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NY -> Miami

California -> Austin

I think you could probably chalk a lot of this up to where company leadership has their vacation homes.

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You are being downvoted for a seemingly flippant remark, but someone should really check whether senior execs conveniently are already well positioned to move there.

hn_throwaway_99|5 years ago

They are being downvoted because people who live in Austin think it's laughable that execs are moving to Austin because it's some cushy vacation spot. Execs are moving to Austin from CA for the exact same reason a huge chunk of the rest of the techies are moving to Austin:

1. No state income tax.

2. Comparatively cheaper home prices, though with news link this perhaps not for long, centrally located Austin single family homes are incredibly expensive now.

3. Vibrant tech and VC community - not at the same level as SV but a not-too-distant second-or-third.

CinchWrench|5 years ago

I was being downvoted. I kinda want the downvotes back. Makes me feel like a rebel.

hn_throwaway_99|5 years ago

Lol, like people have "vacation homes" in Austin.

CinchWrench|5 years ago

I can think of two in my extended network just off the top of my head. One is a run-of-the-mill general practitioner and the other is a brilliant entrepreneur. And these are people I live near in out here in East BFE.

CalChris|5 years ago

That does seem to be how Bezos chose HQ2 after a nation wide search.

adamnemecek|5 years ago

No one has vacation homes in Austin.

hotsauceror|5 years ago

The house we bought was a vacation home for a little old couple from Omaha. A remote place on a hill overlooking Lake Travis, 30 minutes from downtown. Amazing sunsets, the weather is in the 60s and 70s in January, the springtime wildflowers are unreal, there's great food, good live music, lots of charming little hill country towns just a short trip away.

jnwatson|5 years ago

My sister is building a vacation home there.

CinchWrench|5 years ago

Uh, yeah they do. Just because the climate isn't as nice as the Bay Area doesn't mean people don't have homes there. For one, the culture/night life is incredible there.

jere|5 years ago

It doesn't make sense from a weather perspective, since Austin has brutally hot summers and cold winters.