If you had the choice to move to DC (actually Fairfax, VA) or Miami (actually Coral Gables) which would you choose and why?

Assume you would have the same job at both locations, as well as same apartment and amenities.

4/23/2010 6:22:22 AM

DC. I have more connections in that area and I'd be equal driving distance from family/friends north and south of DC.

4/23/2010 6:46:54 AM

Fairfax? What are you... like 40? 50?

4/23/2010 7:27:46 AM

4/23/2010 8:35:55 AM

no income tax in fl right?

something to consider

4/23/2010 9:52:11 AM

Where's your family and is it important that you can see them regularly?

4/23/2010 9:53:07 AM

^^ Correct, sir

The whole no income tax thing rocks

4/23/2010 9:54:39 AM

but isn't cost of living higher there too?

4/23/2010 9:56:39 AM

florida vs dc?

col in dc is sky high

Quote :

"A salary of $75,000 in Fairfax, Virginia should increase to $94,457 in Coral Gables, Florida"

ill be goddamned nm

[Edited on April 23, 2010 at 9:59 AM. Reason : http://www.bestplaces.net/col/?salary=75000&city1=55126496&city2=51214250]

4/23/2010 9:57:52 AM

Either place you choose, I'm pretty sure the hoes prefer Versace

4/23/2010 9:58:01 AM

FL is super cheap right now thanks to the housing market crash

4/23/2010 9:58:51 AM

looking at apartments in miami/coral gables - it's about the same as DC

4/23/2010 9:59:27 AM

slave famous wins another thread

4/23/2010 10:03:09 AM

hoes prefer versace?

4/23/2010 10:24:42 AM

hahaha

he is the real dookie

[Edited on April 23, 2010 at 10:27 AM. Reason : meaning who's really the shit]

4/23/2010 10:25:28 AM

Quote :

"looking at apartments in miami/coral gables - it's about the same as DC"

Looks cheaper for Coral Gables to me based on my housing search in DC last year ... of course, I'm thinking of Georgetown and Foxhall Village ... how expensive is Fairfax in comparison to a Georgetown rowhouse?

4/23/2010 10:35:08 AM

ha - i live in falls church and i'm at $1,300 for a one bedroom (not including utilities) the ones i saw in coral gables were $1,300 - $1,600 for a one bedroom - just a quick glance though

4/23/2010 10:38:09 AM

See, finding a place under 2k in Georgetown was really tricky last year. We rented one-bedroom (not even--it was a loft) for 2400 a month.

4/23/2010 10:42:34 AM

yea - and that's why i don't live in the city

i'm perfectly happy being a little further out

4/23/2010 10:44:19 AM

^^^ ga damn....my mortgage isn't that much

4/23/2010 10:50:17 AM

most people would live in glover park v. georgetown proper anyway, and the rent in glover park is not outrageous compared to the rest of the city

4/23/2010 11:07:32 AM

My ex was not the brightest and would only settle on Georgetown proper or Foxhall Village (one of the Tudor-style houses that are $$$ to rent)

4/23/2010 11:10:16 AM

sounds like a snob

4/23/2010 11:27:03 AM

Miami

b/c we've been looking at florida real estate and jobs for 5-ish years now in hopes to one day live there; though it's a far cry from where we've been looking (Sarasota or Tampa), it would at least get us in the state

4/23/2010 11:45:22 AM

how do you like your weather? do you like snow? do you like warm winters? do you like the beach?

4/23/2010 11:46:18 AM

don't forget sweltering summers

4/23/2010 12:13:10 PM