“Once employed,it’s hugely important that your pay cheque goes as far as possible,”says Kotkin.“New York,LA and the San Francisco Bay Area are too expensive for most people to live,but Houston has the highest ‘effective’ pay cheque in the country.”Kotkin came to this conclusion after looking at the average incomes in the country’s 51 largest metro areas,and adjusting them for the cost of living.His results put three Texan areas in the top 10.Houston is top because of the region’s relatively low cost of living,including consumer prices,utilities and transport costs and,most importantly,housing prices,he says.

　　Kay Bel,the tax editor at Bankrate and Texan native,says Texas is one of only seven states where residents pay no personal state income tax.Overall,only five states have a lower individual tax burden than Texas,according to Tax Foundation research.There are also tax incentives(刺激) for businesses.

　　Because of its good-value housing,Texas has been particularly popular with families,and some of its cities now have an above-average number of children.In Texas,you can have a reasonable mortgage and pretty good schools.Besides,restaurants are family-friendly.

　　【语篇导读】很多人都喜欢搬去德克萨斯州,作者就此分析了四点原因。

　　1.What Joel Kotkin says in Paragraph 2 shows that people go to Texas mainly because 　. 

　　A.it has comfortable weather

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