I want to get out of Austin. Everything costs twice as much as it used to and what's left of the "culture" is bullshit compared to what it once was. If I were to do what I did 20 years ago, which is strike out upon the world with all my worldly possessions which didn't even fill up half of an old Ford pickup, go someplace I'd never been before and make a go of it, and this shithole is what I found, I would just keep going. This isn't even remotely the same place I once loved.
Second choice was New Orleans, which would've put me there pre-Katrina and I'd probably be living in the concrete sphincter that is Houston now anyways.
I want to live someplace that has all 4 seasons though not an overabundance of any one of them. White Christmas, hot summer, but a lot of in between. Someplace with a good blend of hippie and hillbilly culture. Might check out the Ozarks. North Arkansas, South Missouri, maybe far east Oklahoma/winding stair area. Lot of bigfoots around in there. Or maybe east Kentucky or someplace like that.
Need a town with enough people/economy to have some regular workin' man type jobs but 30 minutes behind the wheel gets you a reasonable ways out in the sticks to some cheap land. Run a still, grow some pot, and not be bothered as long as you keep to yourself and don't advertise. Can be one long days drive from central/northern Minnesota (say up to 14-15 hours) but not 2 days.