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I live in Bakersfield, CA and am looking into moving to Rhode Island. I have a lot of family in RI and on the east coast. I just recently visited and absolutely loved it there. It just felt right to be there and am planning to move there within the next year or two. I'm 23 and am a single mother. Don't know the first thing about moving to a different state let alone acrossed the country. What do I need to know? Average rent here for a two bedroom is $800-$1200 for a nice area. I would like to live in Cranston. What is it truely like to live there? I know my family that lives there loves it and want me out there. But this is a huge move for me and need to know the facts....please help!!!!
I am familiar with both places, and I tell you Cranston would be better for you and your child.
hey I hope you didn't do it.. RI disappoints many many young people. you're gonna work like a dog for nothing and never get ahead.. at least that's how it is for many.
go to AZ or FL where people want to move and live.. nobody in their right mind chooses RI as a destination place to live...
Well it looks like many people disagree with you. Young people priced out of other areas and retirees are moving to RI. There's this thing called economics. If one is going to relo to a lower cost area, might as well go for quality as opposed to something that is warm, sunny and new today (and will be another Bakersfield in 30 years).
retirees moving to RI...really? I've gone alot of research on retirement places (and love RI) but there are absolutely no tax benefits to living there, in fact taxes are very high for the average fixed income retiree.
From Kiplinger Tax by State...
NOT TAX-FRIENDLY
Rhode Island is particularly tough on retirees. Not only does it tax Social Security benefits, similar to the way the federal government taxes up to 85% of benefits, it taxes virtually all other sources of retirement income. Although it had one of the highest tax rates in the nation, Rhode Island has dropped its top income-tax rate from 9.9% to 5.99%. The state treats capital-gains income as ordinary income for tax purposes. The Tax Foundation says Rhode Island's median real estate taxes are the fifth highest in the U.S. All the top five property tax hells are concentrated in the Northeast.
I have a question for the OP: Did you ever end up relocating to Cranston from Bakersfield? I'm not sure if any of the recent posters noticed, but this thread was first started four years ago! LOL.
Your wants and needs change over time. You would like RI because it is more family orientated. Not as closed minded as some other areas of the country, but not very liberal either like in NYC or San Francisco. You do have cliques here, but since you are more interested in family that should not be a problem.
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get back with your family and get out of calli
