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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A lot of this depends on what time zone you will be expected to work.

Hawaii and surf after 3pm

Lake ozark, MO. Halfway between KC and STL and very cheap for how beautiful it is.

San diego

The Midwest. Everything is so cheap I could live like a millionaire on the coasts lol

Life is too short to live inland

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How do you say Florida without actually telling me Florida

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Live in a area that environmentally stable without earth quakes, mudslides, wildfires. Ohio is considered such a place . Come join Midwestern living. I live in a northeast Ohio suburb . Very progressive socially, great school districts, world class opera , museums, and stunningly lake views:).

Ha but then you have to live in Ohio 🤣

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Hawaii

South dakota

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How do I make 325k damn. Please share with me.

You can live in CT if you like nature and you get access to NYC and Boston with a quick drive

Nyc for cultural offerings and proximity to best school districts in the country!

Hawaii

California!

I would say Seattle for sure. I would have moved there instead of Austin earlier this year if it wasn't so expensive. Plenty of nature around, not too hot (usually), and good choice of international flights.

New York? Never!.... Atlanta or Texas (Austin, Dallas or Houston) for me

For that salary? Boston & just fly into NY whenever

Anywhere on the shores of the Great Lakes, except Superior, too cold.

Florida. I wouldn't live on any of the beachfront, but there are a lot of good communities inland a little, with only an hour or so to get to the coast. No state income tax.

I just put my beautiful 2 story, wraparound porch Victorian house up for sale inland a little from Sarasota on the west coast of Florida! In 30 years, it might be beachfront, but it won't be underwater! Buy it!

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