Where would you prefer to live, given the opportunity? City? Country? Top of a mountain ski resort? Let's see...

Other, Other, Other

Where would I like to live: Within 30 minutes of where I work I care less about whether it's a suburb or an exurb or inner-city and more about that. That said, I'll pass on any areas that are high-crime and/or have significantly higher property taxes (as a proportion of my take-home income) than what I'm paying right now.

What type of housing: I'm flexible. One story house is fine, two story house is fine, so is a high rise condo/apt. Just no trailer, houseboat. Thanks.

What area: I love the south-west but in the end my decision will be based on work and family. That's why I am where I am.

I would like to live in a medium sized town or a bit out of town..... I also prefer a one story house and I have always wanted to live in Oregon

I want a little house like over in Europe.

To hell with these big american monstrosities we are building more and more of.

I want more time for fun and less time spent on cleaning and maintenance.

By the #9 green on the little course there south of Cagayan

a small home (with closests -- we're a bit short on those in our current home ) with ocean views that's not too far from a town (20 mins is far enough)

1) Rural area but within an hour from civilization.

2) One of these:

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(see http://www.earthsip.org for more info)

3) Just outside Sequoia or Kings Canyon National forest, Shaver Lake area maybe...

I like living in a suburb or smaller town that is within an hour or so of a bigger city.

I prefer a one story house, possible 2-story but not necessary, and probably wouldn't be good to have stairs because of my ankles.

I kind of like some aspects of living here in a tropical area, but I really like Tennessee also. Colorado seems pretty to me too, I've never been there though! After living by the coast my whole life, I wonder if it'd feel weird to be really far away from it...even though I hardly ever go to the beach! Still, I don't want to move away from here, mostly because of family and friends. But I hate the hot humid summers here.

A single story house in the south west desert on the ocean with water views. But that combination is somewhat impossible, so the south west near water would do.

...in a maintenance free house with no taxes, no crimes, the best paid and rewarding job across the street, next to a bar where there is absolutely no trouble but it is a joy to go in. And opposite the best steak house in the world....and with my sweetheart of course!

2 storey house (altho one storey wth a basement would work too, lol), somewhere warm and dry and not too far from a city but not too close either (crime problems, no thanks)
I don't want to live all squished up next to other people - space is good - but I know that where I WILL be living I'm gonna miss the convenience of having stores within walking distance.
Still..what matters is Im with my SO

I will be living in a 2 storey house in a rural setting about 40 min drive from syracuse NY, the surrounding area looks very much essex and kent here in the uk, all green and lush and very very wet

Donna

I take issue with the California = hot and dry part. Have you ever been to the Bay Area? The mountains? California has it all!
I'd much rather live in the northern part of CA than the southern part (and god forbid The Valley!)

Give me a nice, detached house with a bunch of land around it...secluded beach access, lots of nice forrest around...within a couple house of somewhere like San Francisco. That would be perfect.

As Im gonna live in Washington State (which is beautiful by the way) I choose wet and green (at that point it remineded me of the jolly green giant, wont go there) and I choose a one story house as Jon and I were looking at ramblers last night.

Janice

i chose living in a highrise in manhattan ... but honestly, i'd love to live in a little house (or even an apartment) in europe. ..... ::sigh:: i love europe.....

Why? its full of Europeans and some of us aint nice

I would definitely like rural, but almost as far away from civilization as possible (but still close enough to be able to buy supplies that are needed )

Log cabin. We're planning it now

Give me green and wet (meaning Oregon, not the Hulk in the shower or a frog in a pond ) I've always wanted to live there and David has fallen in love with it, too. Planning a trip there this year or next....I'm sure we won't want to leave

I rather like the weather here in Germany, mostly cool and wet. I could do with an air conditioner for those few crappy weeks in the summer though. As flat and cow filled as it mostly is, I also like the landscape of the area around the North Sea coast.

In America, ideally, I'd like somewhere on either in northern New England or on the upper West Coast. One or two stories, isn't particularly important as long as the house is well constructed, in a decent area with decent schools, on about 1-5 acres without some ### neighborhood association.

I chose 'Other' because the OP neglected to include 'The South' in the list of choices.

suburbs, low-rise apts, rolling hills

(currently, running 2/3: I live in Pikesville--and will be moving soon to Jessup--suburb of Balto, in low-rise apt).