Find Your Spot dot com

My wife Jen posted a list generated from FindYourSpot.com that asks you a few simple questions then figures based on your answers places that you may want to live. I thought I’d post mine as well:

Medford, Oregon   Gateway to the Pacific Northwest
This gorgeous spot boasts the West’s only operating water-powered grist mill, located on the banks of Little Butte Creek since 1872…Population: 190,000  |  Average Home Price: $238,000  |  Precipitation: 19″  |  Snow: 8″

Eugene, Oregon   The Emerald City
This Oregon city is home to the Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden, famous all over the world for its beautiful blossoms…Population: 142,000  |  Average Home Price: $226,000  |  Precipitation: 48″  |  Snow: 7″

Anchorage, Alaska  City of  Lights and Flowers
Cries of “Gold” echoed through this town in 1882 after prospectors hit paydirt at nearby Crow Creek…Population: 271,000  |  Average Home Price: $247,000  |  Precipitation: 15″  |  Snow: 71″

Frederick, Maryland   Where The Past Comes Alive
This Maryland city’s Great Fair is one of the nation’s oldest county agricultural fairs…Population: 56,000  |  Average Home Price: $305,000  |  Precipitation: 36″  |  Snow: 21″

Denver, Colorado   The Mile High City
At an elevation of 5280 feet, this Mile High City boasts world-class skiing within a short drive…Population: 557,500  |  Average Home Price: $280,500  |  Precipitation: 16″  |  Snow: 60″

Baltimore, Maryland   The Sparkling Harbor City
This Atlantic seaboard city is home to the National Aquarium…Population: 651,000  |  Average Home Price: $310,000  |  Precipitation: 40″  |  Snow: 18″

Corvallis, Oregon   Heart of the Willamette Valley
This Oregon city hosts “da Vinci Days,” a festival of unique events revolving around art, science and technology…Population: 50,000  |  Average Home Price: $225,000  |  Precipitation: 43″  |  Snow: 6″

Portland, Oregon   City of Roses
This Oregon city has the nation’s largest forested municipal park, the aptly-named Forest Park…Population: 2,000,000  |  Average Home Price: $259,000  |  Precipitation: 36″  |  Snow: 5″

Charleston, West Virginia   The Home of Hospitality
For a taste of yesteryear, catch the boat races at this West Virginia city’s annual Sternwheel Regatta…Population: 248,000  |  Average Home Price: $216,000  |  Precipitation: 41″  |  Snow: 26″

Fort Collins, Colorado   The Choice City
This Colorado town is home to the Sweatsville Zoo, a sculpture park with over 100 works made entirely from scrap metal…Population: 125,700  |  Average Home Price: $243,000  |  Precipitation: 16″  |  Snow: 48″

Ogden, Utah   Where Utah Comes Together
This scenic “Crossroads of the West” is set between Utah’s Great Salt Lake and the magnificent Wasatch Mountains…Population: 77,200  |  Average Home Price: $160,000  |  Precipitation: 17″  |  Snow: 63″

Bellingham, Washington   The Victorian Seaport
The annual Ski to Sea challenge held in this breathtaking port city includes snow skiing, running, biking, and kayaking…Population: 67,000  |  Average Home Price: $300,000  |  Precipitation: 36″  |  Snow: 7″

Bend, Oregon   Oregon’s Natural Playground
This Oregon town’s municipal airport was used for pilot training during World War II…Population: 59,800  |  Average Home Price: $278,500  |  Precipitation: 12″  |  Snow: 34″

Salem, Oregon   The Heart of Oregon
This capital city is the home of the Oregon State Fair, as well as the state’s largest on-going fine arts & crafts fair…Population: 143,000  |  Average Home Price: $200,000  |  Precipitation: 39″  |  Snow: 6″

Missoula, Montana   Cosmopolitan Mountain Town
This eclectic town supports a symphony orchestra, boasts the country’s first Smoke Jumper fire-fighting school, and has its own honorary French consul…Population: 60,700  |  Average Home Price: $177,000  |  Precipitation: 13″  |  Snow: 48″

Seattle, Washington   The Emerald City
The game “Pictionary” was developed by a waiter in this town in 1986…Population: 3,300,000  |  Average Home Price: $435,000  |  Precipitation: 35″  |  Snow: 15″

Kent, Washington   The Heart of Puget Sound
This family-friendly town is centrally located in the heart of the Puget Sound region…Population: 79,500  |  Average Home Price: $240,000  |  Precipitation: 35″  |  Snow: 15″

Provo-Orem, Utah   Living and Learning at their Best
These twin cities in central Utah are home to some of the world’s top collections of dinosaur bones…Population: 189,500  |  Average Home Price: $205,000  |  Precipitation: 12″  |  Snow: 30″

Spokane, Washington   Northwestern Jewel
This Washington golf mecca hosts a Lilac Festival every year; in 1974 it also hosted the World’s Fair…Population: 427,500  |  Average Home Price: $138,700  |  Precipitation: 17″  |  Snow: 50″

Olympia, Washington   The Evergreen Capital
Set on a magnificent peninsula in the South Puget Sound, this spot was originally called “black bear place” before being renamed after nearby mountains…Population: 222,000  |  Average Home Price: $225,000  |  Precipitation: 51″  |  Snow: 10″

Great Falls, Montana   Where the Rockies Meet the Plains
Captain Meriwether Lewis and his companion William Clark encountered a hostile grizzly bear near the waterfalls of this great spot in 1805…Population: 56,200  |  Average Home Price: $145,000  |  Precipitation: 15″  |  Snow: 44″

Idaho Falls, Idaho   High Tech meets the Great Outdoors
This gateway to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons has restaurants, shopping, and a regional park along its Snake River Greenbelt…Population: 51,500  |  Average Home Price: $250,000  |  Precipitation: 10″  |  Snow: 31″

Salt Lake City, Utah   This is the Place
In 2002, this spot became the largest city ever to host the Winter Olympics…Population: 181,700  |  Average Home Price: $185,000  |  Precipitation: 15″  |  Snow: 55″

Billings, Montana   Star of the Big Sky Country
During the Wild West days in Billings, Montana, the cowboys and scarlet ladies of every saloon performed impossible dances atop bars, tables, and in some instances upon atop the pianos…Population: 94,200  |  Average Home Price: $162,000  |  Precipitation: 15″  |  Snow: 57″