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There are lots of options in the 1M-2M range I'd say.
I think most options in the 2M-5M range would be in the Midwest. Plenty candidates there with Kansas City coming readily to mind from what I know of it.
Very hard to meet all these requirements at once because places that have big cities amenities with excellent employment opportunities have very high COL and traffic issues
Philly, Houston maybe
Last edited by SnobbishDude; 08-31-2019 at 10:28 AM..
Very hard to meet all these requirements at once because places that have big cities amenities with excellent employment opportunities have very high COL and traffic issues
Philly, Houston maybe
Also, the highlighted portion will depend on one's skills, education, etc.
To the OP, I'd say to look at metros in the 500k-2million range. Even in some "Rust Belt" areas, there are companies where Baby Boomers are retiring and those positions need to be filled or certain sectors are looking to hire people.
Economic opportunities- ease of finding employment or starting a business
Congestion- low levels of traffic, long lines, and crowds.
'Big City' amenities- basically 'things to do.'
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Very hard to meet all these requirements at once because places that have big cities amenities with excellent employment opportunities have very high COL and traffic issues
Philly, Houston maybe
Both cities are pretty traffic snarled. One can find big city amenities in smaller cities minus the traffic issues and crowds.
Also, the highlighted portion will depend on one's skills, education, etc.
To the OP, I'd say to look at metros in the 500k-2million range. Even in some "Rust Belt" areas, there are companies where Baby Boomers are retiring and those positions need to be filled or certain sectors are looking to hire people.
Keep in mind that places with high COL usually have higher salaries as well.
School teachers with years of experience get paid more than $100,000/yr in some cities.
This is very true. But you also have to weigh in if that higher pay matches the higher COL.
For example I was looking at jobs in the Seattle area that pay around 65k that I qualify or. For me to get an equal lifestyle I need to be in the 80s, which I didn’t qualify for up there.
In contrast, I was looking at jobs in the Denver area that pay around 58k that I qualify for. For me to get an equal lifestyle, I needed to be around the mid-50s. So Denver matched, but Seattle didn’t.
Again those jobs were technically “lateral transfers” so qualifications and job duties were the same, not promotions.
My field the best bang for your buck is the Midwest, from Iowa all the way to Indiana. I suspect these same places also qualify for other industries as well. They tend to have higher salaries than out here in the inland West and South (from what I’ve seen) and with the lower COL to boot. And because they aren’t Chicago, traffic should be manageable.
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