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Re:A 1,300 sq/ft house in Sunnyvale, Calif. has sold for $82... by KerrAvon on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @11:55AM (#29639273)
Sunnyvale’s in the south SF Bay Area. The central coast is further south and considerably less expensive but also more isolated.

The other thing persistently lowering quality of life all over CA besides water getting scarce and high taxes is the wildfire smoke. There are benefits to CA, but there are definite downsides.

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Re:A 1,300 sq/ft house in Sunnyvale, Calif. has sold for $82... by thghtihadanacct on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @12:02PM (#29639365)
Im not sure what you mean by high taxes. A house in texas comparably priced to mine is almost 3x my property tax and I get the majority of my income tax back. Texas sales tax is like 1% less than in my town. I just dont see it.
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Re:A 1,300 sq/ft house in Sunnyvale, Calif. has sold for $82... by selectodude on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @12:41PM (#29639877)
>A house in texas comparably priced to mine is almost 3x my property tax

A house in Texas comparably priced to yours is probably 14 acres in central Dallas.

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Re:A 1,300 sq/ft house in Sunnyvale, Calif. has sold for $82... by thghtihadanacct on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @03:21PM (#29641641)
And again, then youd be in Dallas (which has harsher water restrictions than here now). Ive been there, I bought here. Im glad everyone that is there enjoys it tho.
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Re:A 1,300 sq/ft house in Sunnyvale, Calif. has sold for $82... by yurishimo on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @01:13PM (#29640268)
As someone in Dallas, not quite, but your point is still valid :)
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Re:A 1,300 sq/ft house in Sunnyvale, Calif. has sold for $82... by thghtihadanacct on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @03:27PM (#29641702)
NorCal and SoCal are attitudes more than actual points. I consider Monterey Bay to Morro Bay Central Coast. I live 3 miles from Monterey Bay and ~40 from Sunnyvale. Greater area San Jose people seem to consider themselves 'Bay Area' rather than NorCal but it is easy to spot the ones that do consider themselves NorCal.
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