Re:Why startups are leaving Silicon Valley
by alain94040 on Thursday August 30, 2018 @10:10AM
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For the $4300 you mention, I seem to be able to find real houses (1500 sq ft and 3 bedrooms) in downtown Mountain View, presumably a premium location if you work at Google for instance:
And of course, once you become a little bit more senior and your salary goes over $200K, you won't mind spending so much on rent and will start saving significantly more than elsewhere.
It's possible that there is a natural filter in play here, with the people whose salary is not increasing significantly basically forced to leave.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/apa/d/old-mountain-view/667...
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/apa/d/pet-friendly-house-nr...
Sounds good enough to start a family to me.
And of course, once you become a little bit more senior and your salary goes over $200K, you won't mind spending so much on rent and will start saving significantly more than elsewhere.
It's possible that there is a natural filter in play here, with the people whose salary is not increasing significantly basically forced to leave.