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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My brother is thinking of moving there, working at  Ames as civil servant making $135k.  Plan is to buy TH in contra costa county and commute.  Insane?[/quote]

Yes, insane. Miserable.  I wouldn't wish this on even someone I do not like. [/quote]

How long would that be, 1 hr each way? His current commute from Davidsonville to Greenbelt is about that long.[/quote]

Ha, one hour each way is considered a "good" commute in most of the Bay Area these days!  :D

It depends on where in Contra Costa he's looking, but the best case would be 1.5-2 hours on a typical day if he's looking at San Ramon/Danville, and as long as 3 on the really bad days. (Afternoon is worse than morning, across the board, but morning is not great either.) If he's looking at Walnut Creek or Lamorinda (and he shouldn't be!!) it will be quite a bit longer. If he can afford San Ramon, he should look in Fremont, which is known for its schools--that's why many people move there. San Jose also has many areas that are fine for schools as long as he pays attention to what the local schools are. If he has kids, absolutely no way he should be doing such a crazy commute--he will never see them.  :(

I imagine Ames also runs a shuttle--he could also check out what that connects to and see if there are communities along Caltrain (or maybe also VTA?) that might work.[/quote]

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