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Used to be you kept the number and changed the currency, now maybe be add 20%?

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Try this site https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp

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Your starting point is to ensure that the right rate is being paid for that job in the USA, using a website like this (there are many others): https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/p...RCH_KO0,15.htm
What can seem like a good salary in UK terms (are you in the UK?) can be a poor salary here. When you are settled on the proposed salary you then need to understand if you can live on that salary and achieve the life style you want.

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You may not wish to share the info, but if you can give people a rough idea of the salary and your situation (i.e. how many in the family, what healthcare his employer will provide, what you want to do in spare time etc), then hopefully those in the area can tell you if it's a realistic salary or not.

FWIW, I'd avoid Numbeo like the plague, it's notoriously inaccurate. Hopefully as more people contribute it will get better but for now it's pretty dire IMO.

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Unlike with Council Tax, it's only owners that pay Property Taxes in the US - not renters.

Obviously your landlord will be factoring in the cost of the taxes into your rent, but it's not like it's a separate bill that you're going to be getting on top of that.

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If your husband visa allows it, do you plan on working?

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When we rented, the owner paid the Property Tax.

Rule of thumb - multiply the GBP salary you both earn today by two and that should be enough in most locations to retain your standard of living, at least. Then you get more detailed and understand the variation in location vs. the UK equiv. As an example I left Swindon for just South of Atlanta, so my housing options improved a lot. If I'd moved to NYC, I'd have had to increase my salary just to stay still. That Healthcare sounds about right, don't forget you are offsetting that against the fact you pay for it via Tax in the UK. So salary is the first bit, then you need to work out your Take Home and compare that - some States have Income Tax, some don't (New Hampshire does not appear to, Mass does) at a smidge over 5%).

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A quick google and on the NH DOJ website there is this line:

"A landlord can also include a clause to force a mid-lease rent increase if property taxes are increased."

That would suggest the Property Tax is included in the rent as standard.

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Maybe you could post a link to said information. Unlike the UK...I always uunderstood that in the US it is the property owner who is responsible for property taxes. I suppose it may be different from state to state.

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Agree .... never heard of a renter paying any separate Property tax. That is paid by the property owner. However, the rent will undoubtedly cover some portion of the property taxes as well as maintenance/upkeep.

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