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Average residential rents, cumulative rise from March 2011 to February 2016
London +19.5%
Southeast England +11.4%
East England +8.9%
Southwest England +8.0%
East Midlands +7.7%
Scotland +7.1%
West Midlands +6.7%
Yorkshire & Humber +4.4%
Northwest England +3.5%
Northeast England +3.2%
Wales +3.0%
Average wages for full time workers, cumulative rise in 5 years to Dec 2015 (12 month rolling averages)
Wales +11.5%
Scotland +9.5%
Southeast England +9.5%
Yorkshire & Humber +9.3%
West Midlands +8.3%
East England +7.2%
East Midlands +6.0%
Southwest England +5.8%
Northwest England +5.2%
Northeast England +5.0%
London +3.5%
London has seen the biggest increase in rents/house prices, but slowest growth in incomes. Not a good combination.
Because the climate in the Northeast north of NYC is just unbearable. I'd rather live somewhere without any snow or cold weather, even if it means sacrificing health and education
Sorry, but that sounds ridiculous. You're willing to sacrifice access to medical care for warm weather?
Climate is an important factor in determining where to live, but it shouldn't be the only one.
It gets like 44 inches of snow a year as opposed to New York's 25. It's also a couple of degrees cooler year round, which doesn't seem like much, but over the entire year it really adds up. I don't think Boston is as dreadful as Rochester or Syracuse, mostly because it gets much much much more sunshine than the former two, but it's a far cry from the Mediterranean, that's for certain
Because the climate in the Northeast north of NYC is just unbearable. I'd rather live somewhere without any snow or cold weather, even if it means sacrificing health and education
Sorry, but that sounds ridiculous. You're willing to sacrifice access to medical care for warm weather?
Climate is an important factor in determining where to live, but it shouldn't be the only one.
Yes, because especially in places like Upstate New York, the climate is so bad that it's unhealthy. You're essentially locked inside between November and April. Given the choice between Syracuse, or somewhere like Bayou La Batre on the Mississippi Delta, obviously the Seafood Capital of Alabama would be a better option
Yes, because especially in places like Upstate New York, the climate is so bad that it's unhealthy. You're essentially locked inside between November and April. Given the choice between Syracuse, or somewhere like Bayou La Batre on the Mississippi Delta, obviously the Seafood Capital of Alabama would be a better option
New York is much healthier than Mississippi and Alabama. The latter two are near the bottom is most health rankings.
You're not locked inside from November through April. You choose to do that. It's not like Upstate NY sees -60 F winters or something.
Of course, you're the one that wouldn't go the gym only because it was 32 F outside. So I'm not sure why I'm even surprised by this silliness.
Upstate New York gets dangerously cold quite a few times during the year, think -20c with strong gusts and blizzard conditions. Add into account the depressing culture of places like Buffalo or Syracuse, as well as the lack of jobs. I would rather live in ****ing Caracas then having to spend my life somewhere like Rochester
I don't understand the logic of moving somewhere simply because it's "cheaper". Do people not realize that things are cheap for a reason? If it were the same quality of life I would understand.
Exactly. People on my fb page are like "omg in Kansas you can rent a 10 bedroom house with an Olympic sized pool and a personal butler for just 800 dollars a month!", I mean Kansas is cheap for a reason. If it was a decent place to live then the rent wouldn't be so ****ing cheap
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