I don't mean to belittle your choice as I assume you're happy with it. But please understand that, for a lot of people, living an hour north of SF is too far for their taste. Even to the point of being worth the extra money.

I think you lost track of the thread at some point. I supplied housing prices at my location to counter the parent's assertion that skyscrapers were too costly as supported by "Building skyscrapers costs upwards of $300 per square foot, whereas single-family homes cost a fifth or a sixth of that." I was not trying to suggest that people move an hour away for cheaper housing, but that even an hour away, a skyscraper at those prices isn't necessarily a bad deal, making it much more feasible in SF.