We were wondering what are the most important factors that determine where a person lives? How do you choose a great place to live? Do they focus on jobs that are available? Do they focus on good schools for their kids? Are they focused on interesting things to do? What about the cost of living and housing? Does it depend on the stage of life that they are in? Maybe being close to family, getting away from the cold and the snow, and other areas that are important to people in their lives all come into focus when they are considering where they will live. It really boils down to what is important to them and how they want to live their lives.
Young Adults
It appears that most young adults are focused on where they can get a job once they graduate from school. The overriding factor is to find a job and if that means they need to move, then that is what they will do. They are relatively mobile with few ties and encumbrances like homes and furniture to be concerned about. Given a choice they will prefer a location that maximizes their social life, whether that is skiing or wave boarding or even both in some locations
Adults with Families
Life suddenly got a lot more complicated. While they will move to take a job, these moves are not taken lightly. Spouses may have jobs to think about and there are often children’s schools to think about. If the kids are older, there may be some resistance to moving as well due to leaving friends, etc.
This is all a balance in lifestyle, however the most important thing for most people is to find a decent job that they can obtain to pay for a home and food, etc. if there are no jobs, then the family may have to move regardless of the other priorities in life.
Retirement great place to live
This is often very difficult for many people as well. Do they stay in their current home? Are there sufficient support services available to help them when they need help? Are they healthy enough to look after the home and travel or do the things that they like to do while retired? Where is the family? Should they move closer to the family or should they move to a location that has always been their dream?
One of the issues that people who are retired have is that they have just too many opportunities and too many choices. Sometimes they cannot make up their minds what they want to do and end up just staying where they are.
Your comments and plans about the life stages and where you want to live would be appreciated. What drives you to stay or move? For more posts about lifestyle issues, click here.