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I've lived in NYC for 13 years and I love so many things about it–food, culture, access to beaches and mountains, cheap flights anywhere in the world, job opportunities. But of course, there are many things I dislike–inablity to buy a house within a decent commute, constant migration of friends, costs of basically everything. I have a job in my hometown, a midsize city in Ohio and I'm probably moving away. My mom is still there and I want to be close by as she's pretty sick. I was excited at first, but the last few weeks I've been super down about the whole thing. We don't have a lot of family nearby (I find most people who stay to raise a family are from this area) and settling down here seems really really tough, but how do you leave and not yearn to be back immediately?
Has anyone moved away and come back? If so, was it incredibly difficult to break back into the market? Both my husband and I are in marketing and I'm scared that once we lose that NYC experience we'll never get back in.
Last edited by ashleyashley; 02-25-2019 at 02:21 PM..
I did. Got hired into essentially the same job I'd had in the other city.
I missed NYC too much to stay away, but there are positives to living in almost any location. If nothing else, I doubt you will regret looking after your mom. I think the most important thing is to get out there as early as possible and look to make community/social connections.
Yes, we left NYC in the early 90's for Austin, Texas. We leased our co-op to a nice woman. We loved Austin. However, I missed having four seasons. When we came back to Sunnyside, Queens, our co-op was too small for two kids so we continued to lease it. We loved Sunnyside and being so closed to the Bronx and Central Park Zoo's.
Then we made our most terrible mistake. We sold our co-op. We brought a house in the Boston area. Austin was much physically further from NYC, but so culturally close. Boston was practically around the corner, but clannish and foreign. We hated it. After eight years, we gave up and returned to NY state . . . except we were priced out of NYC. Our house in Sunnyside rented for $1,400 and similar houses were sold at $250,000. When we returned in 2007, these houses were selling at $750,000 and today go for $1.3 million. Meanwhile, our Boston area home prices stayed flat.
I am torn. Housing prices in NYC are out of control. Westchester prices are high, worse are the property taxes. My house is over $15,000 per year - for what? My kids are out of school. Basically, I am paying for garage pickup and snow plowing.
On the other hand, NYC has museums, concerts, opera, and restaurants. Most importantly was ethnic and organic foods availability. NYC is more like Europe than the rest of the country.
I don't know what the answer is. Move and have frequent vacations in NYC?
None of my husband's emoloyers cared that he left NYC. Should not be a factor for you.
Last edited by YorktownGal; 02-25-2019 at 04:00 PM..
Between family and friends, I know dozens and dozens of people who left the 5 boroughs NEVER to come back. Now, to be candid, most didn't go too far (LI, CT, Upstate, Florida, North Carolina).
I've known a mix of people who have moved away and come back as well as moved away and stayed out.
Where in Ohio are you headed? Perhaps you might be able to go to some place that's interesting and has some of what you love about NYC, but still a very close hop to see your mom.
I believe that mostly younger people would move back to NY. I was born in the Bronx and lived in the Boroughs for 40 years before I moved to Long Island. After another 15 years I had had enough.The constant competitiveness got old along with the traffic, taxes, traffic cameras,parking, LIRR and rude people fighting to get ahead. I now live in the south ( the most misunderstood and biased against area in the US) along with an enclave of Northeaster’s.
I believe that mostly younger people would move back to NY. I was born in the Bronx and lived in the Boroughs for 40 years before I moved to Long Island. After another 15 years I had had enough.The constant competitiveness got old along with the traffic, taxes, traffic cameras,parking, LIRR and rude people fighting to get ahead. I now live in the south ( the most misunderstood and biased against area in the US) along with an enclave of Northeaster’s.
I've also met retirees who have moved back to NYC after spending time elsewhere before or after retirement. It seems to be a combination of empty-nesting and not needing a larger place, a desire to live in or around their old stomping grounds, having a lot of activities to do around them and being able to not have to own a car. All of these retiree returnees though had done financially okay to great for themselves though.
I moved to Honolulu (I'll be here for another 5 months or so after spending the last three years in Hawaii). While I was glad to do away with the cold weather during the winter time, I have always missed the cuisine, friends, and family in NYC. Still, even if only due to the higher cost of living in NYC, I can't say that I truly regret moving away.
I moved to Honolulu (I'll be here for another 5 months or so after spending the last three years in Hawaii). While I was glad to do away with the cold weather during the winter time, I have always missed the cuisine, friends, and family in NYC. Still, even if only due to the higher cost of living in NYC, I can't say that I truly regret moving away.
Weird to think the cost of living in Honolulu is cheaper than NYC.
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