Where to live?
 

I start BI soon and could not be more excited!

I live far, far away from any United domicile and will be commuting for the first 18 months or so to SFO (making an assumption as I haven't stated BI yet).

With all that being said, my family and I are looking for a place to move and settle down. I am willing to do a short, easy commute. I define short/easy as a flight 1 hour or less with multiple (6+) options a day year round.

The list of my families priorities are below in order of importance.

Thanks in advance for the advice!

1. Short commute
2. Low cost of living/low taxes
3. Decent public schools
4. Love seniority, so preferably near a junior or junior"ish" base

Thanks again!

Don’t think there is anything that fulfills all your criteria. LAS checks most, but not all, boxes.

Would also say RNO might check a few boxes, but again, not all. Same with Oregon.

One interesting option is Vancouver, WA. No state income tax, less costly housing. Drive across the bridge and shop in no-sales-tax-Oregon, commute out of PDX. Schools are an issue everywhere, unfortunately.

Forget anything in California.

Thanks Crownevic, forgot to mention we are willing to move anywhere.

If you’re willing to move anywhere...move to a domicile.

Move in base

Trying to check all your boxes and have a one hour, one leg commute with around six flights a day is very difficult.

We were in your shoes not long ago, planning our exodus from our beloved California. We loved BOI and wanted to live there, but the schools were a disaster, like so many other places these days.

Schools were my number one priority. Figured the wife and I could move and live wherever after the kids were educated and set on a proper course.

He’s planning SFO. Would not recommend he follow that advice.

Unless of course, he’s a trust-fund-kid and can afford that $1.8M dollar, 1200 sq. ft. tear-down in Palo Alto or Burlingame. Schools are fine there.

Nope. No trust fund. CA/NY are out of the question.

Hanover County, VA. Drive to work at Dulles, within short call reserve range but a bit tight. Good schools, affordable homes, reasonable taxes. Dulles isn’t really a junior base, but not bad.

I’m at Delta but a ton of United guys live in Yardley area of PA. We just moved here a week ago. Hour drive to Newark. Excellent schools. Reasonable taxes. Super quiet neighborhood. And the world would be your oyster based at EWR. PM me if you need more specific info.