Is the quality of life really better in the Southeastern U.S. than in the Northeastern U.S.?

What I have seen of Florida, it seemed very dirty. I was only around Disney World for two weeks, but I do not think I would want to live there.

I live in Texas and love it!! You can have your big city lights (Dallas, Austin or Houston) as well as your country living. And the beach isn’t too far of a drive. I have been to Georgia, California and all the states in between, but I can’t say I would live there :)

Well it is Texas, but we are not really in the east, more in the middle.

Depends on what YOU need for YOUR quality of life. If you like aspects of winter and clearly different seasonal periods , pick north. If you would prefer less extremes in temperature and possible hurricanes and lots of humidity, pick SE. This is really your choice, but thanks for asking for our opinions. At this point these are my top favorites: Charlotte, NC; anywhere in New Mexico; Pe Ell Washington, I like to be alone sometimes but still have ocean and mountains available, PLUS housing is really cheap! Of course there’ s no jobs, so that should go into this equation also.

OK, fav location with job possibilities, Tucson, AZ’; Sisters, OR.