Re: Relocating for afordability etc..
Personally, I consider moving in order to afford a better standard of living a very sound reason to move. We moved quite a bit during the first years of our marriage for precisely that reason and are now where we want to be and prospering. My sisters, on the other hand, did NOT want to leave the large city in which they live and they & their families have struggled financially.
FWIW, the town I live in is consistently rated one of the top 10 mid-size cities (mid? small? About 90,000) as far as affordability, what it has to offer, recreation, unemployment, etc. by Money magazine. It's smack-dab in the middle of the US, the biggest employers are universities, medical facilities, and insurance companies, and we bought a 2500 sq ft house on 14 acres, less than 2 miles from the city limits, for $235K.
Sometimes I watch those HGTV shows that compare what you get for the money (housing-wise) in different cities and I can't IMAGINE paying that much money to live!
Diana
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