Fun exercise thinking about U.S. states I would live in or not or somewhat ambivalent about.
(There are a number of states I've never been to, but I know enough about various regions to know I am *very biased* in favor of the West Coast!)
I’m with you on most of those.
That said…
Wyoming has very few people, which is a bonus right off the bat. And, if you live in Laramie… the Colorado front range is just a few hours away. (I lived there)
If you go to montana… you’ll probably like Missoula the best. Bozeman is also nice but too far “inland” for my taste to live there.
North Idaho is a great place to visit. Not sure I’d want to live there these days tho… But Coeur d’ Alene is nice.