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i have been in 26 states over my lifetime, and all of them have their good and bad points. i like visiting california, they have attractions that are interesting, but given the business environment and the taxes, i would not want to live there.
kentucky would be a state i wouldnt mind living in though, as well as louisiana and virginia.
How is the California dream attainable? Even earning a six figure salary, you are going to be working a very long time to attain anything. Move to Kentucky and enjoy the early retirement.
Today for most it is unobtainable, at least the urban Bay Area, SoCA 30 minutes or less from the coast kind of life, though obviously with the right job you can make a sheet ton of money and find a great little corner - but you are still in the upper echelons of the work force. For the middle class things are challenging.
But for those of us that bought 20+ years ago and are already in a great area it is a fantastic place. House is paid off with cheap property taxes despite its atmospheric value, 100% offset solar, an amazing friendly neighborhood and safe, fun and beautiful city. We are a couple of years from retirement at 60, late “state school” graduates and have a household income of $250k. Sure, there are crappy places and problems here, show me a state that doesn’t have them, but things are all good for us.
Not saying that your advice is not not sound for some or Kentucky is not a good place (Louisville sounds like a cool place), just that there are still plenty of us that are doing just fine and have found a great niche in this vast state and we love it here, warts and all.
What, I find interesting is Lexington has a higher per-capita income than LA.
Median rent in LA: $2,250
Kuwait and Qatar also has better per capita than USA. So guess its better to live there then.
I have been to both places and the only place comparable to Alabama and Kentucky in CA is Kern county and no wonder it always voted Republican. I have visited nearly 35 cities within the US and generallly the midwestern cities were the most depressing.
As a resident of California, the only thing I dream about is moving to another state.
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