Would you move to San Fran area if offered a job that pays 50k more?

[Anonymous]

I tihnk PPs are confusing the property tax rate (artificially low because of Prop 13) with the actual amount you have to pay (high because of high property values).

Schools in CA are wildly underfunded -- most "good" public schools require parents to pony up $1,000 or more to pay for music, art and sports.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The $50k would be eaten up by higher home costs, property taxes and income taxes. Go on Zillow and check housing prices and property taxes. The state income tax rate at the high end is north of 10%, maybe 12%? Upper middle income people are leaving CA for places like Texas. Schools are very underfunded as the local school taxes go up to the state and then cascade down through levels of bureaucracy. I lived in the East Bay for 5 years and loved the weather and the scenery but I was happy we left.

Property taxes are not high in CA, I don't know why people keep spreading this false idea. Our property taxes are low, that's why our schools are underfunded.

Huh?

What are you using to define "high" if not California?

New Jersey and IL are the "high tax" states not CA.
CA isn't a low tax state but it's not one of the highest either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I tihnk PPs are confusing the property tax rate (artificially low because of Prop 13) with the actual amount you have to pay (high because of high property values).

Schools in CA are wildly underfunded -- most "good" public schools require parents to pony up $1,000 or more to pay for music, art and sports.

This brings up memories: my kids' school got a new principal and he fully focused PTA funds on art and music. I stopped giving any money to school.

[Anonymous]

I experienced a mild earthquake in DC a few years ago and it was scary as hell. Personally, I would stay in Silver Spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I experienced a mild earthquake in DC a few years ago and it was scary as hell. Personally, I would stay in Silver Spring.

What could possibly be scary during a mild earthquake?

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Anonymous wrote:I experienced a mild earthquake in DC a few years ago and it was scary as hell. Personally, I would stay in Silver Spring.

What could possibly be scary during a mild earthquake?

The feeling of the building collapsing on top of you...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I experienced a mild earthquake in DC a few years ago and it was scary as hell. Personally, I would stay in Silver Spring.

What could possibly be scary during a mild earthquake?

The feeling of the building collapsing on top of you...

I lived in CA for 40 years. No fear of building collapsing on me. Most buildings are retrofitted, esp. the large business buildings.

When I moved to DC area, the first time I got a tornado alert, I freaked out. Not so much anymore.

[Anonymous]

It depends op. With kids? No. Without kids for a few years? Yes.

-signed a former Bay Area resident who never thought I would leave the area until I had kids, and they hit school age.

[Anonymous]

Not for less than a 150K bump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Not for that amount of money, assuming 240k is your combined HHI.

+1

[Anonymous]

Can’t believe you are even considering not taking this opportunity. “San Fran” is so much nicer than SS, for so many reasons... Usually not a cynic but I i think the dc area has peaked and the quality of living is starting to become a problem. Personally I try try to travel as much as possible. Make the move. If only to be in place that is forward thinking and cares about the environment.

[Anonymous]

My friends pay $4k on crummy rentals in SF. I imagine buying a home will be north of $1 mil. I don't that's feasible with $240k.

The family I know who owns a nice home there has a breadwinner who is GC at a tech company. He makes a big six salary ($240 is a small salary by comparison). While their place is nice, it's also tight quarters---and cost a fortune. They have 3 kids in private.

[Anonymous]

Have you read the SF thread in the travel forum re needles and fecal matter in the streets?

[Anonymous]

50k? You can maybe rent a room in a boarding house.Yep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wife just got an offer with a tech company that pays 50k more, bumping us from 190k to 240k. Currently we live in close-in SS. Is this pay bump enough to live comfortably in the Bay area? We just bought a 4bd house that we like, and if we do move I am aware we would need to downsize dramatically.

. Yes, but we are at the end of DH’s career and would love to live somewhere new for a while before retirement.