Just got a fully remote job. Where should I consider moving (within the US). Ideally LCOL.

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Portland is nice

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Portland Maine is great!

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If you can afford it, i would do 2 smaller places. One in New Hampshire and one near Tampa, FL. You get all the tax benefits. NH is perfect in late spring, summer, early fall. Then you spend the rest of the time in FL. Live the retired dream an extra few decades

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So they do. LLC distributions apparently are taxable in NH. Thanks for this, A3!

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Small town in SC or TX

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Athens, Georgia. College town, super cheap. An hour 30 from Atlanta.

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Brevard NC

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OKC I hear is actually decent toblive in and pretty low cost. Also heard down town Memphis is up and coming if you need social life

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Northern NM. Beautiful country

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From the comments here, it seems that you can move anywhere! Decide what features/areas you like (the beach, mountains, farm, apartment, night life, a large piece of land, etc.) and that will help narrow it down a bit.

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Feel free to DM if you have any questions. Currently here

Northern New Mexico

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I hear Detroit is cheap.

There are strangely parts of downtown Detroit where apartment rent is more than Chicago…

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Columbus, Ohio

Omg I was about to post this! Columbus ohio is a perfect local market. There is surprisingly a lot of different industries HQ in C-bus, plus it’s home to Ohio state university so there is a solid young professionals population there.

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Why within the US? I’m in Mexico City and it’s my favorite city in North America

Yes, but you can be anywhere! If you can work elsewhere with a VPN, why not?

LCOL means rural Midwest or rural southeast. Rural Tennessee is good because Tennessee doesn't tax income. Houses are cheap. Food, vehicles, etc. will cost about the same regardless of where you go within the continental U.S. Housing will be the factor to look at, which is why you go to rural areas where houses are cheap.

What do you recommend for rural Tennessee?

Lakewood Ohio

Houston

Indianapolis or it’s surrounds. LCOL with pro sports and other cultural amenities.

North Carolina

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