you. We moved to the Bay area for work and it has not been easy. Living in the redwoods is great in theory, but it is beyond challenging. Rents have doubled in the last 5 years. Houses here aren't nice and you pay triple than PA. A house that is a tear down will cost about $800k. And cost of living is going up. Our water bill with just doing basic house cleaning (no lawn or gardens) is $150 a month where my sil in Vegas with a pool pays $30.

I am ok with varying political stances and a balanced one can be good as long as people are civil. There are plenty of right leaning conservatives in the mountains here and there isn't exactly culture unless you have arm sleeves or commute to Silicon Valley.

Our allergy season is beyond horrible. I was hoping to escape to somewhere easier to breathe, but might not ever. We also have a bad mold problem here. We have pollution from wood burning stoves, farming and wildfire smoke, but no factories or much traffic. Some years the sky is orange from fires and you can't go outside or open a window.

We don't get rain from March until October or November. It is pretty boring having no variation. I never thought I would miss rain. I might kick myself someday for saying that.

Those are many of the areas I am hoping to better for us. I hope to visit the town soon. Thanks for all of the help!

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Hopefully my husband could remain with his company. He already works remotely from home. He would likely have to take a paycut.

Thank you for the info!

Thank you for all of the replies. It does feel like a good fit. I actually feel really excited about the area. I have looked and researched online for two years trying to find the right place, not just one that is good enough. There is no perfect place, but I want better.

We are in the mountains south of SF. It takes two hours to get there so we don't go often.

True that it is not the midwest. I forget that. My family is all still in the Canton/Akron area of Ohio.

What suburbs should we focus on? I would like good schools that support gifted children and well as those with delays. My son is in first grade and fits the bill for both, but our district won't give him much assistance because they are not funded.

I do worry about the air. I have read conflicting opinions on it, but my 4 yr daughter has viral asthma after an rsv infection as a newborn and her lungs will likely never fully heal. She needs breathing treatments with every cold and has chronic sinus issues.