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I’m sure ppl will slam Houston but I will vouch for it as a great city for a heavy travel job. Two international airports, middle of the country so better travel time, low COL, no state income tax, friendly people, great restaurants, good culture scene (museums, arts, etc)
One good thing I'll give Atlanta for a frequent traveler: there's no better place to fly Delta from.
Houston is all United all the time 🙃
Houston is great. Lived there a few years, liked it a lot.
Inside the beltway might be pushing it a bit. Loop 610 is generally what we consider to be the boundary of our urban core
You'll still need to drive, but it's certainly a good life
Chicago is very expensive and the winters are brutal. As someone who's lived in Houston and ATL, I can speak highly about both of them. Houston is very convenient for travel, very cheap, and has amazing food. If you can get past the fact that it only has two seasons, hot and tolerable, it's a great place to live. Atlanta is similar to Houston in that it's spread out, cheap, and has great food. However, Georgia has 4 seasons and actually has decent hiking in the mountains.
Denver also sounds awesome! Are the airports able to support heavy travel? Lots of options?
Only negative is the COL is starting to sky rocket
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So Houston is a bit of a special animal. I recommend alt traveling down here if you get a chance. There isn't really one business district like FiDi - everything is spread out all over the place (though I think most of our firms are all in downtown proper) Inside 610 is where most of everything happens, though there are some exceptions like the Galleria which is technically between 610 and beltway 8. In that area it's still very built up, but it starts to get to be more of a suburban feel
If one were to live inside the beltway of Houston, would you call it city like? It’s now apparently the 5th tallest city in the US, and I like that aspect
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Love DC. I would move somewhere cheap. ATL and Houston match that. Maybe some random place in the Midwest too
Is inside the beltway mostly business then? Like equivalent to living in the financial district in NY?
Denver
Atlanta also has the busiest airport in the world which is great for deals but bad because it can take a while to get through security even with precheck. If you go through the international terminal though it's not bad
With Atlanta you are only a 3-4 hour drive to the mountains and both Atlantic and Gulf beaches.
OP - yes Denver has a very large airport, heavy on United. Another smaller city to consider is Minneapolis- lived there for several years and love the four seasons (I’m a winter outdoor activity fan which may not be for everyone). Minneapolis also has great schools, affordable housing, several corporate headquarters and large businesses (Target, Best Buy, 3M, etc), and is a Delta hub
Step 1 would be determine where most of the projects are and then target cities with good connections to those locations. Las Vegas has flights to everywhere. Kansas City reduces the number of time zones being crossed for east west travel.
Spent some time in Minneapolis for a client engagement and loved it. Not enough to get me out of NYC, but I definitely see the appeal.