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Re:Engineers in San Francisco Have Mediocre Take Home Pay by acchow on Thursday August 10, 2017 @05:03PM (#14984257)
Which suburb of Seattle?

Your 2.5x figure is exaggerated.

Re:Engineers in San Francisco Have Mediocre Take Home Pay by abtinf on Thursday August 10, 2017 @05:22PM (#14984425)
How much do you think a home like this would list for in the bay area?

https://www.redfin.com/WA/Gig-Harbor/2403-20th-Avenue-Ct-NW-...

Re:Engineers in San Francisco Have Mediocre Take Home Pay by acchow on Thursday August 10, 2017 @05:35PM (#14984542)
That is >40 miles from Seattle.

Here's a comparable home in Vallejo for 10% more (but an extra bedroom) in Vallejo, which is 30 miles from SF or 25 miles from Berkeley

https://www.redfin.com/CA/Vallejo/9311-Big-Ben-Ct-94591/home...

Re:Engineers in San Francisco Have Mediocre Take Home Pay by abtinf on Thursday August 10, 2017 @05:44PM (#14984603)
Both homes have a toll bridge to cross, though I suspect the Tacoma Narrows has a lower toll than any of the options in the bay area.

The home you listed: in Vallejo, which is very undesirable; has $2460/year HOA dues; is in a borderline terrible school district; is on 4200 sq ft lot, with most of the windows blocked due to the neighbors being within normal talking voice distance.

The home I listed: is in Gig Harbor, which is very desirable; in an excellent school district; is on a third of an acre.

In short, the two homes are not at all comparable. For a good comp, you would need to find something in the south bay.

Re:Engineers in San Francisco Have Mediocre Take Home Pay by abtinf on Thursday August 10, 2017 @05:50PM (#14984654)
For 5% more, you could own 100' of waterfront.

https://www.redfin.com/WA/Gig-Harbor/6010-106th-Ave-NW-98335...

Re:Engineers in San Francisco Have Mediocre Take Home Pay by kamaal on Friday August 11, 2017 @12:10AM (#14986521)
Still doesn't matter, Bay Area is bigger than SFO.

You could go anywhere. San Ramon, Morgan Hill- Far off places. Yet very expensive.

Housing in and around Bay Area is very expensive.

Re:Engineers in San Francisco Have Mediocre Take Home Pay by abtinf on Thursday August 10, 2017 @05:15PM (#14984355)
Gig Harbor, which is about as far from Seattle as Sunnyvale is to SF.