I'm tired of Chicago winters. During my vacation this year I want to scope out somewhere warm in the US to live. See details?

I think you may have to compromise. My idea is: Jacksonville, FL - On Christmas, it was 84 degrees. I was sweating.It did get into the 30s for around 3 or 4 days in late January, but nobody hear knows what snow is.

And since someone mentioned Portland, I always think of Portland as a grown up Jacksonville - it has a similar, chilled out vibe, but is bigger and more hippie-fied. So Jacksonville - 1 - There is not excellent public transportation, and driving will be a must. However, no matter where you live, there seems tot be a carbon copy of every store 5 minutes away.

2 - One of the cheapest places you can live, and clean. You can get a brand new 3 bedroom condo for $150K.3 - JAX airport is 30 minutes away no matter where you are.4 - Food - there are some great places (some closer to Ponte Vedra $$$) and more all the time. Culture, well, not so much... what do you mean by culture?

We have a lot of parks, beaches, lots of outdoor activities. We have museums, but they aren't like The Metropolitan. 5 - No state tax.6 - UNF is a great state school; many of its professors have or end up teaching at places like Duke, Harvard... they pay well and have a lot of talent, especially in Political Science, Philosophy, and Business.

You can always commute to the behemoth UF, around 2 hours away.7 - Plenty of internet. I should mention, it may be culture shock to someone from Chicago, but it won't be movie-esque. Many of its residents are from all over the world; we have a large Indian, Arabic, Asian, and African American population, so it is pretty diverse.

There are some large companies with a heavy presence in Jacksonville, such as BAC, ML, Fidelity, BCBS, Wachovia, Modis, and British Airways, among many others. It is also the cleanest city I've lived in. Since the downtown area is in the process of gentrification, there aren't really a lot of "bad" parts in the city (regardless of what our #1 for Murders in FL award will tell you).

Surprisingly, some of the seedier places are near the beach (reminds me of Death Wish 3 sometimes). If you don't like the locals, again, many of the residents have been forcibly relocated there from their companies (lots of former NY, NJ, and PA residents here).

Yes, just about anywhere with most of your qualifications is going to have high tax. Probably the best match would be Charlotte, NC. You get four seasons, but the winter really doesn't get too cold.

You've got major league sports; several universities nearby; a light rail system for mass transit; and an international airport right there. In addition, the state tax is pretty low; but many towns in NC can add their own city tax. Charlotte's is 3%, so that comes out to 7.25% sales tax.

I happen to like Salisbury, about 20 miles north, but then that wouldn't be walking distance--but it has a vibrant culture and is home to a couple of universities.

Wow your criteria does not compute lol. I would say Arizona but we have very poor public transportation. We have an affortable living here.

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is one of the largest airports in the country and has freeway access too all of the Valley. We have a good culture and food selection, very large selection of cities outside The Valley like Sedona and Flagstaff that offer great culture and fun. Tax wise we are low but we have sales tax so that means no luxury tax.

Universities are big here we have ASU, NAU, UofA. Cox Cable provides a very fast very good Broadband internet. As for weather year around warm weather with very small amounts of cold normally at night.

I could also suggest San Diego area although cost of living is going to be a bit high.

First, here is the tax-by-state site I used. It breaks down all the various taxes, but I scanned it for the state-tax: retirementliving.com/RLtaxes.html Since most of the lower-taxed states are FREEZING, your options are already limited. However: Oregon has no state tax and Hawaii comes in at 4 cents.

EUGENE, OR almost meets the specifications weather wise, and it is home to the university of oregon. Not sure it is large enough for you...... PORTLAND, OR weather may be a tad colder during the day than you want, but it is a decent sized city and has some killer donut shops highlighted on the travel channel! HAWAII..........4 cents........an extra .5 if you live in Oahu....but is probably too expensive.

Here is a calculator that looks at living costs that breaks things down for you: swz.salary.com/CostOfLivingWizard/layout... Other states with low taxes that might fit weather specifications if anyone else out there can break it down: North Carolina 4.75 Georgia 4 Missouri 4.

You're a TV guy.. there's only 1 answer. Los Angeles.

I'd visit Atlanta for sure, and consider Tampa.

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