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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AdmundfortGeographer" data-source="post: 5151529" data-attributes="member: 4682">The midwest has some very hard hit industrial urban centers (Detroit, Cleveland). Housing prices there are amazing for buyers.Chicago holds it own as a Metropolis with a 24-hour downtown and to many comes close to New York in its vibe (to midwesterners), lots of corporate headquarters here. But it is also Illinois, higher than average unemployment and one of the worst budget crisis in the country rivaling California's budget problem. Home prices are higher than other metros for equal stock.There are a good number of college towns that have become growth centers, typified by Madison, Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin has turned into a tech industry jobs creation factory, plus being the state capitol doesn't hurt job growth any in these times. College towns in the midwest can give you that smaller feel you are used to and are still very much vibrant jobs centers for your field. College towns are probably your best bet to target. Long had good housing prices but are climbing fast due to growth.North Dakota is undergoing a boom, old oil fields in the state are being tapped with newer drilling tech, drawing jobs, creating a boom all over that state. Unemployment there rivals pre-recession levels of other states. You WILL get a job in North Dakota. It is North Dakota though. Awesome prices for homes even still.I know most about Minneapolis/St. Paul (I live here) It has had remarkable almost Sun belt level growth until the recent downturn, still has below average unemployment. It's a world center of medical tech (Medtronic, others). Numerous corporate HQs (Target, Best Buy, 3M, General Mills, Cargill, Supervalu). You seem familiar with swingy weather, Minnesota gives that up to 11. As some of us tell ourselves, there is never bad weather, only the wrong clothing! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Wasn't as badly hit on housing prices as other cities, but home prices are quite a ways down from a few years ago.</blockquote>

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