Which outdoorsy place should I think twice about?
Ok so me [31F] and my partner [35M] have to move over the summer to one of four places, depending on which job offer I accept after graduating from school next month. My jobs will be in healthcare. My partner works from home so he can take his job anywhere. Our landlord says we have to be out by July first so hoping for some insight on what it might be like to live in each place.
We both want to live somewhere with access to the outdoors as we enjoy hiking, nature walks, and skiing. During the week we spend a decent amount of time at home and at the gym, so a good gym nearby is important. We go to restaurants a couple times a month, as I usually cook at home. Neither of us are big drinkers but I am a sucker for cute events like farmers markets, craft events, live music, and boutique shops. We have one medium sized dog that would love a yard.
For weather, we both grew up in warm places but have recently lived in the Midwest, and we really enjoyed the rain and the colder winters. The muggy summers are not our favorite.
Here are the options, east to west:
Belfast, ME
- the job here is really cool but I have never lived anywhere this small before. Technically I have family in Brunswick nearby but they’re dysfunctional af
Littleton, CO
- job here is less flashy, but the people are my favorite
- we have way more family and friends in Denver
Fresno, CA
- job here would be super intense but I would frequently have a week off at a time to do stuff
- we don’t know anybody here
Eureka, CA
- job would be chill and would qualify for a bunch of loan repayment programs
- we also don’t know anyone here
Open to any comments/suggestions!