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Re:In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income” by sidlls on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:14PM (#14197036)
1) And this shows: public services and family friendly recreation are basically non-existent by comparison with the Bay

2) Possibly a gem in the rough, but having family who teach in OCPS I'm skeptical

4) Quite subjective; I personally don't enjoy 100% humidity and 100 degree temperatures 8 months out of the year in which one is constantly assaulted by mosquitoes and "love bugs"

5) again, subjective, although it's hard to argue that the Bay Area isn't laughable by comparison

6) I doubt you're going to find a 1500 sq ft. 3 bedroom town home for $1k per month (1/4 of what I pay 20 miles south of SF), and you're leaving out other costs, hidden costs, including commute and items related to the lack of public services and much higher utilities costs; the cost of living is lower, but not 75% lower

7) there is much, much greater diversity of food (including Cuban food) in the Bay Area

8) This isn't cheap, even for residents. Last I looked, years ago, it was more expensive than a family pass for the Exploratorium and other far more enriching and entertaining things for kids to.

Then there are many negatives. The biggest one, in my opinion, is the lack of diversity. Central Florida had a strong Latin American influence but it's still mainly a white monoculture.

Re:In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income” by flubert on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @04:47PM (#14197840)
>6) I doubt you're going to find a 1500 sq ft. 3 bedroom town home for $1k per month (1/4 of what I pay 20 miles south of SF), and you're leaving out other costs, hidden costs, including commute and items related to the lack of public services and much higher utilities costs; the cost of living is lower, but not 75% lower

Are we talking town homes for rent?

* 3 beds; 2.5 baths; 1,528 sqft; $1,000/mo

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/Crooked-Pine-Trl-Crestvie...

* 3 beds; 2 baths; 1,863 sqft; $900/mo

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1006-Villaway-W-Sebring-F...

...or maybe you'd like to rent a house:

* 3 beds; 2 baths; 1,821 sqft; $975/mo

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5693-Highway-4-Baker-FL-3...

* 4 beds; 4 baths; 1,700 sqft; $975/mo

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/351-Pine-Ave-Cocoa-FL-329...

...or maybe buy a house:

* 3 beds; 2 baths; 1,564 sqft; EST. MORTGAGE $705/mo

https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/FL/fsba,fsbo,fore,new_...

* 3 beds; 2 baths; 1,661 sqft; $464/mo

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2579-Dogwood-Dr-Cottondal...

* 4 beds; 2 baths; 1,541 sqft; EST. MORTGAGE $261/mo

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/362-Palm-Ave-Cocoa-FL-329...

Re:In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income” by sidlls on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @05:27PM (#14198213)
The sale prices for some of those don't factor in homeowners insurance or property taxes, which can easily double the total payment. Also, I don't see anything from Oviedo, specifically, in that list.

The first item, for example, is just north of I-10, which is northern Florida and even more conservative than the rest of the state.