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If you don't care about how bland and generic a place is, and all you're really concerned about is jobs and cost of living then Dallas-Fort Worth fits the bill.
Floridas cities boomed the past year while many other places in the country suffered.
Florida has a low manufacturing base, and no reliance upon the oil sector for its economy. Because of that I expect 2016 to be a solid year for us.
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I think Dallas-Fort Worth tops this list pretty easily.
Thanks, this is what I was afraid. I've visited DFW and didn't like it very much.
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If you don't care about how bland and generic a place is, and all you're really concerned about is jobs and cost of living then Dallas-Fort Worth fits the bill.
^^^ This. Though I wouldn't call DFW bland, just rude with a lot of bad driving, bugs, and humidity.
Other places that fit the bill would be the Twin Cities, Denver, Charlotte, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, and Austin.
Twin cities has one of the higher COLs in the Midwest. Denver was just OK for me, not a fan of the extremely cold winters. Raleigh is a little boring and has too strong of a "confederate" culture. I would consider Austin, as it seemed to be OK when I visited. And I don't think that I would like Nashville.
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Columbus and Cleveland, OH are up and coming, both have low cost of living and pretty good economies.
I dont understand that nasty comment about dallas, nothing seems very generic about texas to me. I would definitely say texas is the top place people are moving and a great stem and tech job market with low col, austin seems really cool ,maybe charlotte or raleigh research triangle area, the west as well with utah and oregon seeming to be really gaining alot of people. here is an article about places with high pay and low col
"Stretching your money: The best cities for high pay and low expenses"
The home of the Air Force Academy is also a hub for defense-related firms, and there are more than a few ice skaters here beneath Pikes Peak aspiring to become Olympians. The average annual income is $69,844 based on the 2012 census numbers, and the cost of living index is 92.8. (The lower an index score is below 100, the better.) When adjusted for that cheaper-than-average cost of living, it's actually like making $75,263, according to WalletHub. But while all those Air Force types may be flying high in Colorado Springs, not everyone else is. Unlike Denver, here in Colorado’s second-largest city, the sale of recreational pot is banned despite a new state law legalizing marijuana.
No. 4: Houston
Here's the one city in the top five where you will get an occasional ocean breeze … or just a lot of humidity. Houston makes the list because America's in the middle of an energy boom. Oil, natural gas, wind, you name it, the boom is powering up average incomes to $69,421, with a cost of living index number of 92.2. Adjusted for cost of living, that's like making $75,303 per year. Even though Houston incomes are slightly lower than the average in Colorado Springs, there are no state income taxes in Texas, helping Houstonians take home more cash.
No. 3: Austin, Texas
See above for an explanation of tax breaks stretching dollars in Texas. Austin makes the list because incomes are going higher as the state capital becomes a hub for tech and music and all things hipster-y. Austin is headquarters for Whole Foods, adding to the whole quinoa-eating, fedora-wearing, cage-free celebrating vibe. The city is also home to the nation's largest urban bat population, and we all know how hip the whole vampire thing is. The cost of living index in Austin is 95.4, but the average income is $74,860, which can buy you a lot of organic gluten-free veggies. (I keep making fun of Austin because I’m jealous.)
No. 2: Atlanta
Hotlanta! This town is a peach of a place to live! Atlanta is headquarters to a wide range of successful empires like Coke, Home Depot, Delta Air Lines and Nene Leakes.
The cost of living index number is 95.5, the highest on the Wallet Hub list. But how affordable is housing? The average income in Atlanta is $78,505. The usual rule of thumb in determining home affordability is to multiply one’s annual income by 2.5. That would mean the average home price should be $196,000. Good news! It’s only $144,000, leaving Atlantans with more money to afford a high-end lifestyle worthy of a “Real Housewife.”
No. 1: Charlotte, N.C.
Charlotte is the best city in America for good salaries and low cost of living. Turns out this town is a banking powerhouse, the second-largest financial center in the country behind New York, and New York is not affordable. Not at all.
Charlotte is headquarters for institutions like Bank of America, and is a major center for Wells Fargo, but Chiquita International also calls the city home. And why not? The cost of living index number is 93.2, the average annual income is $76,914 (which might feel more like $82,526 based on cost of living), unemployment is 6.6 percent and the so-called Queen City has even designated a local Dairy Queen a historic site. "
Twin cities has one of the higher COLs in the Midwest.
That's not saying much; the Midwest in general is pretty affordable and Chicago is arguably the most affordable major city in the country so that speaks pretty well of the Twin Cities since its COL isn't higher than Chicago's.
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Raleigh is a little boring and has too strong of a "confederate" culture.
It doesn't sound like you've ever been to Raleigh...that's pretty laughable. Sure you can find remnants of the "old South" in some small towns outside of Raleigh but within the larger Triangle area itself, there's very little of that.
At any rate, you didn't list any criteria for what you were looking for in a city; you asked a very general question so the answers are running the gamut. Be more specific next time if you're looking for a particular type of city.
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