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Older sibling looking to relocate (1 Viewer)
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STEADYMOBBIN 22
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If you don’t have kids or a wife you can live pretty well on 50k a year.
NutterButter
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Is that before or after taxes, health insurance, retirement?
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Tecumseh
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Nurse pay typically correlates pretty well with cost of living, and $50k is pretty low. If he were to move to say, San Francisco, he would likely be over $100k, but of course the COL is insane. Oregon/Washington pay pretty well, but again, COL. Maybe Boulder or Denver? I believe the COL is reasonable and nurse pay should be decent.
wazoo11
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COL in Washington is pretty reasonable if you get outside of Seattle. No state income tax. Lots of affordable places to live that are within an hour of Seattle.
wazoo11
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I have no idea about oregon. @General Malaise would know.
I'd consider Poulsbo, Port Orchard, Des Moines, Kent, and portions of Federal Way. All depends how much he needs to be in Seattle ever. I rarely go there. The ferry system here is pretty good so I prefer being on the west side of the Sound.
Judge Smails
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Buddy just moved there and loved it. He’s basically retired though. Not sure if the same for a 30 year old
Zegras11
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young people love all the outdoor activities here. Two major health systems provide many jobs
Judge Smails
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If checks a bunch of boxes. Healthcare, college town, affordability and a gorgeous area. Can see the popularity. They like us Californians moving in, right?
Zegras11
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Next month will be my 10 year anniversary of moving from So Cal.
25% of the incoming are from CA. It seems higher than that though. Before Covid, I was on new construction team doing open houses 2-3 times per week. 50% from CA. 10% from SEA. 4-10 groups any day of the week. I've heard several times that the SAC to BOI flight on Thur night is half full of people coming to buy. Hell our brokerage built a $40k booth in the baggage area at the airport. Generated a ton of biz.
ChiefD
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Kansas City. The best kept secret in the country. We have all four seasons. Major sports teams. Good restaurant scene with a lot of diversity. In the middle of the heartland so good organic food is easy to come by if he is into that kind of thing.
Good arts culture. Good music scene. Lots of hiking trails, fishing, and hunting close by. Low cost of living. People are great here.
Good arts culture. Good music scene. Lots of hiking trails, fishing, and hunting close by. Low cost of living. People are great here.
bigmarc27
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I’ll say that when I come to your town for business, the Overland Park area seems like a nice place. Downtown area seems oddly empty.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Valdez Alaska.
They honor people that assist the medical field. >> Family Physicians Earn Respect in Remote Valdez, Alaska
Not only are their no state taxes, the state runs at a surplus so established residents receive a check from the state every year.
Bonus for you is that you could visit.
They honor people that assist the medical field. >> Family Physicians Earn Respect in Remote Valdez, Alaska
Not only are their no state taxes, the state runs at a surplus so established residents receive a check from the state every year.
Bonus for you is that you could visit.
TheWinz
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Most people are gonna suggest their area, but I am going the opposite direction. Stay away from Connecticut! And your brother's 50K becomes an entirely different number depending on where he ends up, so I would throw that number out the window. He really needs to choose a place that matches his lifestyle. If you're not a real hunter/fisherman, Alaska is not the place for you. If you want to avoid crowded places, you probably want to avoid most of New Jersey. If you are gay, a place like San Fran is typically more tolerant than Texas. He needs to make a list of priorities and work from it.
mr roboto
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Places I’ve heard are up and coming...
Ashville NC
Greenville SC
Charleston SC
Fort Collins CO
St George UT
Boise ID
Bend OR
Some underrated older legacy cities
MPLS/StP
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Detroit is going through a massive revitalization right now
Some Overpriced/Overhyped areas to avoid (these are all cool cities but imo are overpriced for what you get)
Portland
Austin
Denver
Nashville
Ashville NC
Greenville SC
Charleston SC
Fort Collins CO
St George UT
Boise ID
Bend OR
Some underrated older legacy cities
MPLS/StP
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Detroit is going through a massive revitalization right now
Some Overpriced/Overhyped areas to avoid (these are all cool cities but imo are overpriced for what you get)
Portland
Austin
Denver
Nashville
Drunken Cowboy
Footballguy
Pittsburgh would be a great choice. A big healthcare city, lots to do, and still relatively inexpensive.wazoo11 said:
An option, that is not obvious is to apply to the Mayo clinic. Rochester is a nice small city.
What does he like to do for fun?
Drunken Cowboy
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Asheville is awesome, but getting expensive. Been a long time since I have been to Fort Collins, but I have heard it is booming. Greenville SC is really nice. Greenville NC is where I am currently. It is up and coming and still super cheap. I hear great things about Boise.
wazoo11
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Charlotte and Greenville good choices for this. Greenville is going to be cheaper because it is more spread out.
Zow
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Drunken Cowboy
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Chemical X
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jamny
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johnnycakes
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brun
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Since I live in Nashua, I figured I'd offer a couple thoughts on this.
I think there's a lot in the area, if you consider as far away as Boston for stuff to do (pro sports, shows, Encore etc.). Plenty of options for dining out in the immediate area. Lots of tax free shopping and no income tax in NH, but room and meals tax is 9%. Sports betting was legalized this past year with Draftkings the sole operator.
About 40 minutes from Boston, 4+ hours to NYC, 5+ hours to Montreal.
White Mountains, Cape, NH beaches can all be done as day trips but traffic can be tough depending when and where.
Decent recreational walking/biking trails in the area.
There are 2 hospitals in Nashua and hospitals in place like Manchester are a decent commute. With recent events I don't know what employment possibilities there are. However, all the hospitals in the area that I'n aware of have had furloughs recently. Don't know what kind of nursing he does, but I'm guessing ICU or ER nurses are probably making 60-70k, probably more closer to Boston.
In or close to Nashua a nice 2 br apartment is ~$1600 a month. If buying a house in Nashua, I pay about $7200 a year property tax on a house that might market for $400k.
Not a lot of excitement here. A totally peaceful vigil in Nashua this weekend closed down the street around a park where ~1000 people showed up. Another street was closed for a little bit while dealing with a nuisance bear. Other than that, the most notable thing right now is the pollen.
Poke_4_Life
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Overland Park is nice enough, if you like typical suburbs with chain food on every corner.
Interior KCMO is really starting to come back and it's filtering into the downtown core. Westport, River Market, Crossroads, all have had new bars and food go in recently thanks to the street car. If I was 30 and single KC would get serious consideration, especially for those specific areas. Only downside IMO is the crappy airport.
