A Comfortable Salary in San Diego (El Cajon, Spring Valley: appointed, transplants, rentals)

[Rambler21]

Originally Posted by garek007

As others have said it will be really important to live close to where you work. I was just in Miami this past weekend and though I love the vibe in Miami it sucks because every time me and my friend left his apartment to go somewhere we would just sit in traffic. See you excited to leave then you end up sitting in more traffic then you do spend time at your destination. Obviously San Diego traffic is not as bad as Miami but if you don't plan properly it can feel that way.

Work would more than likely be on the eastern edge of the Country Club neighborhood, almost into Soledad South. Any nearby neighborhood suggestions?

[TacoSoup]

Originally Posted by Rambler21

Work would more than likely be on the eastern edge of the Country Club neighborhood, almost into Soledad South. Any nearby neighborhood suggestions?

Pacific Beach, it’s a no brainer. You can be to work in <15 minutes, you can also ride a bike if you’re motivated to take on some hills. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you can rent a room for a $1K and go from there. Good luck.

[49erfan916]

Originally Posted by TacoSoup

Pacific Beach, it’s a no brainer. You can be to work in <15 minutes, you can also ride a bike if you’re motivated to take on some hills. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you can rent a room for a $1K and go from there. Good luck.

Rent A ROOM for $1k? Geez. I love San Diego but I could never afford it.

[Rambler21]

Originally Posted by 49erfan916

Rent A ROOM for $1k? Geez. I love San Diego but I could never afford it.

Using $1k for housing monthly would be pretty standard for anyone making 40k and up.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Studios in PB were going for 500 a month in the 80s, 90s.

[TacoSoup]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

Studios in PB were going for 500 a month in the 80s, 90s.

I paid $435 for a studio in mission beach with an ocean view 50 steps to the water in ‘96. You won’t find them on Craigslist, but there’s still studios to be found at the beach for ~$1K. You need to get on a bike and ride up and down the streets and alleys to find them. You also need to be a local and cool, it’s usually owner occupied properties with small studios in the back.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by TacoSoup

I paid $435 for a studio in mission beach with an ocean view 50 steps to the water in ‘96. You won’t find them on Craigslist, but there’s still studios to be found at the beach for ~$1K. You need to get on a bike and ride up and down the streets and alleys to find them. You also need to be a local and cool, it’s usually owner occupied properties with small studios in the back.

Yep, they want locals and they want to meet you first. That's always how I found mine. No applications and they don't list them online or paper.

[shmoov_groovzsd]

Posted this before, but this is a great tool.

https://howmuch.net/cost-of-living/c...e_class_couple


From this thread
//www.city-data.com/forum/san-d...iego-tool.html

[RosieSD]

Originally Posted by shmoov_groovzsd

Posted this before, but this is a great tool.

https://howmuch.net/cost-of-living/c...e_class_couple


From this thread
//www.city-data.com/forum/san-d...iego-tool.html

That HowMuch map is really interesting, Shmooz_groovzsd. Thanks for posting it again!

(Tip to the OP, if you use the "Single Freelancer" option it will set the salary to about $50,000)

[sdlife619]

The simple answer is, you have to work your ass off to live comfortably in SD.