We can’t always chose to stay put, but we certainly want to go somewhere we won’t regret. Below are seven places to avoid when considering a new job or location.
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka City Council recently voted to repeal the city’s misdemeanor domestic battery law. In other words, if you move to Topeka your spouse can beat you or your child and get away with it. So much for common sense.
Anywhere in Michigan
Property taxes are high enough for long-timers who have been somewhat protected by increase limits, but property tax calculations are not as kind if you move to a house that can be reassessed by the city. Some folks report paying five figures in annual property taxes. Businesses are avoiding Michigan, too, because of the unrealistic tax burden they would suffer.
Miami, Florida and Long Island, New York
If you’re planning to need medical care, you may want to know which states are kind to doctors, and which ones chase them away with high malpractice insurance rates. California and Texas have caps on malpractice awards which has identified them as doctor-friendly states (according to Medscape Medical News). However, Miami, Florida and Long Island, New York top the list of places charging surgeons and obstetricians outrageous rates.
Knoxville, Tennessee
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, the beautiful Smoky Mountain view may not make up for the misery you experience in the spring. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation, Knoxville has the highest pollen score.
Stockton, California
High crime rates and unemployment put Stockton, California on the top of the list of cities too dangerous to live in, according to the FBI. Don’t write off California all together, though. Irvine, California was rated the safest city.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Do you pick your city according to which schools are the best? If so, you may want to avoid East St. Louis, Illinois where Tomorrows Builders Charter Schools state test scores were too aweful to believe. Interestingly, though, five of the top 25 worst performing schools were located in South Carolina.
I appreciate the people my husband works for, and I want to give a thoughtful gift for Christmas. I don’t want to start any obligatory gift giving, so I want it to be thoughtful without being serious. I thought I had come up with the perfect gift, but now I’m second-guessing myself after my husband called it stupid.
