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http://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/fort-worth-tx/los-gatos-ca/150000 http://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/fort-worth-tx/los-g... TX doesn't have stat

http://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/fort-worth-tx/los-gatos-ca/150000 http://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/fort-worth-tx/los-g... TX doesn't have state income tax, but CA does. TX has close to the cheapest fuel prices in the country while the bay area has the most expensive fuel prices in the country. Food costs less in TX and there is no sales tax on retail food purchases in TX. Yes, you get paid less in TX. For an average software developer you tend to get paid about 40-60% less. Since the cost of living is probably 3x more in CA getting paid a little less in TX still puts you at a huge financial advantage. I am not guessing at this. I am looking at the numbers and performing very simple arithmetic.

CalChris 9y ago
Meals are taxed in TX as they are in CA. Groceries aren't taxed in TX as they aren't in CA. Gas is more in CA (2.89) than in TX (2.03). Our property tax rate is 0.81%. Yours is 1.90%. The #1 employer in TX is Walmart. In CA it's UC. Not that that really matters. [1] You haven't shown that the COL is 3-10 times higher in CA than in TX. A reliable cite would help. More, yes. 3-10 time more? No, that's not even remotely true. [1] http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-are-the-largest-employers-in-the-us-state-by-state-2017-01-26 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-are-the-largest-emplo...
- austincheney 9y ago
  * http://www.compare50.org/chart/index/chart/218/states/57,96 http://www.compare50.org/chart/index/chart/218/states/57,96 - A good place to start with lots of data. The graphs indicate state by state rank opposed to raw values. * I already linked to a site that does city by city comparisons, but there are so many online.
  - CalChris 9y ago
    Thank you, sir. That gives rankings. I'm still waiting for something that shows that CA has a 3-10 x COL than does TX. Your per capita state spending is $4,568 vs CA's $6,774. So it isn't there. Payscale sure isn't saying 3-10x. http://www.payscale.com/cost-of-living-calculator/Texas-Austin/California-Los-Angeles http://www.payscale.com/cost-of-living-calculator/Texas-Aust...

CalChris 9y ago

Meals are taxed in TX as they are in CA. Groceries aren't taxed in TX as they aren't in CA. Gas is more in CA (2.89) than in TX (2.03). Our property tax rate is 0.81%. Yours is 1.90%. The #1 employer in TX is Walmart. In CA it's UC. Not that that really matters. [1] You haven't shown that the COL is 3-10 times higher in CA than in TX. A reliable cite would help. More, yes. 3-10 time more? No, that's not even remotely true. [1] http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-are-the-largest-employers-in-the-us-state-by-state-2017-01-26 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-are-the-largest-emplo...

austincheney 9y ago
* http://www.compare50.org/chart/index/chart/218/states/57,96 http://www.compare50.org/chart/index/chart/218/states/57,96 - A good place to start with lots of data. The graphs indicate state by state rank opposed to raw values. * I already linked to a site that does city by city comparisons, but there are so many online.
- CalChris 9y ago
  Thank you, sir. That gives rankings. I'm still waiting for something that shows that CA has a 3-10 x COL than does TX. Your per capita state spending is $4,568 vs CA's $6,774. So it isn't there. Payscale sure isn't saying 3-10x. http://www.payscale.com/cost-of-living-calculator/Texas-Austin/California-Los-Angeles http://www.payscale.com/cost-of-living-calculator/Texas-Aust...