GhettoChild

It rains all the damn time on the coast. You dont even have to water your lawn and it stays green.

The main difference I see between Illinois and CA/NY is that the cost of housing is MUCH more reasonable so that the overall cost of living in the area is MUCH more reasonable.

At those prices one is better off just buying a trailer and keeping it.

moving away with a million dollar check in your pocket sounds so terrible.....

Now that I live in Houston which does not have zoning in the typical sense I prefer that things get done ASAP instead of people arguing for years for the right to build more housing on a lot that they already own. This contributes to the obscenely high cost of living in certain parts of the country.

are you limited to those two cities?

There is a lot of focus on the expensive parts of CA because thats where the jobs are. If you need to be employed you pretty much have to live in or around the expensive parts and thus it makes sense for people in that situation to relocate. If someone does not need to work or works remotely then one of the cheap parts of the state does make sense.

It makes sense when you are also significantly decreasing your cost of living at the same time in addition to cutting taxes and want to purchase a home something that really isn'y possible in NYC or the bay on that income but is easily possible in a state with low cost of living.

But I still see people from all different backgrounds interact more in Houston than any other city I have ever been to.

Thats the same thing with California outside of SF and some parts of LA...

Most people in California are this way though. All of my family who still lives out there pay a premium to watch the same TV shows I watch and to watch Netflix while sitting on their behinds indoors. Very few people are out hiking every possible minute or going out to the coast even when living nearby.

A mayor does not make a city. If that was the case California would be a republican state since they have had republican governors in the recent past.

What is a large American city run by republicans?

Look at cheap states with no state income Tax. The states without income tax are Texas, Washington, Tennessee, South Dakota, Alaska, Nevada, and Florida. Find the one which most fits what you are looking for in a place to live and give it a whirl.

This is so true. I grew up in California and was led to believe that it was one of the most diverse places yet it does not hold a candle to where I live now in Houston.

I actually used to live in rural California and now live in Texas and I found Rural Californians to be MUCH more conservative than your average Texan just that Texans love to over compensate a lot.

Every large city in this country is run by democrats. Texas is no different.

My only gripe with the area is all of the flooding that happens regularly in the area and you never know when the next hurricane that is gonna extensively damage the area is going to happen.

I was one of those who moved from the SFBay to Texas. Knowing that for what i'd need to save up for a down payment for a home in the bay is enough to buy a house in Texas cash was an extremely strong motivating factor.

I have never understood the mindset that new housing has to be cheap or "affordable" to middle income people. New things whether it be a car or a home is always going to be more expensive and it being in the bay increases that immensely.

I grew up in the bay and now live elsewhere because the price of living in the bay became unjustifiable to me. I don't see why so many people feel that they are entitled to live in a place that they do not own and feel its the role of the gov't to ensure that they have a place to live.

Does not make it any less ridiculous.

This is news? People have been doing that for thousands of years.

The more I see the car the more I like its styling. Definitely a phenomenal car.

Just get a quad cab truck its the best of both worlds.

How isn't that the case with just about every vehicle on the road? well, Unless you have a smart car.

storing a trailer is even more complicated than just having a truck. Also, its extra steps.

As someone who has a truck in an urban area I have one just for the reason you listed. I dont use the bed often but when I need it I do not have to make special arrangements. While it is true that sometimes its possible to get free delivery for some larger items thats no guarantee and you have are dependent on their schedule versus being able to do it on yours.

If you're going to have a vehicle the flexibility of a truck is second to none.

Something I love is how companies have been able to convince people that they are a tech company just because they have an app even when they do something which has existed before the internet was even around.

I am assuming that they mean the clear cutting of natural habitats to build more housing in some areas.

They do not necessarily have to be smaller cities just cities that have lost population or just are stagnant but have the infrastructure already in place to support more people.