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California: Population: 34 million+. Population Density: 214 per square mile (Rank 1 of JWR’s top 19 states). Area: 158,706 square miles (rank 3 of 50). Average car insurance cost: $765/yr. (rank 23 of 50). Average home insurance cost: $592/yr. (rank 9 of 50), Crime Safety Ranking: 39 of 50. Boston T. Party’s State Firearms Laws Ranking: 30%. Per capita income: $32,149 (rank 8 of 50). ACT & SAT Scores Ranking: 37 of 50. Plusses: Mild climate and a long growing seasons in most parts of the state. High wages. Minuses: Excessive population density, high crime rate, copious smog, high cost …
Jim: I see that Missouri is not on your list. There are a lot of good things to say about the Ozarks of Southern Missouri (and Northern Arkansas). Self reliant culture which is pro gun and private property and which respects people’s privacy. There is very low population density in many counties (such as Shannon population 8,300, Reynolds 6,700, Oregon 10,300, and Carter 5,900). Very low cost of living and a very homogeneous population (mostly Scotch-Irish). You find people from California moving to Missouri since they can live on just their Social Security there. Regards, – “Nearnorth” JWR Replies: Your …
Mr. Rawles, Many thanks for an excellent web site! I read it daily with much anticipation. Your book Patriots is a first-class work as well. Storing fuel is a must for a survival retreat. Having said that, how do you get delivered several hundred gallons of diesel (or gas) without raising eyebrows? I live in the rural Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina on a mountain top. Very private and quiet, but not a farm. Maybe it is easier than I presume and nothing would raise flags to delivery folks filling a couple of above ground tanks. Is there an …
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