Tell me about living in the SF Bay area vs. Arlington/DC

[Anonymous]

I can't take this weather anymore. I am incredibly tempted to pack it all up, leave, find a 1-bedroom condo (cash) somewhere perhaps north of SF, and work odd small jobs. I don't need prestige and fortune. I need peace and not living in a swamp.

Besides the cost of your home (range of a 1-bedroom?), what are the other costs of living like compared to here? Property taxes compared to Arlington? General life costs, adjustments, etc.

[Anonymous]

Do it op. Aside from housing, cost of living isn't that expensive. Tons to do, great eats, and the weather is ideal year round.

[Anonymous]

Do you like feces, needles in playgrounds, hobos tent camps, drugs in public, and liberal politics? Yes, even in Marin (less so compared to SF, East Bay).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you like feces, needles in playgrounds, hobos tent camps, drugs in public, and liberal politics? Yes, even in Marin (less so compared to SF, East Bay).

Give it five years inArlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do it op. Aside from housing, cost of living isn't that expensive. Tons to do, great eats, and the weather is ideal year round.

Gas prices and some utility (like water) is way more expensive. Then there are the taxes - sales and income.

But yes, the weather is truly unbeatable as is the outdoor lifestyle.

-long time resident of Bay Area who now lives in DC area

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you like feces, needles in playgrounds, hobos tent camps, drugs in public, and liberal politics? Yes, even in Marin (less so compared to SF, East Bay).

Heh, I came here to say this.

California Democrats turned paradise into a shathole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you like feces, needles in playgrounds, hobos tent camps, drugs in public, and liberal politics? Yes, even in Marin (less so compared to SF, East Bay).

Heh, I came here to say this.

California Democrats turned paradise into a shathole.

eh.. there's way more to CA than SF proper.

-signed a long time Bay Area resident.

[Anonymous]

We just moved from D.C. (Capitol Hill) to a town in the North bay. Aside from housing, the only other thing that is significantly more expensive is gas. I also think groceries are slightly more expensive.

[Anonymous]

Unless you define odd jobs as consulting for 500K per year, there is no scenario where you can find a 1 bedroom condo north of SF on an odd job salary.

[Anonymous]

It should be noted that even the nice areas of Marin have hobo camps. https://www.marinij.com/2016/09/14/corte-madera-homeless-camp-linked-to-grass-fire-nearby-goats-used-to-reduce-fuel/
I believe Mill Valley has hobo camps by only near the freeway. I haven't seen any in Belvedere but I'm talking about only the island Belvedere part. Only heavily Republican areas of Marin lack homeless camps. But guess what? You will be having a huge homeless shelter in Marin because of this land gifted by the great director. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/us/george-lucas-retreats-from-battle-with-neighbors.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just moved from D.C. (Capitol Hill) to a town in the North bay. Aside from housing, the only other thing that is significantly more expensive is gas. I also think groceries are slightly more expensive.

But the food is fantastic! I'll pay little more for much better produce and meats.

[Anonymous]

You would be crazy to buy real estate in Bay Area now.

No end in sight to its degradation.

[Anonymous]

One is a crappy state where people proudly wave the stars and bars. The other is beautiful. Not a hard choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One is a crappy state where people proudly wave the stars and bars. The other is beautiful. Not a hard choice.

You cannot waive the flag in California? And you are proud of that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One is a crappy state where people proudly wave the stars and bars. The other is beautiful. Not a hard choice.

You cannot waive the flag in California? And you are proud of that?

You missed the stars and bars piece. Think confederacy.