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Takes home $150k. Has access to world-class infrastructure and public services. Complains.

Sounds about right.

Depending on location, that could still be low enough that it's difficult to own a home.

Edit: Oops, misread that 150k was before taxes. 150k after taxes should be enough to own a home

Welcome to SV - I was literally able to find similar homes in similar neighborhoods (crime rate, education, etc), but one being in SV and the other in Los Angeles. SV home cost 3x more. That’s for 3BR + 1.5BA ~1400 sq ft from 1960s in Mountain View. Palo Alto or Menlo Park would be even more.

Income distributions and costs are very skewed in Bay Area and nominal numbers do not tell nearly the story: https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2019/02/22/in-some-bay-are...

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