Oxford MS: Model Evaluation

Oxford Mississippi is a college town about 50 miles south of Memphis Tennessee. It has the strengths of Memphis - good climate and cost of living - but with a much better quality of life. It meets our selection criteria, with one exception: there are not good local work opportunities.

The total model looks like this:

Oxford MS (Decision)

• ●Oxford MS is a good choice for our next home.
• ●AND [1 of 5] : Oxford MS has a good climate.
• ●AND [1 of 2] : Oxford MS has moderate winters.
• ●OR [1 of 2] : The number of days each year at or below freezing should be 10 or less.
• ●False
• ●OR [2 of 2] : The average winter temperature should be at least 10 degrees warmer than Hudson OH.
• ●True
• ●AND [2 of 2] : Oxford MS has a good balance of sunshine and summer heat.
• ○OR [1 of 2] : Oxford MS has moderate summers in exchange for lots of sunshine.
• ●OR [2 of 2] : Oxford MS has lots of sunshine but hot summers.
• ●True
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• ●AND [2 of 5] : Oxford MS has an affordable cost of living.
• ●AND [1 of 4] : Oxford MS has health insurance available for less than $1500 a month.
• ●True
• ●AND [2 of 4] : Oxford MS has lower taxes than Hudson OH.
• ●True
• ●AND [3 of 4] : Oxford MS has a lower cost of living index than Hudson OH.
• ●True
• ●AND [4 of 4] : Oxford MS has good housing for less than $800,000.
• ●True
• ●AND [3 of 5] : Oxford MS has good work opportunities.
• ●OR [1 of 2] : Oxford MS has good fulltime work opportunities.
• ●False
• ●OR [2 of 2] : Oxford MS has good freelance work opportunities.
• ●False
• ●AND [4 of 5] : Oxford MS provides a good quality of life.
• ●AND [1 of 2] : Oxford MS can provide a healthy lifestyle.
• ●OR [1 of 2] : Oxford MS has neighborhoods that provide a walkable urban lifestyle.
• ●AND [1 of 2] : Oxford MS has at least one neighborhood with a walkscore greater than 90.
• ●True
• ●AND [2 of 2] : The neighborhood with a walkscore greater than 90 has a crime rate no greater than 125% of the national average.
• ●True
• ●OR [2 of 2] : Oxford MS has areas with affordable nature 'compounds'.
• ●True
• ●AND [2 of 2] : Oxford MS can provide an inspirational lifestyle.
• ●OR [1 of 3] : Oxford MS has a high quality university.
• ●True
• ○OR [2 of 3] : Oxford MS has cultural diversity.
• ○OR [3 of 3] : Oxford MS has beautiful scenery and views.
• ●AND [5 of 5] : Oxford MS has good accessibility.
• ●AND [1 of 2] : Oxford MS is within 2 hours of a major airport.
• ●True
• ●AND [2 of 2] : Oxford MS is within 30 minutes of high quality hospitals.
• ●True

If we could make a living in a small town, connecting electronically, through the Internet and by flying to customer locations when necessary, Oxford would be worth a second look.