So, my wife and I were born and raised in Houston TX. We've never lived anywhere else but here.
........we hate it. We want out. It's too big, too flat, too crowded (and getting worse by the day), too unaccepting, and not for us any more.
We initially were going to move to Austin, but that would be almost like another Houston, so we're looking at leaving TX.
My wife's sister lives in MN, but I know we'd be miserable up there with the winters and flatness and such. So we're kind of looking at a middle-ground between her sister in MN, my parents in Kerrville TX and her Aunt in Virginia. Missouri seems like a decent middle ground with two moderately sized cities to choose from.
I work in tech and my wife in office administration. I know there's a tech boom going on in Kansas City much like the one happening in Austin TX.
How is Missouri for those of you who live there, or lived there, or know someone who lives there?
How's the traffic to either city (we want to live in a smaller town outside the city)?
How's the real estate there, specifically rental market?
Where the better parts of town to live around either city? Don't want to move to the crime riddled part and have to shoot a bunch of bad guys. You know, with the paperwork and hassle.
Motorcycle roads and such?
Hills? Gotta have hills/mountains. So tired of the flat flat flat endless flatness.
Taxes/politics?
Job market? Tech looks decent in KC at least. My wife should be able to find work pretty easily (hopefully).
Culture? TX, especially Katy/Houston, is obsessed with football, kids, "family," sports, 'Merica, football, kids, football, kids, and football. Can people in MO hold a conversation about topics outside of those?
We don't have kids, nor are we going to have kids, so school districts matter little (unless they severely effect the taxes like they do in TX).
Toss out some other state ideas if you got 'em. Another state we're kind of looking at is TN.
........we hate it. We want out. It's too big, too flat, too crowded (and getting worse by the day), too unaccepting, and not for us any more.
We initially were going to move to Austin, but that would be almost like another Houston, so we're looking at leaving TX.
My wife's sister lives in MN, but I know we'd be miserable up there with the winters and flatness and such. So we're kind of looking at a middle-ground between her sister in MN, my parents in Kerrville TX and her Aunt in Virginia. Missouri seems like a decent middle ground with two moderately sized cities to choose from.
I work in tech and my wife in office administration. I know there's a tech boom going on in Kansas City much like the one happening in Austin TX.
How is Missouri for those of you who live there, or lived there, or know someone who lives there?
How's the traffic to either city (we want to live in a smaller town outside the city)?
How's the real estate there, specifically rental market?
Where the better parts of town to live around either city? Don't want to move to the crime riddled part and have to shoot a bunch of bad guys. You know, with the paperwork and hassle.
Motorcycle roads and such?
Hills? Gotta have hills/mountains. So tired of the flat flat flat endless flatness.
Taxes/politics?
Job market? Tech looks decent in KC at least. My wife should be able to find work pretty easily (hopefully).
Culture? TX, especially Katy/Houston, is obsessed with football, kids, "family," sports, 'Merica, football, kids, football, kids, and football. Can people in MO hold a conversation about topics outside of those?
We don't have kids, nor are we going to have kids, so school districts matter little (unless they severely effect the taxes like they do in TX).
Toss out some other state ideas if you got 'em. Another state we're kind of looking at is TN.
California is the home of the tech industry, and the pay is way better than in other states. Yes, housing is outrageously higher here, but so is the pay.
I'm almost embarressed to admit it...my loser Dad lives there ...because my great great?grandfather on my Dad's side founded it... Lot's of things are named after my family last name..schools mountains etc...it probably deludes him into thinking he is something special or something....sad really........our family portraits are in the historical library...although from what I recall...that Clarabelle Snodgrass (name makes me laugh) historian lady ended up only hanging the male portraits!
and nothing against Ms. Snodgrass..my grandmother said that she was a lovely old fashioned southern lady..She has since passed I believe...
) Not only do they not give a shit, but neither do the police! Drivers like that should be pulled over, warned that their slow driving is impeding the flow of traffic AND endangering lives, and then if they do it again they should be cited. But, NO!!