Half of Illinois Residents said they would move if they could (Chicago: homes, school)

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by jonnynonos

Illinois was predicted by Forbes to be last in job growth this year.

Overall yes, but you have to take certain things and look at them more closely. You have to align these types of things with what your industry is. It's evened out amongst all industries, but that doesn't mean that any given industry has gone to crap, or if you're in a good location like Houston that every industry is doing amazingly well either.

Houston for example, may be great for this, but it doesn't mean that as someone who works in fisheries that you are just going to be able to go down there and find a job right away (don't know if that's a good example, but hopefully you understand my point).

[Maintainschaos]

Originally Posted by marothisu

Overall yes, but you have to take certain things and look at them more closely. You have to align these types of things with what your industry is. It's evened out amongst all industries, but that doesn't mean that any given industry has gone to crap, or if you're in a good location like Houston that every industry is doing amazingly well either.

Houston for example, may be great for this, but it doesn't mean that as someone who works in fisheries that you are just going to be able to go down there and find a job right away (don't know if that's a good example, but hopefully you understand my point).

It's also important to point out that the Forbes study was in percentage job growth, not total job growth. IL was about middle of the pack in total job growth, which is still crappy considering this state has the fifth-largest economy in the U.S.

[TheSunshineKid]

Illinois needs to get its finances together. It's a f_ckin' embarrassment.

[Longford]

Yea, if I lived outside of Metropolitan Chicago I'd want to find another state to live in, as well (if moving to Chicago wasn't a possibility). Sometimes, we put too much emphasis on polls.

[nearnorth]

Originally Posted by Longford

Yea, if I lived outside of Metropolitan Chicago I'd want to find another state to live in, as well (if moving to Chicago wasn't a possibility).

I would take the word "metropolitan" out of that sentence and say that I'd want to find another state to live in if I lived in most of Chicago suburbs, too. Other than a handful of older, denser inner-ring suburbs , I don't see much in Chicago's burbs that is distinguishable from the burbs of, say, Dallas, where taxes and housing costs are much lower. If you're going to live among tract homes, strip malls, and parking lots, why pay more than you have to for it?

[edsg25]

Yep, think I'll pack up and move to Vegas or Phoenix. Really love fire season out there. and what's great is that it's now 12 months long; that's 12 months longer than water season. Or maybe Florida, a place so many for theme parks. and you kind of get to live in a house that acts like one. you know the Tower of Terror at the Disney Studios and its famous drop? you can experience the same thing in your house when a sink hole kicks in. Or maybe I'm just move to Houston and raise mosquitoes as pets. pets and sweats: sounds like fun.

[NorCal Dude]

Most of my friends stay because of family, or because they are too scared to explore the world.

Or they want to explore the world, but have dead end jobs and can't save up enough money to do so.

[Longford]

Almost 45% of the people who say they'd move out of Illinois give as reasons: relocation for work, or weather. What's so difficult to understand about that? 600 people were surveyed in Illinois - a state with a population of almost 13 million people.

[linicx]

Forbes DOES NOT poll. Forbes culls opinions and collates the results.

Not everyone lives in Chicago, wants to live in Chicago, wants to live in Illinois or does live in Illinois. Those who like Illinois' natural beauty and conveniences stay. Those who don't leave., It isn't any more complicated than a stop sign.

[andrew61]

Originally Posted by MuffinGuy

But once again, where do you go for an equivalent quality of life? Philly, DC, SF, Boston, and NYC are the only places that offer anything that may or may not match Chicago's QOL, depending on your perspective. All but Philly are significantly more expensive, and if taxes are actually the primary reason you are leaving, then what is the point? Is Philadelphia actually the place you plan to move to?

Of course, QOL is subjective, and means different things to different people.