What are some cities (with a good tech sector) with the best income to COL ratio? im sure Seattle is up there cause theres no income tax. Others? TC 210
I guess Austin and Seattle are at the top.
Colorado
Boulder, Atlanta, Austin
Austin is nicer but Dallas is a better ratio
How’s Plano office? Wlb?
Austin ratio isn’t as good as Seattle
DC
I'd say you have to calculate it for your situation. Your costs are not same as mine. Are are sharing a bedroom or own a 5 bedroom house. Daycare. Etc. For me I think Seattle is #1. Married with two kids. Also, if you are into different niches in the tech specially research you have to stick with the big hubs.
Yep, bingo.
We are in the same boat. Rent a 5 bedroom tho — don’t own cause it’s the Bay Area
I think this thread will be even more effective if people list the role they’re going after. Market value matters a lot and that can vary geographically. For example, even with its high COL and taxes, San Jose might make the most sense for an Engineering Manager or TPM because companies like Google and FB will pay top dollar for them to work at HQ while a business development person or data scientist might do better in Seattle, Dallas, or Raleigh as demand might be more for them there while COL is lower than the Bay Area.
Also what we are optimizing? TC-COL (i.e savings) or TC/COL. Dallas might have a high TC/COL but not TC-COL IMO.
Seattle is #1 but you get what you pay for. If you can deal with zero hours of daylight outside work hours in the winter, cold rainy for a few months, the other 9 months are great.
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Dunno what you’re smoking but sure can use it
I answered the question in the body of the post. For tech, SF has the best income to COL ratio.