| That's sounds good, but not quite accurate. There are a lot of places that are ON THE GRID where you have just about everything you can get in the large urban cities. Just not the cost. Plus, what little you might gain in the big city, is sometimes offset with crime and other unlikeable things. A great example is Fort Collins, Colorado. $200,000 will definitely go a long way there. 120,000 people but with everything you could imagine; including one of the best ranked universities in the country; recreation; arts; etc...
I lived in the Manhattan area growing up. I love it there. One of the best cities I've ever been to; and I've been to many large cities all over the world. But there is not comparison. Yes, it may be different than living in Del Rio, texas; but there are a lot of places in the country where the culture has as much to offer as New York, LA, Chicago, etc.... but without many of the negatives. Of course economically, it's probably a wash. Someone making $100,000 in one of these areas would be equivalent to someone making $200,000 in the larger cities. And the higher taxes and costs would equalize it anyway. |