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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm mulling at job offers in the Research Triangle vs Silicon Valley for the same company.. The RT area TC would be about 30% lower than SV. I'm single and it appears that i can take public transportation to work at both places. What factors go into evaluating the two to determine which location I can select? Rent, income tax (state and federal) differential and Sales tax differential, right? Anything else? Food and entertainment costs are cheaper in RT but not by much so I'll ignore those.

All the COL websites tell me that RT would be 50+% cheaper than SV which i find hard to believe.
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No RTP is not that much less anymore more like 20 percent and rising fast 
Public transport is not reliable at all. You need a car for anywhere in RTP. 
If you value voting NC is not a place to move

RTP has way less jobs than Silicon Valley ie if you lose your job in NC.

I know both of those markets very well. 
If your job is in the tech space RTP is not the place you want to be given where the economy is going.

Yes I understand the costs of Silicon Valley I have homes in both places. [/quote]

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