Ask HN: Would you still move to the Bay Area?

Re:Ask HN: Would you still move to the Bay Area? by mud_dauber on Thursday January 12, 2017 @11:50AM (#13383797)

I travel between Sunnyvale (company HQ) and Austin (home) fairly often. It all depends on your priorities of course - but the quality of life in the Bay Area doesn't hold a candle to Austin.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you still move to the Bay Area? by b3b0p on Thursday January 12, 2017 @12:44PM (#13384340)

Are you saying the quality of life is better in Austin?

(I'm in Austin and am / was considering moving to Palo Alto or San Francisco.)

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Re:Ask HN: Would you still move to the Bay Area? by baccheion on Thursday January 12, 2017 @01:11PM (#13384590)

For that, just divide yearly_salary by monthly_rent (for the same type/size of housing). You can also check crime data and other such things on http://www.city-data.com .

Many move from the Bay Area to Austin, Seattle, North Carolina, etc, especially when they're ready to buy a house. Unless something special is waiting for you, I'd say San Francisco will be a step down. I'd definitely recommend visiting first.

If you're moving for career reasons, then you should first see if the Bay Area company will allow remote working.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you still move to the Bay Area? by b3b0p on Friday January 13, 2017 @02:32PM (#13393958)

I've been there a number of times, but not for extended periods. I'm not moving, but the idea of moving has crossed my mind. I have no kids or family and I currently live downtown Austin in a studio (no car and bike everywhere without problems). I have a job at a local start up right now, but things change.

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