Moving from UK to US (lofts, live, prices)

[Britgirl99]

Hello

I am thinking of trying a spell in the US to see how it would work.

In the first instance I think I would try a temporary post or something similiar, perhaps..

I am involved in the arts in a number of ways and for this reason I am attracted to the thought of New York and surrounding areas or California.

Is it a good time to move to the US, are Brits treated well generally and does anybody know of any schemes that may help with this?

Partly trying to get over a broken heart - but need a new venture, generally!

If anybody has any ideas - I would be very grateful.
(Broken heart advice gratefully recieved too!)

[Cleomayline]

I think Americans have a strong affinity for the Brits. There are many artist colonies in the US you may want to check unless you are in a position to afford LA and NY.

[Britgirl99]

Thankyou for your reply
Oh that sounds interesting - where are they based?

[censusdata]

New York & LA are very expensive... you might want to give Nashville, Austin, or Louisville a try

[Steve-o]

Santa Fe, NM might suit your needs...

[STLCardsBlues1989]

Honestly, you could consider St. Louis as well. It's certainly smaller than New York and L.A., but also more affordable.

It wouldn't hurt to check it out anyway.
St. Louis ArtWorks
SaintLouisArt.com A web directory of visual art in St. Louis
Untitled Document (St. Louis Art Guild)
Saint Louis Art Museum: Home (http://saintlouis.art.museum/ - broken link)
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Laumeier Sculpture Park
Art Saint Louis
Saint Louis Art Fair - Home
CITY MUSEUM- Home (http://www.citymuseum.org/home.asp - broken link) (not exactly an art museum, but it has a lot of art in it. And it's a lot of fun.

[Britgirl99]

Thankyou very much - I will look in to those areas - what are the reasons for citing them?

London is also expensive and I live there some of the time...I don't know whether the surrounding areas of New York are comparable?

[Britgirl99]

STL - that looks great! Thankyou for taking the time to find those links.


My concerns are:

Not good in the real heavy heat, I'm afraid. I suspect that, realistically, I may have to focus on up north from New York.

I'm also concerned as to whether it is necessary to have easy access to the major cities in order to be a 'part' of what is going on.

I don't know what I can offer in return - but this is a great help

[STLCardsBlues1989]

Here's a converter, which may help.
Dollars 2 Pounds

I know in St. Louis you can get a good 1 BR downtown for $700-$1000/month, which is £354.41 - £506.3
For Downtown St. Louis the cheapest I've seen is about $550/month £ 278.47 1BR to the most being $1950 £987.29 for 3 BR, and $2950 £ 1493.6 for 2BR. Lofts costing over $1750 £886.03 seem to be more rare, though. Searching Craigslist I only found 36 listings for lofts over $1750. Other parts of the city will vary in price, though.

Looking at Craigslist, it seems the average Downtown New York City prices are somewhere between $2500-$5000 (£ 1265.76 - £ 2531.52) The cheapest appears to be $1500 £ 759.46 (1 BR) (Brooklyn Heights) and the most expensive appears to be $7000 (2 BR) (Gramercy) £ 3544.12

[STLCardsBlues1989]

As far as weather, City-Data says that St. Louis gets 90 degree weather mostly only in August and July (that's the high temp). But the average temp for those 2 months is 80 degrees F. It can get hot. December and January average is 30 and high is 40. So it certainly is seasonal.

And according to city-data the morning humidity can be around 80% with afternoon humidity around 60% - 70%.

Also according to city-data, this is New York's stats:

The high in July-Sept is about 80-85 degrees F
average is 70-75

Daily low Sept to Feb is 25 F to 35 F. Average is 30-40 and high is 40-50

Just according to that, there doesn't appear to be a major difference. New York will get more snow, though. That's for certain.

Average snowfall around the U.S.
Snowfall - Average Total In Inches
New York has 3 locations (Central Park, LaGuardia Airport, and JFK Airport)
The snowfalls are listed as 28.4 inches, 22.7 inches, 26.0 inches

St. Louis is listed as 19.6 inches annually.

Just some statistical analysis.