Im a single 33 yr old guy considering move to USA from England. Which state would be nicest to live in and why

Answer 1

Too generic a question. What is your profession? What are you looking for in the way of facilities such as homes, schools, hospitals, recreation, arts and other entertainment, etc.

There are many polls easily found on the internet that rate the various US cities.

Good luck! And welcome!!

Answer 2

I love love love Chicago (Illinois)!! Many museums, theatres, restaurants, sports teams, comedy clubs, and amazing neighborhoods that really make you forget you are living in a big city. Chicago is on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, which means that there are beaches amd marinas in town as well. If you live in Chicago or the near suburbs, there is no need for a car as there is Metra (ground level trains), the subway (tube)/ "the L" (colloquialism for elevated train system that runs about a story or two above ground level), busses, and taxi's. The cost of living is not too bad since the pay offsets it.

Chicago is known for a lot of things, one of them is for how nice the people are. Actually, Emma Thompson was just on Craig Ferguson's show a week or so ago and they said they had never been to a city where people are as nice. True, there are some cranky people, but typically midwesterners are quite generous and kind. (and apparently, we are humble too.... man, listen to me brag... :-p ). Chicago has hot summers, but spending them outside at festivals (there are many every weekend) makes it less unpleasant. Chicago also has pretty cold winters but does not get too much snow, compared to the rest of the midwest. The suburbs are nice, I would stay towards the north/northwestern suburbs if I were you, some of the South Side can be rough, but they have been getting better there, too. Oh, and everywhere in Chicago is a "side" i.e. South Side, West Side, or one of probably a neighborhoods.

Illinois has a pretty strong duality to it that makes it really interesting. Chicago is the third largest city in the country, and the metropolitan area (known as Chicagoland) is big, it you venture out to the end of the Metra lines, you reach corn farms and such. Most of the rest of the state is farming/agriculture or small towns, with the exception of Springfield (the capitol), Champaign/Urbana, and Peoria. This connection to the rest of the state is part of what keeps Chicago more grounded than LA or some other larger cities.

BTW, what is the reason you are relocating? It may change people's suggestions.

Best of luck to you!

Answer 3

Depends on your preference. I live in California, its the most populated state in the country the population exceeds 30 million. It has beaches, celebrities, and disneyland (Southern California) the only bad thing is the prices of houses. The weather is fantastic, currently its humid.

If you want to live in a nice area in california, basically in the city it'll cost atleast 500-600k minimum. If thats to much you can live in northern california there isn't much there so if you want to live there might aswell live in a state like Ohio.

In ohio an other smaller populated states you can get a mansion sized home for about 100K even less!

Answer 4

I think you should move to Utah where I'm living now, temporarily. We don't practice cannibalism on foreigners like the other 49 states. You can have as many wives as you want, (if you're crazy enough.) And since I'm the only person in the state who drinks alcohol, I successfully lobbied the Governor into putting root beer in all the drinking fountains. You can also own as many guns as you want, of all makes and caliber, as long as you lie, and say they're only for hunting. You can shoot almost anything you want, although shooting humans is slightly frowned upon in Park City. The reason for that is Robert Redford is the King of Park City, and only he is allowed to kill people. He shoots anyone who doesn't bow down and worship his holy trees and flowers. We have a full-time SWAT team at SLC international, dedicated to keeping Bill Gates and Jack Welch out of the state, so in that way, it's safer here.

Oh, one more thing: It actually helps immensely that you're not French. French people are best off going to Hollywood and saying they're refugees from Darfur!

See You Soon,

Matey!

Answer 5

First of all, welcome.

Secondly.... We have a variety of terrains, so it's going to be your personal preference where you would want to live. I can give you a brief rundown of what we have here...

The East Coast- Florida is tropical, very warm and humid. Rarely does it get cold there. But they do experience quite a few hurricanes and tropical storms annually.

Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, have mountain terrain, flatlands, and coastline. Very pretty country, and some medium to large cities.

Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland : Very nice terrain from mountains, rolling hills to coastline. It does snow there. Many medium to large cities. Rather expensive to live in some places.

Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and throughout New England.... very pretty land. Big cities. Rather pricey to live there. Colder weather, lots of snow.

Midwest- Flatter terrain. Relatively affordable. Medium to large cities. Lots of farm land, some prairie land, and desert lands. Some of the Southern states such as Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama lie more toward the midwest than the East Coast....Terrain ranges from woodlands, to swamplands. Small to medium cities. Very poor wages.

West- Mountainous in some areas. Desert in others. Moderate prices in some areas, except California. California is congested and expensive, and has a high crime rate. Oregon rains alot, as does Washington, but both have beautiful countryside and mountains.

Alaska- Very much frontier type land. You need to be a rugged outdoorsman to live there. Prices are moderate. Land is beautiful, and lots of it. Wildlife abundant.

Hope this helps you.

Answer 6

California north or south. If you rent vs. buy a home, it's affordable. San Fran is amazing! San Diego and LA also have a lot to offer. I think you would like California and the sunshine might be a nice change from England's typical weather...

Answer 7

I can't answer for the more rural areas, but having lived in almost every major city in the US, I would rank NY or San Francisco as my favorites. Chicago is great too, more liveable and cleaner then NY, just be prepared for the brutal winters (-50 degrees fahrenheit the day I left). And, actually, I liked LA. A lot of people knock it, but it has great weather. You just have to try harder to meet people there (everyone's in their car, ALL the time). Actually one of my favorite homes was in London, maybe we should trade places.

Answer 8

If you are looking for a climate similar to England then really Washington State is best. If you want to see the sun, Try Arizona.

Answer 9

You need to specify if you like a conservative life style, to live in the city, to live in a less populated place, or medium population, what kind of weather do you like, what is your profession, Do you want to live in a place where they have all four seasons or do you only want warm weather? What about cost of living, does that matter to you? America has so much to offer, each state has wonderful qualities and wonderful people, every state is as unique as it's people. I live in Minnesota, and we have summers that get up to 100 degrees plus and we have beautiful springs and falls, winter is wonderful if you like to snow ski, ice skate, snowmobile, sled, cross country ski,but they can get a bit cold. It can get to 30-50 below zero. The summers offer camping, water skiing, swimming, boating, lots of water sports, lots of parks, and it has a pretty good population if you want to live in the Minneapolis, St.Paul area, you will never run out of things to do. We have a very good standard of living and I have traveled and only found one other state that I like equally as well and that is Colorado. I find the people friendly and we are known as Minnesota nice.

Answer 10

Depends on your interests. If you like urban life, I highly recommend the Chicago - Milwaukee corridor (IL and WI). There are alot of nice suburbs and communities and mass transit is pretty good (not as good as N.Y., but far better than L.A.) Cost of living isn't horrible in the region.