Say you’re offered a job that pays $325K, and you can work anywhere within the U.S. (remote job & team with occasional travel to meet team). Where would you live and why? Obviously “it depends” just curious to see the range of responses from this group!

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Miami/Fort Lauderdale area. Great weather, (relatively) low property prices, major airports and no state income tax.

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Miami is too corrupt and overpriced. Besides the beach, there isn't much to do to enjoy nature with the lack of parks. And the beach is to be avoided at all costs during major holidays/spring break anyway.

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Houston, TX - cheap, freakin amazing food, accessible to the whole country - direct flights coz United hub.

Pros - driver’s paradise - love doing 80 on 65, no harsh winters - only fake winters

Cons - it’s TX, hot af, agression on the road is real

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Diversity is great and tacos are 🔥

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I’d probably buy a house in Tahoe or Lake Arrowhead, spend a year or two there, set it up to AirBnb, rinse and repeat as I build my wealth.

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Go Northstar and save a ton in taxes on the NV side

If it is fully remote and I was making that much, I would go somewhere rural that I can buy a massive house for cheap and bank the rest. I would want a metro area with a major airport a reasonable distance away, so anywhere in southern New Hampshire would probably be fine for my needs and wants.

I also want access to skiing as well as a beach, and New Hampshire checks both those boxes as well.

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Detroit

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Asking as it’s north east of Detroit maybe

There is a nice place called Dallas in Oregon. Would have a place a little bit outside of it, so that I can meet the townsfolk and then leave again. It would be at a hill with a nice view of the neighbor's farm. Traveling would be hard, but worth it. 😏

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Houston or surrounding area. Great economy..low taxes.. why would you not want to live in Texas at least..

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Just lazy to go thru 364 comments. But what role and what industry/firm is paying 325k for SM?

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Tech

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I would want to live somewhere relatively cheap... At least not in the heart of a major city. More money to invest and "retire" earlier.

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Sarasota, Florida- weather, cost of living and able get anywhere from there- no snow and ice!

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Tampa FL

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Vancouver, WA
No state income tax
After 55 no property tax
Next to Portland, OR has no sales tax

Less than 45 mins from a tier 2 city and 1:30-2 hrs from a tier 1 city

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I would say Florida. Really nice weather year around also COL is pretty reasonable as well.

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Northern Maine or Alaska

Are you single? Kids?
Cities would depend based on that.

Seattle

All my friends ended up in that area somehow

TBH I really like Richmond VA or Portland OR, but I have no personal network in either. So we end up in SF or LA since that tends to be where most of our fam and friends are.

Richmond is a dump overall. Few decent pockets but no where I would want to live.

I just read the first few words and got lost in my happy thoughts

Atlanta for sure. Low cost of living, huge tech hub, great food scene, beautiful women, diverse, biggest airport, great real estate.

Chicago hand down…

NYC is a great place, so are lots of others and it really should depend on what YOU want out of life and makes you happy. I don’t understand the grandstanding about place when the reality with almost everything depends on perspective.

I would never want to live in NYC but I’m glad so many do because it’s awesome to visit. Without the diversity of preference, even though I don’t live there, I couldn’t have the option. It takes all kinds of kinds…

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