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That's a trick question because what I learned from two friends with advanced science degrees that left the state because their measely 100k salaries at the time would never lead them to home ownership.
California is a renting state. Especially if you are willing to share a room with 3-4 other people.
No, it's really not a trick question.
Everyone knows that $100k per year goes a heckuva lot farther in some places than in others. Anyone who has ever moved to a different town, city or state understands that.
Years ago I lived in a tiny little rural town. The BEST houses in town were around $24k-$25k. That'd be about $50k in today's economy. And I would LOVE to be able to buy a nice house for $50k right now. In fact, I'd buy 10 of them. But that just isn't going to happen in a city.
There are a LOT of factors that come into play when you're talking about the REAL cost of living.
HAH! Fake news has already been removed. A big fat 404 now.
The internet said it so it must be true!
I'm a born and raised Californian and, aside from Silicon Valley which is their own bubble of tech and over priced homes (much the same as DC), the state is a mess and almost bankrupt again. Even with multi billion $ tax hikes every two years since Brown took office.
If you do not live here you have no clue so stop pretending to.
Kind of a spurious adjustment IMO..because cost of living in California..the nation's 3rd largest state..varies wildly...urban area..very high cost of living..and jobs that pay well..hard to find unless you're highly educated, for the most part..but much of California..contrary to popular myth--is rural...San Bernadino county..Placer county....El Dorado county...Most of the Central and San Joaquin valleys, etc.
Cost of living is much lower in those areas
The entire premise is centered on the urban areas of CA that produce so much GDP.
Heck, a big part of the housing boom is ironically Chinese nationals investing for a "rainy day" just like Jared Kushners family sells.
Defying Trump hasn't stopped cities like Compton and Oakland from being some of the most dangerous cities in America. California needs to be more worried about cracking down on gangs rather than trying to defy Trump.
That's a trick question because what I learned from two friends with advanced science degrees that left the state because their measely 100k salaries at the time would never lead them to home ownership.
California is a renting state. Especially if you are willing to share a room with 3-4 other people.
and of course...how much will you be paid in one vs. the other..look..we both can cherry pick scenarios where we appear to be right...but the overall notion that California is some kind of liberal hellhole..just ain't so.
Tho 1 big reason Needles is cheap to live is cause the nearest grocery store's in Fort Mohave across the river here in Arizona. Calif's insane laws backfire around there pushing lots of businesses to set up shop here.
Tho 1 big reason Needles is cheap to live is cause the nearest grocery store's in Fort Mohave across the river here in Arizona. Calif's insane laws backfire around here pushing lots of businesses to set up shop here.
Huh..and here I thought it was because the average temp is 114
Everyone knows that $100k per year goes a heckuva lot farther in some places than in others. Anyone who has ever moved to a different town, city or state understands that.
Years ago I lived in a tiny little rural town. The BEST houses in town were around $24k-$25k. That'd be about $50k in today's economy. And I would LOVE to be able to buy a nice house for $50k right now. In fact, I'd buy 10 of them. But that just isn't going to happen in a city.
There are a LOT of factors that come into play when you're talking about the REAL cost of living.
Perhaps I misunderstood your angle. We both seem to acknowledge cost of living unlike others in this thread.
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