I have a possibility of moving there for a job promotion...
whats the city like? busy? fast paced? small town feel? expensive?
whats the city like? busy? fast paced? small town feel? expensive?
Originally posted by: jntdesign
you don't wanna be in rockford dude
Originally posted by: jntdesign
you know php, cold fusion, js, asp, html, mysql and have 5+ years of web development experience?
Originally posted by: Megatomic
I live in Virginia Beach. If you move to Tidewater you should do the same.
What's it like? The ultimate suburbia. Everything you want is here without the slums of the big cities. Taxes are a bit high (throughout the entire state) but the cost of living isn't too bad. Gas is about $1.55/gal right now, a gallon of milk is ~$3.00, and Cox internet is $30/month if you have your own modem.
What else can I tell you?
Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
I live in Wv and we aint go no Norfolk.
Originally posted by: Megatomic
I live in Virginia Beach. If you move to Tidewater you should do the same.
What's it like? The ultimate suburbia. Everything you want is here without the slums of the big cities. Taxes are a bit high (throughout the entire state) but the cost of living isn't too bad. Gas is about $1.55/gal right now, a gallon of milk is ~$3.00, and Cox internet is $30/month if you have your own modem.
What else can I tell you?
You are right, of course, but I think our personal property tax might be a bit steeper than you pay up there. We have to fund our tourism with something, they sure aren't going to make the tourists do it.Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech
Originally posted by: Megatomic
I live in Virginia Beach. If you move to Tidewater you should do the same.
What's it like? The ultimate suburbia. Everything you want is here without the slums of the big cities. Taxes are a bit high (throughout the entire state) but the cost of living isn't too bad. Gas is about $1.55/gal right now, a gallon of milk is ~$3.00, and Cox internet is $30/month if you have your own modem.
What else can I tell you?
Actually, the taxes in Virginia are not too bad. State income tax is at the rate of 5.75% for income amounts greater than $19.5K (IIRC). Sales taxes on purchases are at the rate of 4.5%. There are DMV registration fees of $31.50 per year on cars and a small personal property tax rate - which was in the process of being phased out.
Sure, other states are free of sales taxes on purchases or state taxes on income, but the state will have higher tax rates in other areas (e.g. real estate) to make up for it. I don't recall Virginia doing too badly in the state tax rankings when compared to other states in the information that I've read in issues of Money magazine.