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Old 07-28-2011, 02:14 PM
 
Location: Old Hyde Park, Kansas City,MO
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I really think KC would be your best choice over Indy and Columbus because you have more suburban areas here, which means there are more school districts, so the chances to land a job in the counseling field are much greater.
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Old 07-28-2011, 04:18 PM
 
Location: Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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I really think KC would be your best choice over Indy and Columbus because you have more suburban areas here, which means there are more school districts, so the chances to land a job in the counseling field are much greater.
Indianapolis is pretty much ALL suburban so I don't see what your point is. Hamilton and Hendricks counties in Indiana are quite comprable to Platte County in Missouri and Johnson County Kansas. Hamilton County also has a higher median household income than Johnson County, KS.
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Old 07-28-2011, 04:58 PM
 
Location: Old Hyde Park, Kansas City,MO
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Indy and Columbus don't have as many individual school districts and local governments though

These are stats from Census
School Districts per 100,000 (Metro)
KC - 4.5
Columbus 3.2
Indy - 2.9

Local Governments per 100k
KC - 30.5
Indy - 23.6
Columbus - 16.8

Units of Local Government (General and Special Interest)
KC - 613
Indy - 401
Columbus - 293
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Old 07-28-2011, 05:00 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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Are you wanting urban or suburban?

At any rate, carefully research any recs you get, because I've noticed a habit of some in the KC metro to identify various true city neighborhoods as suburban, for some reason. A small thing to some, maybe, but I've noticed what's to me a distinct difference in people's interpretation of what constitutes urban vs. what constitutes suburban.
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Old 07-28-2011, 07:48 PM
 
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I really think KC would be your best choice over Indy and Columbus because you have more suburban areas here, which means there are more school districts, so the chances to land a job in the counseling field are much greater.
Thanks, brew. I have been researching along those lines. Right now, in most of the city I've ran demografphics on, the opportunities for a Case Managment position are pretty good and I'm sure my 15 years of experience (behavior modification, crisis intervention, etc) in various communities around the country (I have some great professional references) will help. Even though I choose not to live in the low income public school system neighborhoods, it is where I choose to work. I have to put my family's safety above my passion.
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Old 07-28-2011, 07:50 PM
 
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Indianapolis is pretty much ALL suburban so I don't see what your point is. Hamilton and Hendricks counties in Indiana are quite comprable to Platte County in Missouri and Johnson County Kansas. Hamilton County also has a higher median household income than Johnson County, KS.
Thanks, for your post, GraniteStater. Very interesting observation.
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Old 07-28-2011, 07:53 PM
 
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Indy and Columbus don't have as many individual school districts and local governments though

These are stats from Census
School Districts per 100,000 (Metro)
KC - 4.5
Columbus 3.2
Indy - 2.9

Local Governments per 100k
KC - 30.5
Indy - 23.6
Columbus - 16.8

Units of Local Government (General and Special Interest)
KC - 613
Indy - 401
Columbus - 293
Thanks, Brew. These stats are along the same levels I view recently.
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:01 PM
 
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Are you wanting urban or suburban?

At any rate, carefully research any recs you get, because I've noticed a habit of some in the KC metro to identify various true city neighborhoods as suburban, for some reason. A small thing to some, maybe, but I've noticed what's to me a distinct difference in people's interpretation of what constitutes urban vs. what constitutes suburban.
I understand your point. As you may also know, there are different levels of suburban and urban living. Some people may not know exactly where the lines are drawn (how far in or out of the metropolitan area). However, I'm only interested in the breakdown of the city's dynamic in reference to my personal demographics. I'm pretty good at determined whether it's urban, suburban or somewhere in between and whether it's a good fit or not. At any rate, any attempt by someone trying to help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tabula.
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Old 07-28-2011, 09:30 PM
 
Location: Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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Indy and Columbus don't have as many individual school districts and local governments though

These are stats from Census
School Districts per 100,000 (Metro)
KC - 4.5
Columbus 3.2
Indy - 2.9

Local Governments per 100k
KC - 30.5
Indy - 23.6
Columbus - 16.8

Units of Local Government (General and Special Interest)
KC - 613
Indy - 401
Columbus - 293
Indy and Columbus aren't as large in terms of MSA population. KC is so spread out its ridiculous. It doesn't surprise me that they would also have more school districts and units of government.
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Old 07-29-2011, 07:26 AM
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Have you done any preliminary research on how the state of Kansas or Missouri funds is social services? Which has the most preferable system of youth care treatment facilities? Its been some time since I worked in Social Services but I seem to remember the systems were different, You might Compare some place like the Niles Home for Children in KCMO and KVC in Kansas. Both are well established.
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