re: Rank the SEC states in order of where you would most like to live

It's hard to do this based on states as a whole.

Nashville or nice mountain towns of Tenn would be great. A lot is a dump. Birmingham, Auburn, Fairhope, etc. would be nice in Alabama, but a lot of the state is awful.

I'd probably say the top tier would be GA, TN and TX for me, with AL/SC in the second tier. FL may be up there if so inclined, but I know a lot of us just don't like the idea of living in FL. Arkansas can be great, but it seems a little cultish and set apart from the rest of the region.