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Once adding in the no state income tax in TX, you would be way ahead in TX financially.

Having lived in both places recently, I found just the opposite. Property taxes in Corpus were well over 3% and rising quickly when we were there. Prop 13 should be limiting your CA property taxes to 1% - unless your local area voters have voted to let themselves be taxed ridiculously. I've never lived anywhere in CA that did that - but I've always been in the conservative center of the state. Each situation is different, of course. I found Texas to be quite expensive compared to CA and right now, homes there are much more expensive than cental CA after the housing crash - not to mention hot, humid, and ugly. Don't be irrational with the Prop 13 over turn. He tried that once and it was unconstitutional. Leaving CA would be a good thing for anyone, IMO, but I'm not going to cut off my nose to spite my face by rushing from bad to worse. And there are many places that are worse - not only high taxes and liberals, but horrible weather and geography as well.

thanx4 the message. i do agree after the Wed hangover that the weather here is worth a few $K 4sure, however, the prop taxes rise here in Marin County is usually at that local max limit 2%. That combined with the ‘raising’ the value of our home because of improvements we made to an old countrystyle house from the 40’s is against the nationwide norm of home values dropping. I just remember what $100K would buy in Texas where here, you've got to go 6-10x up for less SqFt. But i do admit, these houses aren't the quicky slab/sheet-rock ‘mansions’ that so many TX builders do.

I am buoyed by your reminder that Prop 13 overturn isn't a 4sure deal. And, i too don't know another outpost yet i would Uhaul-it2. However, i remain vigilant.