Reply to Considering a move to Danville or Lafayette

Forum Index » San Francisco Bay Area

Reply to "Considering a move to Danville or Lafayette"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks - most likely commuting to SF or Oakland. Starting out working from home for my current employer. Eventually, I'll look for a job out there.

Helpful to know the "feeling" of being way out in Danville. What I understand is it's foggy in Orinda, which is why we're looking further out to Moraga or Lafayette. If we're looking all the way in Moraga, I figured I'd add Danville, but it sounds like it's just that much farther away, distance-wise and psychologically! 
[/quote]

If it's potentially a commute to SF or Oakland--and *especially* if you don't yet know where you're commuting to--I'd look to Lamorinda over Danville. It just gives you more options. Try the time feature on Google Maps to check out commutes during rush hour, and take seriously the ranges it gives you. The outliers aren't just once-in-a-while occurrences, unfortunately. I would also strongly consider renting for a year wherever you land to get a better lay for the land before jumping into California real estate. I like Orinda too; if the fog is the main reason you aren't considering it, I'd definitely give it a second look. It does get more fog than Lafayette/Moraga, but it's still much warmer/sunnier than the Oakland/Berkeley hills in most parts, especially the farther you get from the Alameda/Contra Costa line. Plenty of people move there to escape the fog. I think you'll also find more SF and inner East Bay transplants in Lamorinda than in Danville, which may be a plus if you're working from home and want to connect with others in similar situations. Good luck with the move![/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics