@ucalumni Why cite an example from Texas though? How many states do have no state income tax/payroll tax? Texas makes up for that by having very high property taxes, but this is not the sort of thing young (poorer) grads will mull over so much. It is old people with high incomes LOL. Frankly if I thought many younger people (millennial is such a pointless term) sat down and looked at things like state taxes and COL variability, I would be more relieved.