I'm moving out of Texas after 60 years there. The culture has changed and big tech firms have made Austin too expensive.

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Flora Batts and her husband.
Flora Batts and her husband, who are moving to Pennsylvania after becoming fed up with aspects of living in Texas.

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15 cities with plenty of rentals and high enough wages to afford them

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Wages in San Jose have grown much faster than rents.

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New York offers the worst cost-of-living tradeoff of any major city for new college grads. Starting salaries go further in these 14 metros.

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New York City is still a dominant job market.

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Tesla found a way to get out of environmental regulations at its Texas gigafactory

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Tesla's gigafactory outside Austin, Texas in 2024.

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It took an Austin developer 4 years to build 4 small homes that he made no money on as the city struggles to bridge the gap between tiny apartments and pricy houses

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One of four smaller homes built on a single lot (right), adjacent to a 5-bedroom single-family home on a similar lot in Austin, Texas.
A five-bedroom single-family home, left, and one of four smaller homes built on a similar lot in Austin.

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I'm buying a house in 2024. Here's why I'm sticking with a traditional fixed-rate mortgage despite the trendier options promising to save me money.

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Many prospective buyers are putting down less than 20% for a home purchase, according to ZIllow.

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People priced out of Austin and Orlando are moving to these cheaper cities

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The average sale price of a home in Austin has jumped nearly $100,000 over the past four years.

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New Yorkers who make six figures won't save as much moving to Texas and Florida anymore

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The savings that come from moving to some lower-tax states are dwindling as the cost of living there increases.

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The US is undergoing a 'millionaire remix' — these are the cities with the fastest-growing populations of rich people

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A street filled with cars in Austin, Texas.
The number of millionaires living in Austin more than doubled over the past decade, per a report by Henley & Partners.

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I had the opportunity to move from Chicago to Texas on Facebook's dime. I got nervous and backed out — a decision I now regret.

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Ayahna Wilbon sits on her bed in Chicago
A.W. has lived in Chicago, Illinois for nine years. She told Business Insider she regrets not moving to Texas when she had the chance.

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