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NYC. Its still expensive obviously but more diverse. Not a mono-culture. Cold/long winters are not much fun. But there are nicer small classic american town
by Vnjjkkll 11y ago
NYC. Its still expensive obviously but more diverse. Not a mono-culture. Cold/long winters are not much fun. But there are nicer small classic american town in NY and Long Island, which can be affordable. Train commute is ok if you can work remote a couple days per week and get some work done on the trains. Beaches are close, skiing upstate is decent. Lots of opportunity in NYC/Brooklyn. A very nice home (4 bedroom, good schools, 1 acre, pretty area) can be had for under $1M.
- jtreminio 11y ago> A very nice home (4 bedroom, good schools, 1 acre, pretty area) can be had for under $1M. Holy shit. A very nice home in DFW can go for ~$300k.
- Vnjjkkll 11y agoSure of course but probably salary is much less, and less other things to do, etc. DFW is probably one of the best values and COL/salary ratios though.
- Cshelton 11y agoTech salaries are really strong in Dallas. The pay increase I'd get from moving to SF or NYC would be offset and reduced further by taxes/COL.
- busterarm 11y agoIf you drink the Functional Programming Kool Aid, NYC & Boston are the places to be. (I'm not being pejorative)
- wan23 11y agoI have to add though that if you actually need that kind of space near New York then you have to be willing to endure a serious commute. In the most expensive parts of the city studio apartments are pushing $1M.
- cylinder 11y agoGood luck working on awful LIRR / NJT trains, I can't even read anything on my phone with how much they rock around.
- Eridrus 11y agoIf you're looking for space though, I'd suggest taking a look at Hoboken/Jersey City. It seemed a lot of nicer than Queens and seemed to have similar costs for larger places.