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Re:Ask HN: Moving Out of Silicon Valley because of housing? ... by fossuser on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @07:26PM (#11249935)
I rent a three bedroom connected townhouse in Palo Alto for $6150.

Not sure if that's normal, but San Diego sounds a lot cheaper than 30% (it is a nice townhouse though)

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Re:Ask HN: Moving Out of Silicon Valley because of housing? ... by partisan on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @07:56AM (#11252661)
Wow. That is extreme.

Is that normal for the area?

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Re:Ask HN: Moving Out of Silicon Valley because of housing? ... by fossuser on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @12:12PM (#11254157)
It's 2222sqft and 7 years old which is pretty nice (this price is a decent deal for this place).

Have to have housemates in Palo Alto - otherwise you end up living by yourself in an old run down apartment for $2800 a month. You can find cheaper if you're willing to live in a tiny studio for ~$2300 or if you're willing to live outside of Palo Alto itself (maybe as low as $1800 for a studio in East Palo Alto).

If you share a house with 4 other roommates and choose the tiniest room you may be able to get $1200 a month.

As a bonus, if you live in Palo Alto you don't have to worry about your roommates finding girlfriends and moving out - since that'll be pretty unlikely.

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Re:Ask HN: Moving Out of Silicon Valley because of housing? ... by partisan on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @02:10PM (#11255020)
> As a bonus, if you live in Palo Alto you don't have to worry about your roommates finding girlfriends and moving out - since that'll be pretty unlikely.

Love that. It's actually one of the things I was wondering about. At that high amount, you really stand to lose if a room is vacant.

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