3 best cities of the following in terms of best to live in, if you can get the same salary? I have a child and partner. 500k TC.
- San Francisco
- Boston
- Philly
- NYC
- LA/OC
- Seattle
- Phoenix
- Austin
- DC

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It completely depends but we have the same TC and family size and love our life in LA. We feel like we are already on vacation a lot of the time.

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Replying to this to say that my spouse and I have similar TC to you and we lived in west LA (Culver City) when we had only 1 kid. We now have 3 kids and live in the valley. We only moved to be closer to my husbands job but that has ceased to be a factor. I highly recommend LA - there are several places you could live on the west side or close by and have a very enjoyable setup. Plus you can’t beat the weather.

Boston is exceptional if you anticipate having a very boring lifestyle. It’s a soulless and stifling place otherwise.

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I hear Deloitte is based in Boston and more specifically at Harvard

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What do you want out of a city? These are all such different options it’s impossible to rank.

What is most impt to you op?

Austin

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Miami

I did the same back in 2020. Even after the price increases I am still saving a ton on top of the 12% immediate tax savings moving out of NYC.

Boston

Where are your friends? What about the rest of your families?

Seattle. I live in DC do not recommend anymore.

C2 for no state income taxes,
Gladly

If you have that salary and a car. Move to LI, NY. Good schools, but high taxes. Or Westchester ny. Both only a train ride to the city.

Yeah you can ignore this advice, OP. The city is very safe overall, and you can mostly avoid a few neighborhoods at odd hours and be fine.

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