Best Cities to Live in The USA

ty99234 on 26/08/2023 - 15:50
Last edited 29/08/2023 - 13:35

Hey guys,

I work in the Tech industry and I'm considering taking advantage of the E3 visa and move to the US with my partner (no kids yet) to work and live for a few years.
I would like to focus on applying for jobs in five cities/regions and sincerely hope to land a job in any of them.

Currently, based on the number of job listings I found on LinkedIn; I picked a few cities that I like and have reasonable amount of job openings.

City/Region 24 hours 7 days
California (entire state) 1002 4365
Dallas 509 1979
Boston 441 1721
Atlanta 424 1716
Seattle 412 1634
Chicago 447 1561
Denver 361 1449
Austin 366 1443
RTP (North Carolina) 337 1297
Charlotte 315 1275

I personally lean towards the following cities/regions:

California:
Pros: After all, it's home to Silicon Valley, a place I've always aspired to be. The climate is decent and somewhat similar to Sydney; Highest income.
Cons: High taxes, high cost of living, possibly high crime rate.

Seattle:
Pros: Close to Vancouver and Portland (tax-free), lower taxes than California; Highest income.
Cons: High cost of living, gloomy in winter, less sunshine, possibly high crime rate.

Dallas/Austin:
Pros: Lower taxes, lower cost of living; Dallas has a major AA hub, making travel convenient.
Cons: Possibly lots of bugs? Hot and humid summers, and very sunny; Slightly lower income

RTP (North Carolina) and Charlotte:
Pros: Great climate, said to be therapeutic; low cost of living, good public safety.
Cons: High state taxes, lower income, possibly lots of bugs due to many trees?

Based on the fact that US topics are quite popular here, I'd like to kindly ask almighty Ozbarginers for their opinions on the above table and the cities I'm leaning towards. Are there any pros and cons I haven't considered, or any other cities I should think about?

I understand the current job market and US's gun control & crime rate is bad, terribly bad. But I do have to move away from my family due to some "issues".

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Comments

  • Nirmitha on 30/08/2023 - 16:05

    probably avoid LA. theme of the season is getting out of California (taxes, crime, homelessness crisis, stupid high housing costs). And the state government is a shit show.

    Austin's looking pretty good nowadays. Dallas too.

    Tech job = you may be able to work remotely from another state even if the gig is in California.

    Don't know about the others.

    • TEER3X on 06/09/2023 - 16:15
      -1

      Austin is now an overcrowded cess pool.

  • FareEvader on 30/08/2023 - 21:49

    I've been to the USA once for 4 weeks - New York, Miami, Los Angeles, San Fransisco, Yosemites and Las Vegas.

    Although I had a good time, I probably wouldn't go back (even for a holiday).

    I certainly would NEVER live there. There's simply too much crime, filth and degeneracy.

    If you have to move away from your family, move interstate. Good luck.

  • ozlab on 31/08/2023 - 00:41

    You made a good point. I'm working in tech at the moment in the US. Feel free to DM me. I would suggest to apply and get a job offer before thinking too much. It's harder than you might have imagine especially with current Job market big companies stop hiring. TBH here is much less racist than Australia. People are generally nicer in general. What you see in the bad news are not majority. Living cost is much lower than Australia. Think about why Bezos and Gates choose to live in Seattle. Seattle has no state income tax. The rain in seattle is very tiny compared to australia no need umbrella. Seattle has the greatest summer among all cities you mentioned. If you worry any gun issue, think about why the richest people and successful people like to live in US. I was able to buy a nice house about 2 years after movin near the beach. Own tesla and another EV. No way I could do that in Australia. Not about the cost but also the charging network. Think about why Australian celebrity makes a living in the US.

  • shaybisc on 31/08/2023 - 07:55
    +1

    "If you worry any gun issue, think about why the richest people and successful people like to live in US."

    The richest people in the US spend millions every year on personal security.

  • Willy Beamish on 31/08/2023 - 10:04

    Avoid any democrat run shithole unless you want to be the victim of crime and receive no assistance from the police whatsoever.

    • TEER3X on 06/09/2023 - 16:17

      This exact mentality is the US's biggest problem.

      I will not object if you decide to move there.

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