My wife was just offered a promotion in Dallas

If she's makes the bread and wants to go, you should go. Dallas has a lot to offer and the cost of living is probably worth 10% more.

Not sure what you're wanting to hear. Market IN Dallas is pretty hot/high similar to New Orleans, but tons safer.

Depends on what really moves your needle, but I moved from Nola to Dallas and it was a great move for me. There are TONS of Louisiana/LSU people over here.

Do you like murder? Stay in NO


Do you not like murder? Leave for big D

What do you want to know about Dallas? It's a terrific city.

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It will floor you how silly it all is.

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i was looking for entry-level jobs in both areas until very recently. the difference is incredible.

new orleans might as well be bunkie compared to dallas.

How old are you and your wife? Getting out of New Orleans in your 20s is the best career move you could possibly make.

My wife and I moved to Dallas a year ago and the only regret is that we didn't make the move earlier. We absolutely love it and are never bored.

Give it a shot, New Orleans will always be there, and it's a $200 round trip on Southwest if you ever get homesick.

I moved to the DFW area after graduating with my masters. Got a job offer at a firm in Plano right away and it is just amazing how much that area is growing. I live in Frisco and drive less than ten minutes to work and the area has everything you could possibly desire within 15 minutes of you. The amount of development in that area is nuts with about 20 mid and high rises going up and large developments such as Toyota's new North American headquarters nearing completion. Job opportunities abound, but this growth has come with inflating house prices that have doubled over the past ten years. In my field, businesses are desperate to find qualified employees and that is causing wages to increase. Plano has been voted one of the best places to live in the US and I would agree, so take a look at that area.

I live in Rockwall, 20 miles east of downtown. Best schools in the area. Small town feel. Great local restaurants. Everything you need within a 25 minute drive.

The growth here is crazy. I'm currently doing work at the Toyota headquarters, two Amazon distribution centers, four hospitals, two food processing plants, the Irving Music Factory.

Crazy amount of things happening here.

Easy choice--live in Dallas. Visit south Louisiana three or four times a year. It will make you appreciate both.

Left Louisiana for North Texas 27 years ago and have never wavered about the decision. Granted, am about two hours north, northwest of DFW but the quality of life is way beyond anything Louisiana has to offer. Is a great State which has held to her past while looking forward. Our three children were born in Louisiana but consider themselves Texans, was very easy to assimilate.

For me it really depends on your situation. Is a 30k bump a huge raise in your family's total income? My wife is about to graduate and could probably land a job making 30k more in Dallas over New Orleans, but that's not even something we're considering. We're not deadset on staying in New Orleans, as it definitely has drawbacks, but we're not ready to jump to a cookie-cutter metropolis like DFW either. (No offense to those who live there)