Bye-weekend OT: Pro sports cities
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Denver/Portland/Chicago for ones to live in.
Detroit/Cincinnati/Oklahoma City for ones I wouldn't want to
Detroit/Cincinnati/Oklahoma City for ones I wouldn't want to
If I'm a 20-something single dude, I can't imagine you could do much better than Miami. "Scenery" is unbelievable, plus night life etc. Also, no state income tax.
If I'm older, married etc, I'd be looking for a passionate, but not psychotic, fan base. That's probably going to put you in a smaller market, which at that point in my life would be fine with me.
If I'm older, married etc, I'd be looking for a passionate, but not psychotic, fan base. That's probably going to put you in a smaller market, which at that point in my life would be fine with me.
Seattle has great fans and is an amazing city. LA would have a great quality of life. Plenty of endorsement money and people there are used to seeing celebrities so you'd be left alone
Some place in Texas or Florida since they don't have state tax.
I'd stay clear of any small market unless I play for the Chiefs...
Stay away from Chicago and New York. Stupid media, bad weather, and high taxes
Some place in Texas or Florida since they don't have state tax.
I'd stay clear of any small market unless I play for the Chiefs...
Stay away from Chicago and New York. Stupid media, bad weather, and high taxes
I live in Minneapolis right now and if the weather didn’t get so cold in the winter it would be a perfect city.
But if I’m 23 and have a $10,000,000 salary living in LA or Miami would be pretty ok.
But if I’m 23 and have a $10,000,000 salary living in LA or Miami would be pretty ok.
Yes-Tampa, San Diego, Jacksonville, Chicago, MSP, Denver
No-NYC, Green Bay, Dallas, Houston, NO, Atlanta
No-NYC, Green Bay, Dallas, Houston, NO, Atlanta
When talking about income taxes remember that pro athletes pay income taxes in every state (that has state income taxes) where they play a game so the effect of playing for a team that doesn't have state income taxes is probably less than half of what you might otherwise think.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtba...of-how-complicated-u-s-tax-code/#73bdd1c7411e
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtba...of-how-complicated-u-s-tax-code/#73bdd1c7411e
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This is tricky because there are a lot of factors and some don't matter if you're an athlete or just a normal joe blow.
Weather
Entertainment
Attention
Finances
Weather-San Diego regardless who you are
Entertainment-Depends on your age, marital status, etc. I don't think this one is actually as important as some people make it to be. For every Deion Sanders/Jeremy Shockey opening $1k bottles of Cristal at the club, you have 40 guys that live their life like normal 25-35 year olds. Some may hunt for entertainment, some may play video games, some may go out to eat, etc.
Attention-This depends a lot on the level of athlete. Lebrone James is going to get attention everywhere compared to an average outfielder for the Indians. I could see how this level attention could be actually worse in a place like LA, NYC, etc. where you have a lot of tourists. In this case, living in a place like Green Bay may actually make sense.
Finances-The average NFL player plays for around 3 years and makes about 4 million in that time. Sounds great but living a "large" lifestyle can quickly burn through that money. Even more so than you're average doctor/lawyer, who can just continue to have a high income, it would be important to live modestly. I think the most important piece would be thinking about where you would want to live after your career has ended.
So I guess it's more about how you live than where you live. You can spend a lot of money wherever you live. You can have a mortgage for a 40 million dollar house in GB, you can have a million dollar Bugatti in KC, etc.
I'm probably looking into this too deep. Screw it:
Yes
San Diego
No
Indianapolis
Weather
Entertainment
Attention
Finances
Weather-San Diego regardless who you are
Entertainment-Depends on your age, marital status, etc. I don't think this one is actually as important as some people make it to be. For every Deion Sanders/Jeremy Shockey opening $1k bottles of Cristal at the club, you have 40 guys that live their life like normal 25-35 year olds. Some may hunt for entertainment, some may play video games, some may go out to eat, etc.
Attention-This depends a lot on the level of athlete. Lebrone James is going to get attention everywhere compared to an average outfielder for the Indians. I could see how this level attention could be actually worse in a place like LA, NYC, etc. where you have a lot of tourists. In this case, living in a place like Green Bay may actually make sense.
Finances-The average NFL player plays for around 3 years and makes about 4 million in that time. Sounds great but living a "large" lifestyle can quickly burn through that money. Even more so than you're average doctor/lawyer, who can just continue to have a high income, it would be important to live modestly. I think the most important piece would be thinking about where you would want to live after your career has ended.
So I guess it's more about how you live than where you live. You can spend a lot of money wherever you live. You can have a mortgage for a 40 million dollar house in GB, you can have a million dollar Bugatti in KC, etc.
I'm probably looking into this too deep. Screw it:
Yes
San Diego
No
Indianapolis
