20 year kindergarten teacher in Arizona looking to move for better weather. Any suggestions?
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Consider Bend, Oregon. Weather is nice and dry, it's safe and the wages for kindergarten teachers are very good.
Bend COL is very high, however. If a family has 2 salaries and one is a teacher, that's probably manageable. Supporting a family there on just a teacher's salary?
Ehhh....
For the sake of argument, Bend is about 25% higher COL than the national average; Phoenix is a bit less than average. The median home price in Bend is $340,000.
The OP doesn't say if s/he is working as well, and it's also unclear where in AZ they live. If they live in Scottsdale, Bend will look affordable by comparison. Pretty much anywhere else, and Bend is going to look significantly more expensive.
My family and i are looking to move out of Arizona and find a small/medium sized town with better weather and a safe place to live. Somewhere where my wife can find work. She is a 20 year kindergarten teacher with her masters degree. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I would recommend areas in the Carolinas. Suburbs of Greenville-Spartanburg SC, Charlotte NC (includes suburbs in NC and SC) or the Greensboro/Winston-Salem NC area offer affordable safe places to live, moderate weather with four seasons along with rare natural disasters and good opportunities for work.
Bend COL is very high, however. If a family has 2 salaries and one is a teacher, that's probably manageable. Supporting a family there on just a teacher's salary?
Ehhh....
For the sake of argument, Bend is about 25% higher COL than the national average; Phoenix is a bit less than average. The median home price in Bend is $340,000.
The OP doesn't say if s/he is working as well, and it's also unclear where in AZ they live. If they live in Scottsdale, Bend will look affordable by comparison. Pretty much anywhere else, and Bend is going to look significantly more expensive.
Lots of homes available in the Bend area around $200k. And a house is an investment, not really a cost.
Teachers can expect to earn $15 000 more per year in Bend, Oregon than in Arizona and $20-25 000 more in Santa Fe, New Mexico. That's real money.
"And then know that public education in Arizona is at Mississippi levels and is underfunded".....apparently you can add most of the country to that list.
If the statistics on the link accurately reflect our collective attitude, it would seem that we just don't care about educating our next generation of leaders.
As for financing per this list, only 14 states promulgate above average investments in their educational systems? wth...
There isn't much better weather anywhere than you'll find in Arizona.
I live in Phoenix and I 100% disagree unless you are talking about up north.
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