My wife and I plan on retiring and moving (from Wisconsin) in 5 years. We've begun auditioning potential areas to relocate to (I enjoy the change of seasons, but 5 months of Winter is too much). Our list and current thoughts:
What are the pros/cons of New Mexico?
- PNW (Oregon, Washington): love the area with ocean and mountains nearby, but don't know if I could take the lack of sunshine and rain
- NoCal: same advantages as PNW with better weather, but taxes and cost of housing would be a big problem
- Virginia: like easy access to ocean, but not cheap and summers are hot/muggy
- Colorado (Boulder/Fort Collins corridor): our current leader; love easy access to mountains and shorter, milder winter
What are the pros/cons of New Mexico?