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My name is Dan and in October 2014, I'm moving to US. The company where I'll work asked me to choose a city to live. How I'll work in home office system, I can choose anywhere.
I'm married and have two boys, with 6 years old . So, I need to choose a city with great schools and safe. And the cost of life shouldn't be expensive.
Where do you recommend? The office stays in Chicago and I really liked the city. But I need your help to know more about New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, etc.
What else are you looking for? Mountains? Water? Suburbs vs Downtown? What type of climate do you wanna stay in? Is money a real issue? If it is I don't know if New York or LA will be good options. Chicago will work if you live outside downtown.
My name is Dan and in October 2014, I'm moving to US. The company where I'll work asked me to choose a city to live. How I'll work in home office system, I can choose anywhere.
I'm married and have two boys, with 6 years old . So, I need to choose a city with great schools and safe. And the cost of life shouldn't be expensive.
Where do you recommend? The office stays in Chicago and I really liked the city. But I need your help to know more about New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, etc.
Thanks a lot!
Dan
Hey alright, São Paulo!
One thing you'll have to think about is how well you'll do with cold weather. Chicago and New York City are both quite cold for about 4-5 months...something you won't have experienced in SP. Even if you have enjoyed cold weather when you've visited a city like Chicago or New York, it's important to remember that you will be living in these conditions for many months!
Do you prefer to live in a city which has a large Brasilian population? If so, then you will probably want to focus on Miami and New York. However Miami is very dangerous (the most dangerous of the cities on your list) and it also has probably the worst education of any of those cities too. New York, however, is very safe and has very good educational opportunities...but it is also the most expensive city.
The problem with looking for a safe city with great schools and a low cost of living is that you can rarely find all three at a high level. New York is safe and has great education but is very expensive. Los Angeles too. Miami is expensive, but not very expensive...but it's not safe and doesn't have great educational opportunities. Chicago is cheap and has good schools, but has safety issues in the city.
Dallas, however, is pretty even in all of those categories. It has very, very low cost of living, decent schools and decent safety. However it's also the most uninteresting city on this list. It's a very fast-growing city, but mainly because it offers low cost of living and is very business-friendly, so companies are trying to move more employees to that area. Dallas doesn't have the same "cool" stuff that you can find in LA, Chicago, Miami or New York.
My personal list would go:
1. New York City
2. Chicago
3. Los Angeles
4. Miami
5. Dallas
My name is Dan and in October 2014, I'm moving to US. The company where I'll work asked me to choose a city to live. How I'll work in home office system, I can choose anywhere.
I'm married and have two boys, with 6 years old . So, I need to choose a city with great schools and safe. And the cost of life shouldn't be expensive.
Where do you recommend? The office stays in Chicago and I really liked the city. But I need your help to know more about New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, etc.
Thanks a lot!
Dan
As a Brazilian native I think you're going to find Chicago and NYC winters (about 5 months long) too much and other cities such as LA or Miami can be rather expensive. Texas cities can be extremely hot (100+ degree temperatures) for long periods and not especially attractive either from that perspective. If you're looking for a family-friendly city with good schools, relative safety, a reasonable cost of living and weather that is not extreme for long periods of time I would recommend Atlanta which has excellent airline service as well for your business-related travel. Check out the northern suburbs of Alpharetta and Johns Creek which are beautiful areas with the best schools in the metro area and since you're not dealing with a work commute, traffic to/from Atlanta won't be a concern. Atlanta has a milder climate than most US cities though some will say it can be hot in the Summer (which is no different than most US cities in actuality) and lasts about a month at it's worst (certainly far less than Texas or Florida for example).
You should take a look at San Francisco and Seattle. Both great cities with very cool summers. If you can handle rain and grey then you do fine in Seattle. San Francisco has great weather in fall and winter but is kind of cold in the summer.
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