Charlotte, NC area. Plenty of affordable places as long as your not in the city limits. Great friendly people Always car stuff going on Great weather Guns are the norm and I believe you can shoot and intruder as long as you catch him breaking in and he's intending you bodily harm Iron Lords Good Guys South East Nationals Auto Fair swap (largest in the nation with the exception of hershey I believe 1.5hr drive to the mountains 3.5hr drive to the ocean The most plush state in terms of plant life that I have seen History Major sports teams if ya like that Major City but still the South No Snow except for 2-3 inches one day a year and it's melted by noon I moved here from Buffalo, NY and never plan on moving anywhere else. Love this state.
Medford/Ashland OR is real nice. Warm and dry, laid back. When escaping SoCal I was seconds away from moving there. Job did not work out and ended up in Upstate NY. Go figure.