Author: Ryan Nickum

The year may be 2014, but that doesn’t mean every American is truly living in the present. There is a large swath of the country that still waxes nostalgic for the decade of the 1980s.

Americans have a lot to consider when choosing where to buy a home, and that goes double for football fans. There may be a great job offer in another state, but is it worth leaving your favorite hometown team to live amongst rival fans in a media market that doesn’t show your team each week?

America is home to millions of passionate barbecue fans, people who love the marriage of smoke, fire, and meat. It’s also filled with poor, misguided souls whose idea of barbecue is an annual McRib from McDonalds. The difference between these two largely comes down to geography.

From all-you-can-eat buffets to cooking-themed reality TV shows, America is a nation obsessed with food. While this obsession obviously influences where Americans eat out, it’s also a factor in where people choose to buy a home.

America’s skies may be beautiful and spacious, but there’s a multitude of dangers found from sea to shining sea. From the snake and spider-infested American Southwest to the volcano strewn West Coast to the tornado and meth-scarred Midwest, this is a land that scares the stuffing right out of our Thanksgiving turkeys.

Estately set out with the simple mission—to determine which U.S. states have a lifestyle most similar to the themes in country music songs.