Good warm places to live?

We like it down here in Cajun Country. High temp today is 71°

We have mild winters in Vegas.  You don't completely get away from the cold, but rarely does it get into the 30's or below freezing.  BUT, we get the heat in the summer.

If you want temperate all year, look at San Diego or anywhere in SoCal.  Closer to the water balances the temps.

Hey, what's wrong with NE.  It was almost 60 degrees yesterday

My wife bugs me every year that we're moving south, because she hates the cold.  I absolutely love it.  I love the changes in the seasons and couldn't imagine life any different.  I'm always looking forward to something weather wise.  When it's hot, I look forward to the snow, when it's snowing I look forward to the summer.  I know I'm weird, but I just love it.

I lived in San Diego for almost five years and at first it was great, but after a few years I began to hate the weather.  It was always perfect and never even rained.  bleh.  I couldn't wait to move back to the Midwest.

Now as to where I would move if I had to.  If I were to go to a warmer climate I would make my decision based on the people, economy/tax situation, and schools far above anything else because they're really the endearing qualities of Nebraska that make it such a great place to live (in spite of the weather).

The economy/tax situation in CA is in pretty rough shape so even if you get an equivalent job your lifestyle will take a significant step backwards.  The people are a lot different than in NE as well.

I'd personally move to Austin, TX if I had to go south.  It's a little bigger than Omaha, but not by a ton.  It has a lot of the same endearing qualities such as low unemployment, great economy, decent tax structure, and low cost of living.  Yes, you still get the humidity in the summer but you get rid of most of the cold.  

I remember this old time lapse video that alone should give you a pretty good idea of places that have a good economy in tough times.  That, to me, is probably the most important factor in determining where you should go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x18hrNp--NM

x2, or really any community outside of Houston/Dallas metros in Texas. Austin seems to have a great vibe for triathlon and good food/good music type of fun - from the times I've visited. Your trade off will be the humidity.

Um... Sounds ideal to me.

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I suspect that most people like the types of climates/environments they grew up in.  I grew up in Iowa so of course the midwest climate is what I'm used to and love.  However, you take somebody who grew up in SoCal or Texas, they're generally quite miserable with our winters up here.

Same goes with urban/rural upbringing.  I lived in Chicago for a while and absolutely hated it and It was the most miserable place I've ever lived.  However, a good friend of mine grew up in urban Seattle and he absolutely hates living in NE.  He dreams of living in Chicago because it's the greatest place on earth as far as he's concerned. 

Don't move to Central Texas, you won't like it here.

Tampa St. Pete area. Lots of great bike trails decent cost of living, close to the water, tons of triathlons

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I'm just south of Tampa in Sarasota.  Very active and vibrant tri and runnng community.  Weather is great for training outdoors all year.  We get a few cold days during the winter, but nothing sustained. 

I train at an outdoor 50M pool all winter; it can be chilly getting to the pool from the locker room and back, but great once you get in the water.

Did my first race of the year this past Saturday:  4 mile road race over the Ringling Bridge crossing Sarasota Bay.  Was 51⁰F at the start, but idea for running once you got warmed up.

The worst thing for me is training in the heat during the summer.  That's one of the reasons I get up and run in the early morning.  Running in the afternoons in the summer can be like running in a furnace.

Mark

You could live in my dryer vent. 

Heh I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and I still hate the weather, not to mention the lack of daylight in the winter.  But the job market keeps me here for the moment.  I had a job offer in San Diego last year but passed on it because it was paying less, before even subtracting the state income tax in California.

Yeah, I can see that.  I had the joy of spending 5 months in Everett, WA from September - January and it was the most miserable weather on earth.  I don't think I saw the sun the whole time.  ;-)