Leaving Nashville

[u/Impossible-Pomelo-85]

Have you been living here for a while now and are you wanting to move either because of the traffic, politics, home prices, jobs, culture or religion etc ? Please share your opinions because I have plenty and want to hear other's! Thank you!

Oh and where are you moving to?

[u/jdolbeer]

You should do a full assessment on what your cost of living is going to be like there vs what it is here. When my wife and I ran through everything - mortgage, insurance, cost of living (things like gas use in a city with public transportation, cost of goods, cost of eating out, etc), property tax, sales/state tax - we found that it wasn't going up much. A BIG driver is that the sales tax in Nashville does not exempt groceries, where Chicago does.

[u/TCBinaflash → u/jdolbeer]

No one is bringing up home heating…it’s a killer up north. My house in Chicago could be $400+ a month during winter. Also, take a year or 2 off the lifespan of your vehicle and add 20% to maintenance.

[u/jdolbeer → u/TCBinaflash]

My house in Nashville hit $400 in February. You also don't have to run your AC full blast from May to October in Chicago.

[u/Neader → u/jdolbeer]

Lmao it's been like 88 degrees every day this summer in Chicago you absolutely need your AC

[u/jdolbeer → u/Neader]

I didn't say you didn't need it in the summer. You'll notice that May and October are not summer months?

[u/Neader → u/jdolbeer]

You said from though, which includes June July August and September. I've had my thermostat set st 68 since May.

[u/jdolbeer → u/Neader]

What does your thermostat in 5 points have to do with Chicago at all?

And yes, I said through, because it is a range. You have to run it from mid spring to mid fall in Nashville. You don't in Chicago, it's lessened to just the summer.

[u/Neader → u/jdolbeer]

Sorry, I live in Chicago now. My flair is from when I used to live in the city.

[u/jdolbeer → u/Neader]

Ope, that makes sense. But yeah, the range is what I'm referring to mostly. And even if you do have the AC on from May to October in Chicago, the amount of energy used to get to that temp would be significantly lower than the same use in Nashville.

[u/lbedge → u/jdolbeer]

Chicago native here. Don’t bet on not using the a/c as much. We left Chicago for lower taxes and milder winters. Now I want to leave because politics are even worse than what we left in Illinois. Will probably head back in that direction in the coming years but to go where?

[u/jdolbeer → u/lbedge]

It may be on, but there's also demand in power. When you're trying to drop from 80 to 75, it's a lot less energy needed than 95 to 75, especially once you factor in heat index.

I know summers in Chicago aren't "cool" by any means, but they're not nearly as oppressive.

[u/oh-dear-1211 → u/lbedge]

Consider Paducah, KY which is between Nashville and Chicago. It’s affordable, has a variety of activities to enjoy from the arts to nature, and now with WAH, the opportunities are endless. Both singles and families are relocating here for an improved quality of life. It’s not perfect, but Nashville for me when I lived there became a hassle and Chicago was too cold.

[u/timbo1615 → u/jdolbeer]

that's flat out not true at all. it was in the 90s three weeks ago downtown chicago.

[u/jdolbeer → u/timbo1615]

I'm confused, what about it being 90 in Chicago in August makes my statement untrue?

[u/timbo1615 → u/jdolbeer]

please find me someone who isn't running their AC full blast when it is 95 out

[u/jdolbeer → u/timbo1615]

Do you understand how ranges work? I said "From May to October" not "At any point in time during May through October"

[u/opineapple → u/jdolbeer]

If pretty much everyone here is misinterpreting you, maybe your statement was unclear, eh? And Chicago is humid, too. You’re gonna feel every degree. I wouldn’t expect to have that many less no-A/C days than here. Once you hit the 80s in a humid climate, you need it.

[u/jdolbeer → u/opineapple]

"pretty much everyone"

Two people commented, not understanding. What are you talking about?

[u/timbo1615 → u/TCBinaflash]

salt corrosion is real

[u/SnooStories6709 → u/jdolbeer]

There is ZERO chance you are not seeing your cost going up that much in Chicago.