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Which would you prefer to live in? I originally thought that Seattle was ridiculously expensive, but seeing how expensive Silicon Valley is made me change my mind on that since it seems to be roughly twice as expensive. It's actually possible to find an apartment that goes for less than $1,000/month in the Seattle area (especially if you head into like Tacoma, Everett, Lynnwood or Kent) with it being impossible anywhere to find anything like that in Silicon Valley. Anyhow, my vote would go to Seattle since I love the downtown scene there and the restaurants.
I find Seattle to be incredibly boring as far as cities themselves are concerned, albeit one that is surrounded by some of the most spectacular natural scenery in the lower 48. Also, have you been to Everett, Lynnwood or Kent? They aren't exactly garden spots.
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I find Seattle to be incredibly boring as far as cities themselves are concerned, albeit one that is surrounded by some of the most spectacular natural scenery in the lower 48. Also, have you been to Everett, Lynnwood or Kent? They aren't exactly garden spots.
What a perverse comment. Seattle is far more interesting than San Jose. The price that my in-laws' house fetched in Santa Clara was absurd for what it was. And the Seattle suburbs that you cherry-picked certainly don't comprise the entire metro.
What a perverse comment. Seattle is far more interesting than San Jose. The price that my in-laws' house fetched in Santa Clara was absurd for what it was. And the Seattle suburbs that you cherry-picked certainly don't comprise the entire metro.
I hate Sunnyvale, California, but I don't hate San Jose as much as I believe that it's overrated. Sunnyvale has absolutely NOTHING to do, and there's nothing redeeming about that wretched area. Why are people willing to pay $3,000+/month to live there?
What a perverse comment. Seattle is far more interesting than San Jose. The price that my in-laws' house fetched in Santa Clara was absurd for what it was. And the Seattle suburbs that you cherry-picked certainly don't comprise the entire metro.
It' s the other way around. San Jose is more interesting than Seattle since San Jose is the Capital of high tech of the world.
I hate Sunnyvale, California, but I don't hate San Jose as much as I believe that it's overrated. Sunnyvale has absolutely NOTHING to do, and there's nothing redeeming about that wretched area. Why are people willing to pay $3,000+/month to live there?
Well, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Yahoo, Google, Intuitive Surgical, Juniper Networks, LinkedIn, Northrup Grumman etc are all major employers with thousands of great jobs. Lots of people like that.
Sunnyvale is also a safe city with good schools and proximity to lots of amenities.
If it's purely about the southern half of the San Francisco area, Seattle wins by excitement or any number of measures. But a person in the Valley actually has access to the big city too. San Francisco is more intensely urban with the amenities to match. But Seattle is more reasonably priced and in my opinion has a better climate and setting.
Well, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Yahoo, Google, Intuitive Surgical, Juniper Networks, LinkedIn, Northrup Grumman etc are all major employers with thousands of great jobs. Lots of people like that.
Sunnyvale is also a safe city with good schools and proximity to lots of amenities.
Lots of people like those things too.
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Working for Lockheed Martin or Northrop Grumman in a corporate office park doesnt mean you live in a exciting city, there are tons of corporate office parks and strip malls and defense contractors and alot of wealth where I lived for most of my youth around DC and Virginia and MAryland and they weren't fun or interesting places to live and grow up. Great income and good schools for sure but not much of an urban environment or exciting urban life. Taking a train to DC or San francisco is fine but its alot more of a hassle for a night out or weekend than most people think
Working for Lockheed Martin or Northrop Grumman in a corporate office park doesnt mean you live in a exciting city, there are tons of corporate office parks and strip malls and defense contractors and alot of wealth where I lived for most of my youth around DC and Virginia and MAryland and they weren't fun or interesting places to live and grow up. Great income and good schools for sure but not much of an urban environment or exciting urban life. Taking a train to DC or San francisco is fine but its alot more of a hassle for a night out or weekend than most people think
Okay but most people choose suburban living because they dont want to live in 'exciting urban environments', right?
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