Fever Buck
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Howdy y’all,
Background:
My wife and I live on the front range of Colorado but are originally from Georgia and we are not city people at all. My wife is more rural than I am and is in desperate need of owning a house with more than .1 acre (current house). We love being out west and will continue to live out here. We are looking at moving in the next few years and hope to finally settle down for good in whatever area we choose. We will be raising a young family. We would prefer to have access to :
- decent healthcare
- good year around access to outdoor activities (hunting, fishing, hiking, skiing, etc) (huge priority personally for me is the ability to have closer access to hunting)
- airport that we could fly to visit family in Colorado and Georgia
Need some pros/cons from y’all fine folks on some towns my family and I are considering. Also any other suggestions on areas I may not be considering is totally welcome.
The areas being considering (not in order of preference):
1) Area around Alpine and Afton WY - healthcare is a concern here as it seems that the only hospital in the area is in Jackson. I assume the hunting in this area is good but don’t have any personal experience and no state income tax is appealing. Tetons are also my wife’s favorite place she’s ever visited.
2) Coeur d’Alene - seems to have good amenities and beautiful water. Just have heard the hunting isn’t great in Northern ID. I’ve really enjoyed the few times I’ve been here.
3) Idaho Falls - never been but it seems to be more affordable than other areas considered but airport is pretty far away. Also have no idea about hunting access in this spot.
4) Bozeman - pretty dang expensive but good amenities. Good access to skiing and hiking, don’t know about hunting or fishing. I do worry about local angst against outsiders that move to Montana. I can deal with people being mean/rude to me but don’t want people to be ugly to my wife and kids.
5) Missoula - beautiful area but same worry about local angst.
Sorry for the long post but I’d love to have some perspective from people with similar hobbies that may be familiar with these areas or have other spots to consider.
Background:
My wife and I live on the front range of Colorado but are originally from Georgia and we are not city people at all. My wife is more rural than I am and is in desperate need of owning a house with more than .1 acre (current house). We love being out west and will continue to live out here. We are looking at moving in the next few years and hope to finally settle down for good in whatever area we choose. We will be raising a young family. We would prefer to have access to :
- decent healthcare
- good year around access to outdoor activities (hunting, fishing, hiking, skiing, etc) (huge priority personally for me is the ability to have closer access to hunting)
- airport that we could fly to visit family in Colorado and Georgia
Need some pros/cons from y’all fine folks on some towns my family and I are considering. Also any other suggestions on areas I may not be considering is totally welcome.
The areas being considering (not in order of preference):
1) Area around Alpine and Afton WY - healthcare is a concern here as it seems that the only hospital in the area is in Jackson. I assume the hunting in this area is good but don’t have any personal experience and no state income tax is appealing. Tetons are also my wife’s favorite place she’s ever visited.
2) Coeur d’Alene - seems to have good amenities and beautiful water. Just have heard the hunting isn’t great in Northern ID. I’ve really enjoyed the few times I’ve been here.
3) Idaho Falls - never been but it seems to be more affordable than other areas considered but airport is pretty far away. Also have no idea about hunting access in this spot.
4) Bozeman - pretty dang expensive but good amenities. Good access to skiing and hiking, don’t know about hunting or fishing. I do worry about local angst against outsiders that move to Montana. I can deal with people being mean/rude to me but don’t want people to be ugly to my wife and kids.
5) Missoula - beautiful area but same worry about local angst.
Sorry for the long post but I’d love to have some perspective from people with similar hobbies that may be familiar with these areas or have other spots to consider.