Choosing between 4 cities to relocate to

[Chunkee]

Tenn has no state income tax either. Nashville is a nice city....

vote for nashville

jC

 

[kalster]

pleasanton is pretty nice, long beach is actually decent too, never been to tn or tx so wouldnt know

 

[TXHokie]

I made a similar decision 7 yrs ago. Packed up and moved to Dallas due to no income tax, low cost of living, and surprise to find that I actually got a small bump in salary then doing similar IT work. My dollar goes much further and Dallas and come on, there's like 4 Fry's here within driving distance!!!
Lived in San Diego, CA and that was just way too expensive although it was so very nice - just couldn't afford it.
Lived in the Wash DC area and got priced out too - it got too expensive.
Didn't want to live in a landlocked state since I like to be able to drive to the beach.

 

[DaveJ]

Originally posted by: Metron

Originally posted by: MetalMat

Originally posted by: DaveJ
As a Fort Worth resident for over 20 years, I'd have to recommend Nashville. Life is too short to live in Dallas.

Dave

Why you say that?

It's the motto of a famous BBQ place in Fort Worth... the Railhead. Goes back to a long rivalry between Dallas and Fort Worth. What most people fail to realize is that Dallas, Fort Worth, and Denton have grown into one large metroplex of 5 million+ people...

Yep... I know the Railhead well. Excellent BBQ. Cousin's is still the best though. I :heart: Cousin's BBQ! DFW may be one huge city but there are distinct differences between Fort Worth, Arlington, and Dallas. Namely, Fort Worth rocks compared to the rest.

 

[homercles337]

They all suck. But Dallas and LB would suck the most. In land, east bay would suck too. Does that mean im voting for TN?! WTF?!

 

[Corporate Thug]

well, i lived in LA for 20 years and SF the last 12 months or so. LA wins hands down: better weather, lower cost of living, you can actually have a car, etc...

there are a million other reasons. SF is a cool vacation spot but not somewhere you want to live.

 

[MrCodeDude]

Pleasanton, CA (currently training here for a week)
Long Beach, CA

Unless you're pulling in a good six figures, you will be poor here. A moderate house in Pleasanton is a good million. They are cheaper in some of the surrounding cities (Sunnyvale, Mountain View), but cost of living here is insane.

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: Todd33
Never been to Nashville, might be nice if you can stand a pure white segregated city.

And they call Southerners simple-minded. :disgust:

Having lived in TN most of my life, it's a great state to live in and Nashville is really becoming a great city. Lived in AZ for the last 7 years and always missed TN.

 

[FP]

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
Pleasanton, CA (currently training here for a week)
Long Beach, CA

Unless you're pulling in a good six figures, you will be poor here. A moderate house in Pleasanton is a good million. They are cheaper in some of the surrounding cities (Sunnyvale, Mountain View), but cost of living here is insane.

I would agree. It has been insane for the last 5 years.

You can get a 1-2BR condo one city over for about $380-$450.

I love the Bay Area. Much better than LA fo' sho'.

 

[pontifex]

dallas

 

[imported_Pablo]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: Todd33
Never been to Nashville, might be nice if you can stand a pure white segregated city.

And they call Southerners simple-minded. :disgust:

Having lived in TN most of my life, it's a great state to live in and Nashville is really becoming a great city. Lived in AZ for the last 7 years and always missed TN.

Nashville is a pretty cool, laid back, interesting city.

 

[lightpants]

I have always had a good time when I was in Nashville. I vote there.

 

[JoeKing]

Pleasanton, CA

not too hot, not too cold, not too humid, lots to do in the area. People aren't complete a-holes. California rocks! I miss it

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: Pablo

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: Todd33
Never been to Nashville, might be nice if you can stand a pure white segregated city.

And they call Southerners simple-minded. :disgust:

Having lived in TN most of my life, it's a great state to live in and Nashville is really becoming a great city. Lived in AZ for the last 7 years and always missed TN.

Nashville is a pretty cool, laid back, interesting city.

Yeah, I would problably go there if I couldn't afford san fran.

edit: since it is a suburb of frisco, I would go with Nashville.

 

[acole1]

DFW FTW!

You have a little bit of everything here!

...as long as you love blue skies, don't mind heat, hate rain, and despise snow.

No, really, it is a great place!

 

[KK]

Definitely not California. It'd be between dallas and nashville. Personnally I'd go probably for nashville.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Dallas Whoever says Fort Worth is better is smoking crack. Ft Worth is a sh!t hole.

 

[Todd33]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: Todd33
Never been to Nashville, might be nice if you can stand a pure white segregated city.

And they call Southerners simple-minded. :disgust:

Having lived in TN most of my life, it's a great state to live in and Nashville is really becoming a great city. Lived in AZ for the last 7 years and always missed TN.

Ok, not pure, it's like 80% white. I'm not positive how segregated it is, but it is the Bible Belt. I was just implying that it may not be as diverse as the Bay Area (but Pleasanton is mostly white too). It was not a knock against it, it would be my second choice of the cities listed.

 

[Slew Foot]

Pleasanton is by far the best city out of those listed. It's pretty damn expensive though, if you wait a couple years it should get much cheapre though.

 

[miri]

Memphis and Dallas are the 4th and 5th most dangerous cities in America over 500k, but your from Louisiana so your probably used to living in dangerous cities

http://www.morganquitno.com/cit06pop.htm#25

 

[miri]

Out of those, Id rather work in Long Beach, then I would get a place in Huntington Beach or Newport Beach which are both much nicer than Long Beach.

Then you can surf on the beach 365 days a year

 

[miri]

Originally posted by: Todd33
Pleasanton is nice, used to live in Dublin next door. You are close to Oak/Berk and SF. You can drive pretty much anywhere in the Bay Area in about 30 minutes or less. Houses are $700K+, but you get nice weather.

LA is a pit, but of course so is Dallas. Never been to Nashville, might be nice if you can stand a pure white segregated city.

Nashville is 64% white

 

[Starbuck1975]

Really depends on what you are looking for. When I hired into my current job, I had the option of SoCal or the midwest.

While my salary offer was quite generous for SoCal, it is still not enough to purchase a house here. I would love to own even a townhome in Huntington Beach, or the surrounding area, but the bubble peaked the summer after I moved here...and even apartment rent is insane...but I prefer living in an urban areas, and with that comes certain sacrifices.

Need to determine what you value in terms of work life balance...then match the location to those criteria.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Todd33

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: Todd33
Never been to Nashville, might be nice if you can stand a pure white segregated city.

And they call Southerners simple-minded. :disgust:

Having lived in TN most of my life, it's a great state to live in and Nashville is really becoming a great city. Lived in AZ for the last 7 years and always missed TN.

Ok, not pure, it's like 80% white. I'm not positive how segregated it is, but it is the Bible Belt. I was just implying that it may not be as diverse as the Bay Area (but Pleasanton is mostly white too). It was not a knock against it, it would be my second choice of the cities listed.

LOL. It's pretty obvious you haven't been far beyond the borders of your city (or hell, block).

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: JS80
High Wage + low cost of living + low taxes + low crime rate = win

For which city, numbnuts?

i would say with 2 CA cities and 2 midwest cities (of which both states don't have state income tax) the answer is quite obvious.