Darrell . Spice @ flextronics . com
Cost of living in Houston is excellent. From [link|http://www.bcm.edu/gradschool/?PMID=2893|Baylor College of Medicine]:
* No state or local income taxes
* Cost-of-living is 24% below the average of cities with more than 2 million*
* Cost of housing is 45% below the average of cities with more than 2 million*
* Houston has the lowest housing costs and grocery prices among the 30 large metro areas in the U.S.*
* Among the metro areas, Houston's utility costs are 9% below average, transportation costs are 10% below average, health care costs are 8% below average, and costs for miscellaneous goods and services are 12% below the average