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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Boulder is not cheap. Denver area is on fire in terms of COL going up.
Austin has gotten more expensive and it's not easy to find jobs there...there are jobs but everyone wants to move there, so it's super competitive to land said jobs.
Houston also isn't as cheap as you'd think if you want to live in a nice neighborhood in Houston proper. The suburbs will give you a lot of house for your money -- some more than others -- but then you're dealing with the traffic. Bad traffic. DC bad, I'm not sure, but it's no picnic.
I tried to sell DH on Raleigh. He wasn't buying. He can get a job pretty much anywhere, but finding a job for me would be tough as I work in an industry that is dying pretty much everywhere, but has a lot of niche opportunities in the DC area. [/quote]

I guess because I'm a DC native I don't get the fixation on how horrible the traffic is, and the cost is because of the unique, wonderful opportunities this area provides. My 80 year old dad, who lived here for 45 years, remarks on the traffic every time he visits from his third tier town. Sure, I can see the traffic bothering an elderly man, but for young or middle aged people, what is this such a fixation? You just plan for it.[/quote]

Because sometimes it is nice to do fun things spontaneously. You can't do that here.

Traffic is a problem is a waste of time for everyone. But it is especially hard on young kids. What do you do when your baby poops and you are stuck in traffic on 495?

And it isn't just the traffic. Every fun place is always crowded.  All the "unique, wonderful opportunities" aren't nearly so enjoyable when there are 5 million people trying to enjoy them at the same time as you. The demand is much higher than the supply for pretty much all resources in DC.[/quote]

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