Top 5 – Worst living locations to have a federal job

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Comment by Alan L. Greenberg on April 23, 2011 at 2:40pm

Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Long Island, Jersey City, Hoboken.    Super market pricing is decidedly less outside of Manhattan too.

Comment by GovLoop on April 23, 2011 at 10:07am

So what's the trick w/ NYC in terms of housing?

Comment by Alan L. Greenberg on April 23, 2011 at 9:38am

I have to respectfully disagree with Mr. Govloop. Don't dump on NYC.  Sure, it's expensive but you just have to know the angles.  Plenty of reasonablly priced eateries and housing can be affordable with some minor inconveniences - like a small commute. No different than DC area when it comes to controlling living costs. Plenty of action and excitement. Most people that come from elsewhere & stay a while are delightfully surprised. Also - best bagels in America - toasting a NY bagel is considered an offense to New Yorkers. "It's the water." 

Comment by GovLoop on August 14, 2010 at 10:38am

Oohh....South Carolina sounds like an improvement Jenyfer

Comment by Jenyfer Johnson on August 14, 2010 at 10:15am

San Franciscisco is SO TRUE, and any government job within a 50 mile radius (if any still exist). I worked there years ago and it sucked. I was a GS-11, single mom with one kid and just scraped by, living paycheck to paycheck.

Now in South Carolina and the cost of living is so much better!!!!

Comment by ChrisDu4 on June 1, 2010 at 3:00pm

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. SUCKS DONKEY BALLS.

Comment by GovLoop on April 24, 2010 at 2:39pm

Sorry guys...I think I got the Crane, IN wrong...A couple people in the past complained about it to me. Didn't know it was so close to Bloomington.

I'm a big fan of college towns so that's ideal.

For example, I'd love to work at the EPA Ann Arbor office.

Comment by Carol Davison on April 23, 2010 at 4:50pm

I would imagine it would be at the North or South Pole or at sea because you are stuck there. You can always commute away from undesirable places.

Comment by Pamela Ingram on April 23, 2010 at 2:31pm

We tend to think we have the best of both worlds working at NSWC Crane. We're only 30 minutes from Bloomington which has a pretty active nightlife. We're also within 2 hours of Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati, or Evansville; each having robust nightlife, arts, entertainment, etc. We have access to every activity we could want without the stress of commuting and working in an urban area. Our school systems are wonderful, traffic is never an issue, cost of living is low, and we have all the "small town" activities that many areas don't have anymore. Commuting to and from the office is not a stressful event and is usually under 45 minutes. Southern Indiana has 4 distinct seasons of the year and each is beautiful. Not having the additional stressers that many areas have allows us to concentrate on supporting the Warfighter with fewer distractions. We feel we have the best living, entertainment and working conditions possible.

Comment by Elizabeth Graham on April 23, 2010 at 12:53pm

Tony - THANK YOU !

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