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I'm currently looking for a job "all over the U.S," but it's a bit overwhelming to literally consider every state in the country, so I'm trying to narrow it down to a few.
Currently, I"m primarily looking at Seattle, Dallas, Austin, and maybe.....LA or San Francisco (still worried about the cost of living).
Dallas and Austin is my first choice because it seems to have the best balance of pay vs cost of living. But right now, the top 3 I listed, I'm getting some interviews, but nothing really set in stone. I want to see what other cities I can or should consider.
Here is what i"m looking for:
- reasonable cost of living vs pay. I.e, $700 to 1000 at most for a 1 bedroom apt, decent, safe, not run down.
- "Safe." I know everywhere has it's crime, so maybe something on the lower end of the crime rate scale.
- cultural diversity (personally, I prefer a decent chinatown)
- We are in our 30s, so we're not looking for a party place, but a place where we can settle for at least a couple years to work and get experience. I"m in the insurance industry, and she is in the graphic design industry, so a place where jobs can be available.
- I"m looking for the 'major cities,' so well known, modern, updated, has growth, and is more or less not stale. something more on the urban side
There may need to be an adjustment or loosening of the criteria, as it would be tough to find all of that in one place.
I agree.
With the rent, It really depends on the salary of course. I did some research and if I have a 50k salary in my state with low cost of living, moving to a state with a higher cost of living will bump me up a bit in salary, but the housing price seems to go up at a much higher rate. I might be able to go up to $1100 or 1200, but anything above that will be impossible in my line of work and my position
As for the chinatown comment. I live in an area with about 1.4% asian population, so anything above that is good enough for me.
I think Phoenix would be something to at least consider. I can find 3 bedroom apartment towards the high end of your price range. But it mainly depends on where you're looking in the metro. Sometimes, a house is cheaper to rent than the apartments, I've seen that often here. In fact, most of my friends who are in college are renting houses instead of apartments,
There are "urban" areas in Phoenix but they are along the Light Rail. Very limited options for that lifestyle here in the valley. Rent is probably high there because of that.
As far as cultural diversity, it's mainly white and brown (Mexican mainly). I think it depends on where you live here as well. Some neighborhoods aren't as diverse as others...
I'm currently looking for a job "all over the U.S," but it's a bit overwhelming to literally consider every state in the country, so I'm trying to narrow it down to a few.
Currently, I"m primarily looking at Seattle, Dallas, Austin, and maybe.....LA or San Francisco (still worried about the cost of living).
Dallas and Austin is my first choice because it seems to have the best balance of pay vs cost of living. But right now, the top 3 I listed, I'm getting some interviews, but nothing really set in stone. I want to see what other cities I can or should consider.
Here is what i"m looking for:
- reasonable cost of living vs pay. I.e, $700 to 1000 at most for a 1 bedroom apt, decent, safe, not run down.
- "Safe." I know everywhere has it's crime, so maybe something on the lower end of the crime rate scale.
- cultural diversity (personally, I prefer a decent chinatown)
- We are in our 30s, so we're not looking for a party place, but a place where we can settle for at least a couple years to work and get experience. I"m in the insurance industry, and she is in the graphic design industry, so a place where jobs can be available.
- I"m looking for the 'major cities,' so well known, modern, updated, has growth, and is more or less not stale. something more on the urban side
Any cities come to mind?
You can cross LA and especially SF off your list immediately unless you are planning to have roommates.
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