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The truth of the matter there are more cities in the South that are booming today. The San Antonio/Austin region, Phoenix, Nashville, Tampa/St Pete/Orlando area, Miami, OKC. Memphis, New Orleans and Raleigh should be considered
The northern cities were more expensive because they had bigger cities than the south
The south is just starting to get really big cities
Developed cities = entertainment = higher cost of living
however, since people are moving to the south the cost of living in those cities are not cheap anymore unless you live in a rural small town.
the new south, which is dallas, houston, and atlanta are not cheap.
you can live in philly for the same price as you can in dallas.
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And miami is more expensive to live in than boston or chicago.
Even the smaller cities in the south like tampa and charlotte are not cheap. I have a friend that lives in Charlotte and he is paying over 1,000 for a studio
Bottom Line: It does not matter what region that you live in. If you live in a big city with entertainment then your going to pay the price for that entertainment
a lot of notherners move to the south when its time to retire
a lof of southerners move to the north to experience big cities and a change in atmosphere especially after college (nyc, philly, chicago, boston)
people try to move to the cities that they like.
i have lived on the west cost, new south, deep south and north.
i only have 10 cities that i would ever want to live in. 4 are in the north, 3 are on the west coast and 3 are in the new south, 0 are in the deep south
Yes, that explains why those cities are growing so fast.....
I wonder why this is. I wonder if it's because our teachers unions aren't as strong here, or if more teachers in New York have advanced degrees. With a little further research, I found the salaries are considerably closer at entry level. Which means that perhaps the pay increases might not be as substantial, or perhaps teachers in New York stick around longer and go through more raise cycles. I don't know. Whatever the reason, judging from my own experience in Texas public schools in the Houston area (granted several years ago) those buffoons were overpaid. And, maybe that's it. Perhaps we reward raises on merit and not just longevity or seniority, and we have very few people actually deserving of higher pay. Again, I don't know.
IMO, a lot of older people are moving to the south to retire.
Younger people are moving to the north
pretty much ALL of my closest college friends (around 40-50 people) class of 2002 all moved north i.e. out of florida and most out of the south entirely (after school or west to CA)
a few to atl, and charlotte but majority, entirely out of there. majority living in the dc-boston giant metro area. I only know 2-3 people who stayed, one who does fishing tours now and another to Miami...but she has since left.
Just zoom in-
http://www.uft.org/member/contracts/moa/teacher_sal_may192008_sal06.gif (broken link)
And also, don't forget, those who work in Title 1 schools here (like myself), get an extra $3400 a year.
Wow. That certainly answers that question. It looks as if there's no incentive to stick around for a while or attain any degree higher than a bachelors in Houston. I can easily see why a teacher would rather live in New York as opposed to Houston. Do you know what percentage of NYC teachers have advanced degrees?
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Are there teachers unions in Texas? I hope so.
Yes, but Texas (and the rest of the South) have traditionally been opposed to strong unions.
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Did you factor in cost of living? They may get paid more, but housing, etc., is more.
I don't feel inclined to do the research on this, but I'd be willing to bet that cost of living outside Manhattan is comparable to cost of living in Houston. At least it's not likely to be as skewed as the teacher salaries.
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Wow. That certainly answers that question. It looks as if there's no incentive to stick around for a while or attain any degree higher than a bachelors in Houston. I can easily see why a teacher would rather live in New York as opposed to Houston. Do you know what percentage of NYC teachers have advanced degrees?
The cost of living is much higher here. But us teachers are pretty comfortable financially here. And to answer your question--we're required to have a Masters degree in NYS.
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