Phoenix AZ or Austin TX for techie? (living, best, cost)
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Which city is better for a techie? The Phoenix AZ area or Austin TX area? I'm coming from the silicon valley and used to live in Phoenix. (Politics doesn't matter to me. I get along with everyone and consider myself neutral.)
Austin TX is a tech hotbed right now, probably only behind Silicon Valley, Seattle, and New York. Dell is located in the area. The region is oozing with startups and a has a booming economy. It's a no-brainer.
Thanks. We are a techie couple (SW engineering and program management). Does Austin offer similar salaries to the Bay Area or is it more like Phoenix (very low salaries but low cost of living)?
Thanks. We are a techie couple (SW engineering and program management). Does Austin offer similar salaries to the Bay Area or is it more like Phoenix (very low salaries but low cost of living)?
You'd probably wanna post in the Austin forum to get reliable answers on that. I'm just running off public knowledge and hearsay. Can't say I know anything about wages but Austin's CoL is somewhere between Phoenix and the Bay Area. As far as I know wages are solid.
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