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re: States ranked lower than Louisiana in cost of living

Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:04 am to
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67709 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:04 am to
Orleans Metro is nearly 1/3 of our population, and the only place in Texas with rents anything like New Orleans is Austin. Does 1/3 of Texas live in Austin?
Posted by jdeval1
Member since Dec 2009
7525 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:05 am to
West Texas is very cheap and is a desolate shithole unless you want a ranch in the middle of nowhere.
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67709 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:06 am to
BR is nuts. A 1br apartment in a decent part of town is around $1000/month. For $1300/month, I could get a 1br apartment 2 blocks from the beach in San Diego, CA.

BR’s real estate market is nuts, too, but looks sane compared to New Orleans.
Posted by jdeval1
Member since Dec 2009
7525 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:07 am to
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BR is nuts. A 1br apartment in a decent part of town is around $1000/month. For $1300/month, I could get a 1br apartment 2 blocks from the beach in San Diego, CA. 

It really defies logic.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171589 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:13 am to
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A 1br apartment in a decent part of town is around $1000/month


That's Dallas too. I paid $1600 for a luxury 2/2 place in McKinney and now $2300 for a 2/2.5 townhouse in Dallas.
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:15 am to
You could live in Scottsdale and not deal with crime and send your kids to public school for those prices. And live in one of the most desirable areas in PHX metro.


And before anyone says the cost of living....AZ is ranked #23, LA is #19. Cost of living here isn't really much higher than LA. When you factor in higher wages for most professions here, decent public school systems so no need to shell out tuition for your kids, lower state taxes, much lower insurance (home and auto)....your overall costs are likely the same or even lower.
Posted by islandtiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2012
1787 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:16 am to
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Hilariously, Texas and Tennessee do not have state income taxes


States get their money one way or the other. States without income tax typically have high property tax and high sales/gas/auto registration/etc.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
56692 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:18 am to
I pay less for a 1 bedroom in dfw than I did for my room in a 3 bedroom in BR
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9286 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:19 am to
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lsunurse


How’s the nursing life out there? I’ve read that it’s really solid.
This post was edited on 12/31/17 at 11:21 am
Posted by secondandshort
Member since Jan 2014
1041 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:26 am to
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putting your kid in a private school (which is a necessity if you don’t want them stabbed)


This isn't accurate at the majority of public schools in LA. EBR and NO I get you have to send your kid to private school. There are some pretty good schools in much of LA regardless of what people say. The average ACT score in LA was a 19.5. That is requiring ALL students to take the ACT their Jr. year of HS. even the special ed students
Posted by PUB
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
18970 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:26 am to
Housing is more expensive in GNO and BR metro areas too. Then add in flood, home and auto insurance for the final kick to the groin.
Friends in Destin, Tampa, NC, TX and TN are grateful that they left Louisiana with the ever increasing cost of living.
Child education - Newman or a great public school in Texas? Saves another $25,000/year
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:27 am to
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How’s the nursing life out there? I’ve read that the pay is really solid.


Nursing pay out west in general is pretty good. Get a few years experience and you can easily make 75-80k a year on up(even more if you love overtime). California pays the best(but of course they have a higher COL along the coastal areas). I think TX pays their nurses very well also.

Once you get some experience as a nurse...look for companies that will pay huge bonuses to work there. These companies help find nurses for hospitals. The hospital I work at...I got the job there with a 20K bonus once I have been there a year(I've now been there 10 years). I quit being a travelnurse to take that job in 2007 to set down roots in the PHX area. I STILL get offers from this company (and a few others) to relocate to various parts of the country for bonuses ranging from 20-40K with additional relocation costs paid for. The states for these have varied over the years(Nevada, Texas, California, the midwest...basically all over...except I've never gotten one for Southern states).

Just something to consider in the future
This post was edited on 12/31/17 at 11:30 am
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:33 am to
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TDcline



This is the company I got the job with...

LINK

And I just got something in the mail from this company(looks like they are similar to NSI)
LINK
This post was edited on 12/31/17 at 11:36 am
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171589 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:35 am to
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The average ACT score in LA was a 19.5


That's below the national average FWIW.
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9286 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:37 am to
Cool. Great resources As I’ve said many times on this board, I’m out of LA as soon as I get a little bit of RN experience. About a year, maybe 2 in the ER and I figure I can be marketable among travel nursing agencies.

Gonna do that for a couple years and then look to settle down somewhere. I’ve read that Nevada is pretty good in an article somewhere. I think it has something to do with no one wanting to go there, but I think their RNs are paid very well. Anyway, we like Michigan, Upstate NY, or somewhere out west.
This post was edited on 12/31/17 at 11:42 am
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:38 am to
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year, maybe 2 in the ER and I figure I can be marketable among travel nursing agencies.



They are always ER assignments. Your best bet on finding the better paying assignments is having either ER or ICU experience.
Posted by secondandshort
Member since Jan 2014
1041 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:44 am to
While it may be less than the national average, there isn't many states that have 100% of students taking the ACT. Many of those not testing would be your underachievers, special ed, etc. All students in LA take the test which would skew the numbers.
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
28877 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 11:51 am to
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$250K will still buy a mansion in 90% of St. Louis suburbs.


u are right about great affordable housing in st.louis county, but 250K ant getting you a mansion, not even in Velda City.

Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
114751 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 12:02 pm to
At least we have gumbo and football
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
98130 posts
Posted on 12/31/17 at 12:04 pm to
That's true, we have pretty good public schools in Lafayette and if your kids gets into the gifted program they are set. Mine go to private by choice, not necessity
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