Dallas or Raleigh
Spouse and me work remotely HH tc - 400k No kids yet but planning to. Have family in both cities which is our primary criteria. Dallas : Hot summers Prolly not much to do No income tax but high property taxes Family friendly suburbs Better job scene Bigger city Better food or diverse Raleigh : Much better weather Smaller city Income tax but Lower property taxes Family friendly suburbs Easier to travel to other parts of Europe or US Cleaner and upcoming Closer to beach or mountains than Dallas Let us know your thoughts about the two 30y, 8 yoe
I think your post pretty much answers itself
For traveling within the US, Dallas seems to be the better pick as it's in the middle of the country and DFW is a major airhub. But Raleigh seems to be the overall better pick.
Fair enough! I might have got that wrong. Dallas also is southwest hub
And American airlines
I have spent few months in both places. I would pick Raleigh for weather and outgoing activities. You can drive to New York in 10 hrs. Also mountain ranges are not that far. Beautiful terrain. Dallas for food and community because I am Indian so that’s plus for me. Dallas is also much larger county. There are like 2-3 major cities in dallas county. So better infra.
Morrisville which is close to Raleigh is like little India.
From my experience, gongura chutney dominates Dallas and its even stevens between idly sambar, dhokla and saag paneer in the Raleigh area!
Why submit yourself to a life of a 50 year old when you’re 30 and earning decent money? Go live in cities, eat at the best restaurants, watch the best entertainment, walk through art galleries, talk to people who have made millions of dollars and see what you can apply to your life.
We did plenty of that. Just looking into the next phase of our lives as we see it
I understand stripe’s perspective. Pot makes everything good 😇
Raleigh is very good option. It is closer to many East Coast cities. Also, housing will have more options and cost effective. I would choose Releigh
I live in Raleigh and have lived in Dallas before. Tough pick but I’d say the weighing factor is the type of a activities you like. Raleigh is 2 hours from beaches and 3-4 from mountains. Plus Raleigh is not far from DC, NY, and other areas of interest.
Could you list any pros of Dallas that we might have missed?
Which beach? Seriously there are no good beaches in NC (nothing that'd compare with FL or HI beaches)
How is Raleigh easier travel to europe?
DC is a 4h drive. Or flights to NYC are only an hour and half
East coast vs central (Dallas)
Pick Raleigh. I know people that live in that area that love it.
Unless someone is traveling every month, this is a moot point.
Are you at oracle? Aren’t we hybrid?
OCI is fully remote
Not at Oracle anymore I think OCI has a lot of remote ones, btw