I moved here from the southwest desert about 3 years ago during the pandemic. I love it here, the weather, the forests, the seasons, the small town living. It's exactly what I was looking for when we left everything behind to start fresh. I was tired of the heat and the smoggy city living.

Right now, cost of living is still pretty high and we're still in an apartment and saving money while we wait for the housing market to come down in price. So unless your housing price range is in the $250k to $300k range be prepared to buy a mobile home or a serious fixer upper. Good homes are still getting snatched up quick at lower prices too sadly.

For entertainment, well, everything here is pretty widely spread out but we make an effort to visit all the local towns around us and walk around their Main Street areas and visit their shops, otherwise we're mostly homebodies. My partner does some farming with his brother in his free time. There's lots of local arts and crafts exhibits throughout the year and we went to the local Sandwich fair this year and last to see all the animals and events.

There's plenty to do and it's really nice to meet all the different people out here. Folks are super friendly and come from all walks of life. Although it is mostly white people, haha. Not a lot of diversity except in college towns.

I love it though. I feel like I finally found where I've always belonged after moving here.