Does Austin has higher pay than Texas-Remote?
Nov 21, 2021
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Austin is getting really expensive and competitive for real estate, whereas other areas in Texas may still be affordable.
It's easy to save 2x by going elsewhere in Texas (outside of Austin metro). But will you get paid less than in Austin?
Does Amazon, Facebook, Google, anyone else offering remote, pay less in Texas than in Austin? Or is the pay the same for remote work out of both Austin and Texas? #tech
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Austin is 1000x better.
I for example like it here and would never live in LA, NY or SF. And i used to live in one of capitals in EU until 19…
It’s not all bad. New Braunfels has a water park, it’s a German immigrant town originally so it has its own culture, history and heritage. They likely have some farmers markets, you will certainly find some local southern, German, BBQ restaurants that are excellent and there is probably *some* fine dining.
It’s far enough away that you’re not just going to want to pop over to Austin or SA for more options but they will continue to grow and become more progressive so maybe in 40 years they will definitely have changed but unlikely to catch up with baseline major cities.
I mean, if you’re married, have kids, don’t go out after 9PM and are okay with bottom 20% education system for your kids I guess it’s somewhat quiet? Your kids will definitely want to escape.
I’m 42, gay and single so none of this is appealing to me. They’re quaint places to visit for those unique local things but I would absolutely hate to live there.