Strategic Relocation

This is a huge topic, and ultimately is a personal decision.

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Properties

Maximize these, bearing in mind first and foremost that fewer people means fewer problems:

A long growing season (these are shrinking)
Geographic isolation from major population centers
Sufficient year-round precipitation and surface water (these are highly variable--some places are getting wetter, some places are experiencing drought)
Rich topsoil
A diverse economy and agriculture
Away from interstate freeways and other channelized areas
Low taxes
Nonintrusive scale of government
Favorable zoning, inexpensive building permits, WATER RIGHTS
Minimal gun laws
No major earthquake, hurricane, or tornado risks -- these are accentuated by GSM
No flooding risk -- so is this
No tidal-wave risk (at least two hundred feet above sea level)
Minimal forest-fire risk
A lifestyle geared toward self-sufficiency
Plentiful local sources of wood or coal
No restrictions on keeping livestock
Defensible terrain
Not near a prison or large mental institution
Inexpensive insurance rates (home, auto, health)
Upwind from major nuclear-weapons targets