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Moving to the US. Dallas/Chicago @ circa 100K? |
Travel Info My company is offering me a new position in the US (I currently live in England). It seems that the position will either be in Chicago or Dallas. I am a single male that enjoys urban areas with lots of social life and activities. What is the cost of living in both areas? which areas are recommendable to live in both cities? The job in Dallas is located in Irving, is it easy to commute from Dallas? any other options? Salary level would be around 100K USD, how much tax is applied over that ammount? Travel Tips Your money will go much further in Dallas in terms of real estate or rental, but you definitely will need a car. So figure on the cost of a car plus fairly high insurance rates ($1000 to $2000 a year). Public Transportation to Irving is non-existent. In Chicago you might live without one. Dallas has some great new "uptown" areas where people are living in re-established urban neighborhoods, just as Chicago does. $100K as a single male will serve you quite well in Big D. There is plenty of culture, music, sports, great restaurants and shopping here in Texas. Irving is very convenient to many areas, as freeways run into the Las Colinas area from downtown and from north dallas. Even folks who live in East Dallas can make it over in about 45 minutes. There is no income tax in the state of Texas (another bonus). Your Federal Income Tax will depend upon whether you purchase property or rent it. Expect to give up at least 25% to 33% of what you earn to the Feds. From a climate perspective, Dallas gets very, very hot in the summer but stays fairly moderate in the winter. Dallas is an "air conditioned" city and the natives know to stay inside in the summer afternoons. Chicago winters can be very brutal but the summers aren't so bad. Another negative about Dallas is that it is very far away from any great recreation area. It's pretty much surrounded by flat prairie. Source(s): http://www.bestplaces.net/col/ Other Travel Tips I can only tell you about Dallas as I know nothing of Chicago, but I have been told the cost of living is cheap here. I actually work in Irving and there are actually really nice areas to live in Irving. Las Colinas is booming right now. I can find just about any shops and restaurant I want there. There are very nice apt. there for under $800/month too. (apartments above shops - http://www.metprop.com/cabochon/cabochon... With 100K salary you could definatly afford the mortgage of a house even. The commute is at least 30 min with traffic from Dallas or Ft. Worth I live in Ft. Worth actually and it takes me 50 min. in rush hour traffic. It depends on your interests but there is a lot to do in Dallas: www.visitdallas-fortworth.com We had an opportunity to move to Chicago several years ago, after we visited the city to search for properties with a Realtor, we decided to stay in Dallas area. Dallas has 2 very hot months (July & August) with average temperature of 85F, but Chicago has 5 cold months (November - March) with below 40F average temperature. Although Dallas is very flat, it has high concentration of lakes - water sports are very popular here. There are a lot of trendy places near downtown/midtown Dallas where sigles like to hang out. With AA's main hub in DFW, it's very convenient & easy to catch cheap fares to vacation everywhere (close to Carribbean). |
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