If you could go anywhere other than a coast...

Amarillo is ugly and in Tornado Alley. Midland and western ND is oilpatch area, where everything has been hyperinflation prone. Wyoming has crazy weather. Kentucky is struggling since the coal mines have converted to natural gas. That means meth labs everywhere you look.

Huntsville is a nice small city and centrally located in the South. However, alabama has a state income tax.

 

Forgot to mention, if you live WEST of i35, odds are pretty good that you will have to go to the west coast.

 

I'd choose someplace in the middle, like Missouri. Plenty of trucking companies there. Cost of living is low. Very low.
You say 'we'.... either team driver, or Cybil?

 

Ky has income tax TN does not. Tx, Fl no income tax.Thats like a pay raise.

 

I too would avoid "oil patch" areas first and foremost. Then consider income tax free states and fairly close to larger commerce centers so that "home time" is more manageable.

 

Tennessee would be a good choice for freight, no state income tax either I believe. It’s close to Huntsville, all kinds of freight and pretty mild winters.

 

Nevada has no state or food taxes.

 

You beat me to it. Las Vegas is where I chose when I decided to leave Tennessee. Plenty of trucking jobs; dozens of companies hire Las Vegas drivers. Cost of living is reasonable and no state income tax. Many nice neighborhoods to raise a family. Good weather year round.
We chose a gated community because we like to travel and are away from the house a lot.
www.propertyvegas.com will help you find a nice place to rent or purchase.

 

Las Vegas is never a dull moment. The place I went to get some training was in a ghetto. The apartments looked like motels and had bed sheets for curtains. There were people walking in the street dressed in all red or all blue or whatever

It's also nice as long as you can handle the intense heat. I remember getting out of my car and feeling like I was being pushed by God himself and sent to hell.

I'll bet with all the gambling revenue coming in living expenses are dirt cheap. I heard that Summerlin is a nice area.