Considering Texas

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Hi,

My husband and I have considered Texas after we obtain our RN's..we currently live in New York..though the pay is pretty good for RN's up this way new grad start at 69,000 a year in NYC hospitals and in the suburbs it s like 30- 35 dollars an hour...The cost of living is almost ungodly...Im an LPN now...my hubZ isnt he's going straight through...We want to get opinions of texas residents of what TEXAS is all about!..lol...what are the RN salaries like...i go on those Salary.com websites but I want to know the REAL DEAL...hourly?..etc etc..what is the housing like?...i here it is VERY affordable...I lived in Florida for a while but the weather was the same ALL YEAR round ...is there a part of texas where you can see changes of seasons?..i know it wouldnt be like new york..but does it cool down?..lol...we have children and we definitely like all parents want decent schools for our children...and a safe neighborhood..we wouldn't mind living outside major cities yet we would love to be close enough...thanks any info would be greatly appreciated, on areas of TX...:heartbeat:heartbeat

Specializes in Step-Down NICU/PICU.

For those coming to Texas with a load of cash from the sale of a home or some other source, the roads here are paved with gold. :D For others, we're just pluggin' away, as usual.

LOL!...I hear ya!...XoXo

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We found the cost of living in the Austin area to be much lower than in the Dallas area. The pay was for me was also better in Austin. I also believe that working for the Seton Network in Austin was much better than the hospitals in the Dallas area. Traffic in Austin is no where near as bad as Dallas. Dallas made the top 10 list for the worst work commute this week.

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Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.

The lack of a State Sales Tax in Texas is not to be overlooked.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PACU.
The lack of a State Sales Tax in Texas is not to be overlooked.

So why was I paying 8.25% on things I purchased a few weeks ago while on a visit?

Were you referring to the lack of a State & City Income Tax?????

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Yep, no state income tax. I can't say for certainty about city taxes. Austin doesn't have city taxes. Any city services are included in utility bills. Sales tax in Austin is 8.25%.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
The lack of a State Sales Tax in Texas is not to be overlooked.
I've been paying about 8 percent in sales tax with every purchase I make, and I've been a Texas resident since late 2005. Perhaps you intended to say that Texas does not have state income taxes.
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Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.

Sorry, I did indeed have a :brnfrt:. I meant to say "state income tax". Thanks for catching that!

So why was I paying 8.25% on things I purchased a few weeks ago while on a visit?

Were you referring to the lack of a State & City Income Tax?????

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