I grew up in Oregon and have lived in Washington, Arizona, and New Mexico. Last year we bought an RV and traveled Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas to pick a place to live. Ultimately we chose to buy a house in Washington and I’m really happy with the decision. We have family in Oregon so staying semi close was a factor, if it wasn’t I might have chosen northern New Mexico. For some reason Washington has always just felt like home though, I’ve moved back four times over the past 12 years, to Anacortes, Vancouver, and Spokane, it truly has a lot to offer.

I would say though, if you’re young and don’t have a ton of commitments, you should pick a place and go for it.