I’ve been up there a few times, and almost came close to buying a home there.

Pluses

1)Nice area, lots of nature still

Minus
1)High unemployment, not many high paying jobs, and relatively speaking, very limiting career move
2)deal with rain/snow ( i don’t mind)
3)homes are overbuilt there too.

Scardey, if you’re having a tough time looking for homes here, your going to have an interesting challenge up there. Not that homes arent available. It’s going to be the opposite problem.