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Like others I also think Huntsville is a nice area!! I've lived in all corners of this country and a few places in between. I spent 10 yrs in Huntsville and we would have probably stayed but my 2 boys ended up living in Louisiana so we retired close to them. A concern about Huntsville is it's in Tornado alley and had some close calls there. Beautiful country and enough lakes that waterfront property is not totally out of sight.