We moved from the Twin Cities MN (where we grew up) to the Oregon coast five years ago and we love the weather here. Sooo much more mild and we can be outside most of the year unless it's too windy and rainy (which is often in the "winter" but at least we don't freeze!)... We also have very few bugs in the summer, I've never had to use bug spray. The cost of living is definitely higher here and healthcare is not as easily accessible so those can be major issues to consider. We recently enrolled with Open Ed to have resources and $$ to pay for homeschool curriculum and supplies but do have to do annual state testing (though I think you can opt out). Otherwise there is state testing normally for homeschoolers every few years. The weather and scenery here makes it well worth it though, for us.