What is the best place for allergy sufferers to live in the United States and around the world?

Many years ago, it might have been the American Southwest, although I heard that people moved there and planted things that people are allergic to, so now there supposedly is no escape. I understand that people have different allergies, but there are some things,( ragweed, for example, ) that are common allergens. For example, peanuts could be a common food allergy. With this in mind, what places in the U.S. and the world might be generally a good location for a person who has a lot of allergies. Grasses/weeds and many types of trees bother my allergies. I'm on allergy shots, which my insurance refuses to cover, and have to take tons of expensive asthma and allergy medication. My hope is that somewhere might be less miserable than where I live currently. Any ideas? Do you have an allergy success story. Please share!

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1. i have heard arizona is a good place,one of my friends with asthma moved there --dry arid climate--good luck
2. I have an allergy ANTI-success story. Don't move to Ohio.
3. DO NOT come to the San Francisco Bay Area...particularly Contra Costa County...which has the worst pollen counts in the country!!! People who have never experienced any grass/weed/tree allergies in their lives start sneezing the minute they get here...the weather is too nice and everything grows year-round...
4. I have no idea I live in greenville,sc and it is ranked #1 in the country for allergens the weather is great but i always have red eyes and am sneezing
5. it depends on what you are allergic to. i live in arizona and i have more allergies than when i lived in texas. i would find out what you allergic to by getting an allergy skin test, then look for a place that has the least trees/grass/pollen that you are allergic to. i would think where it is cold and with a lot of snow...but then you would have the pine trees. i would find out what you are allergic to first
6. I really appreciate your quest for a place to breathe and live without suffering terribly with allergies!! Whenever I visit Denver and Boulder at anytime of the year I can breathe! Just be aware that some people are allergic to cottonwood in this region. I choose not to consider Denver because I don't want to be shoveling snow, so I'm still searching for a place that has a warm climate and low allergies. If YOU get a response from someone along those lines, please let ME know! Good luck in your quest!
7. Your best bet actually is (depending on what you're allergic to) to move every 2 yrs or so to a different climate. If you're allergic to a lot of grasses, you'll do better in cities than in the country. Generally though once you move to an area, even if you're not allergic to the pollens there when you move.. you generally will be in a few years. So by continually moving around your body never acclimates really so you never really become allergic to where you're living. Otherwise, there isnt' any one place thats better or worse than others, as they all tend to have allergens and an allergenic body tends to find things to react to eventually. Though I did really well in Chicago (city) by the lake.