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For similar neighborhoods I’d say NY metro is generally cheaper, with a possible exception of the super expensive Manhattan neighborhoods like Billionare’s Row. I don’t think the 50 million -100 million dollar (or more) homes and condos are as common in Cali, though they do exist there.
OTOH, property taxes on even modest middle class homes in the region can be very high, as there is no equivalent of a Prop 13 around here. Maybe that ultimately makes total housing costs a wash.
The only houses you’re getting for under $200K in LA County will be beat up or dated in suspect neighborhoods in places like Lancaster/Palmdale over an hour from the city with zero traffic. If you’re lucky you may find a small cabin in mountains where there’s snow to deal with, and if you’re really lucky you might find a tear down on a tiny lot in a dangerous area of the city.
I have in-laws all throughout the NYC metro outside of the city limits in both NY and CT and houses are much cheaper there for comparable neighborhoods. It’s not even fair the difference in price? Property taxes on the other hand are much more out there.
Yea, 200k in LA, SF, SEattle would be unlivable to a lot of us.
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keep in mind that 45 miles in the Bos-Wash corridor is like 150 miles on the west coast...
Very true
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Downtown Newark, yes. And even then the arena still hasn't made a big impact.
Housing isn't the only factor. Food, utilities, transportation, your wages, they all matter. If a house in Bridgewater cost under 200K but you have to deal with tolls, cost of an NJT rail pass, groceries, utilities, wage tax in Newark if you work there, and property taxes, are you really coming out ahead?
Greater NYC is cheaper than Greater Boston. I can comfortably live in CNJ, but some dumpy town an hour from Boston wants to charge me double for half the quality.
Greater NYC is cheaper than Greater Boston. I can comfortably live in CNJ, but some dumpy town an hour from Boston wants to charge me double for half the quality.
Agree, Greater bay area is more expensive than greater Boston, which is similar to Greater LA. All three greater area are more expensive than greater NYC metro area. Long Island are expensive, but NJ, CT, some Westchester County NY area are quite reasonably priced.
Meaning that you run through many more tightly packed towns with more lights etc in 45 miles on the east coast than out west
Don't agree with that. I would argue reverse way, 100 miles in East coast, or specifically in greater
NYC metro area is equivalent of 50 miles in greater LA or bay area.
I have traveled to CA driving up and own from San Francisco to LA and found that commuting pattern in CA is more of car society. Car driving is terribly short on distance when traffic jams are the norm in Greater NYC or Greater Boston. For example, you can ride on Metro North train and live in New Haven county of CT and work in Manhattan, 70 miles away for a day job cross state. Not saying there are many who do this, still too far away on train, but the same distance driving is not livable. Car driving is very taxing on body and stressful, not possible to work on cars that far away for 9/5 day jobs.
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Don't agree with that. I would argue reverse way, 100 miles in East coast, or specifically in greater
NYC metro area is equivalent of 50 miles in greater LA or bay area.
I have traveled to CA driving up and own from San Francisco to LA and found that commuting pattern in CA is more of car society. Car driving is terribly short on distance when traffic jams are the norm in Greater NYC or Greater Boston. For example, you can ride on Metro North train and live in New Haven county of CT and work in Manhattan, 70 miles away for a day job cross state. Not saying there are many who do this, still too far away on train, but the same distance driving is not livable. Car driving is very taxing on body and stressful, not possible to work on cars that far away for 9/5 day jobs.
You missed my point of comparison. It is because NYC and Boston are more tightly packed, that the ordeal of having to commute in from 45 miles is as drudging as if you tried to commute into Downtown LA from say Barstow every day
You missed my point of comparison. It is because NYC and Boston are more tightly packed, that the ordeal of having to commute in from 45 miles is as drudging as if you tried to commute into Downtown LA from say Barstow every day
But NYC and Boston aren't more tightly packed. Metro LA and SF are more tightly packed.
And you say DTLA, but DTLA is at the eastern end of the busy part of the metro. Commuting to and from Santa Monica to points East is as hard or harder than anywhere in the BosWash corridor.
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