New England is nice.

Move to NH if you don't like to pay taxes though, ME taxes blow and the roads have been damaged so badly, they are shutting down I-95 this summer... sh*t. Tourist season (big downside IMO) .

The lifestyle is great though, Portland and Portsmouth are very laid back, and if you aren't tied to an office, downeast ME or the islands provide a great place to live that has little snow (3 feet in Portland, nothing in the Rockland area). its always 10º warmer in the winter and 10º colder in the summer on the islands in Casco Bay. You can go from a 4,000 footer to your sailboat in the course of an hour. Not too shabby.

Biggest downside: One BMW dealer in the state

good luck whatever you decide.