For Those Thinking of Leaving, Where are You Looking to Go?

[Charles]

Originally Posted by nightbird47

I have no problem with anyone's religion but leave mine alone please.

They don't want your soul; Those kooks want your money. They say is god is all powerful, all knowing, all perfect, and all wise but for some reason, god just can't handle money.

[bond1978]

I've been in Southern California my whole life and I can say that based on my research the states that are up and coming in terms of jobs and quality of life are Florida and North Carolina with Virginia a not too distant third. People don't realize just how bad the city of Los Angeles is run. LAUSD is on the verge of being completely being taken over by the Feds. The weather factor here is so overated when one considers the traffic and low quality of life and just overal crowdedness of the place. Despite this I'm used to this place but could see myself leaving anyways.

[blauskies]

Originally Posted by bond1978

I've been in Southern California my whole life and I can say that based on my research the states that are up and coming in terms of jobs and quality of life are Florida and North Carolina with Virginia a not too distant third. People don't realize just how bad the city of Los Angeles is run. LAUSD is on the verge of being completely being taken over by the Feds. The weather factor here is so overated when one considers the traffic and low quality of life and just overal crowdedness of the place. Despite this I'm used to this place but could see myself leaving anyways.

I would take Florida off of your list, things are not so great here now on the job market. Not sure what part your looking at but I'm in South Florida and we have major corruption issues in local government, rising taxes and home insurance rates, traffic and overcrowding and that's the short list.

Home prices rose to insane levels then dropped but are still too high for the average income earner. Salaries in general are low to the high cost of living.

Weather might be too much to handle for some, people move here from drier climates can't handle the humidity (it's currently 90 here now with 65% humidity) sure our winters are very mild and that's when it's the most appealing but with that comes a large seasonal crowd with even more traffic and clogged roadways.

Things here are not by any means on the magnitude of Southern California, it's a smaller area with a smaller population bordering the Everglades with no room to grow.

The rest of the state is of a different make-up, you have plenty of other choices in the state personally I would avoid Orlando, but the job issue remains the same. It would be nice if a bunch of those high tech companies in CA would relocate to Florida but I don't see that happening nor would I expect things to be any better.

[markfromCA]

Originally Posted by Ludachris

And you're unhappy in San Ramon? If we could afford San Ramon, I'm not sure we'd leave the area. Not to say we don't enjoy Denver.

I love the area. it is when i travel outside the bubble that i get fed up with California. My biggest worry is what am i setting my kids up for when they grow up?