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Old 08-18-2015, 06:31 PM
 
Location: SW King County, WA
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After spending some time in Wyoming and Idaho this summer, I think Boise and Idaho Falls are worth a look. I won't be rushing to move to either city anytime soon, but they aren't bad places to live in you want a Western US lifestyle, at a lower cost than what's found here. I like Seattle and Portland a lot too, but the dreary weather just makes them both no-gos, no matter how nice they are. Bend, Oregon is also another place to consider, and although Reno, NV gets a terrible rap, I have friends who live in Sparks and love the general area, being relatively close to Tahoe.
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Old 08-18-2015, 06:35 PM
 
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Throw out some ideas of places that might work as a next step!!! I'd also need good airport access for international travel so that's also a concern.

Now that I read this it all sounds a bit demanding....but yeah, any thoughts?
If your international travel is in the direction of Europe, move East, if to Asia, move West.
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Old 08-18-2015, 07:20 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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Bike lanes? Davis. You can still drive to the Bay Area for concerts, if Davis doesn't offer enough. OP, do you have climate preferences? (Davis might be too hot.) There's also Sacramento.

Port Townsend, WA, on the Olympic Peninsula has a bike club, lots of bike trails through nature, the Olympic Mts., water, boating, a busy summer schedule of festivals of all sorts. It's in the rain shadow, so not as rainy/cloudy as Seattle. Low rents, but climbing, because of all the CA and NE transplants. Small town, though.

How mobile are you, job-wise? Do you work from home? Then you can live anywhere, that's affordable. Portland, OR, might suit you.
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Old 08-21-2015, 01:19 PM
 
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
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Now now AtlasTraveler...are you here just to be a troll by hanging around calling people "gentrifiers"? I have lived in the same non-descript and non-trendy auto shop neighborhood for the last ten years and I am fine with it while I have rent control. This is why I don't need to go move to someone else's neighborhood in Oakland. I work in social services and education so I probably am not the "type" of person that you seem to think I am. It is inevitable that I will eventually get priced out of the bay area. E Oakland is actually not very affordable anymore either as apts that would once rent for 600/month are now routinely 2000/month for one bedrooms. Houses there are overbid on by speculators and foreign investors, flipped, and sell for over $1million on a pretty routine basis. Unfortunately it seems to be happening in most major cities these days so that is why I was putting feelers out.

As for everyone else's responses...thanks! I work in education/social services so have opportunities for jobs but not high pay. I lived in Chicago for many years in the 90's and 2000's but it has changed a lot and quite frankly the winters/lack of nature are what keeps it off of my list. Otherwise, I agree that it is a fantastic city and had lots of fun there.

Mainly I just wanted to see what people threw out in response to the question.

Thanks to all who posted some options to think about.
You might want to consider moving north of the bay and getting a county job. You can get a whole 3 bedroom house in Santa Rosa for near $2,000, not a 1 bedroom apartment. 2 bedroom apartment/townhouse run around $1,700-$1,800. You could even find someone to split the cost with you and be able to save money for traveling. Lot's of cool stuff going on up in Sonoma County and the people are super-friendly. Yes, many jobs pay less but not the county jobs. And you will have access to beautiful natural areas all around you....Good luck.
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Old 08-22-2015, 05:43 PM
 
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if you recently moved to the bay area sorry you moved here at the worse time possible for affordability. If you have lived here for 10 years or more and didn't buy before the bust and you didn't buy during the perfect storm after the bust from 2009 to 2012 you missed the boat. We bought in 2011 and refinanced in 2012 @4% no cost. Our mortgage piti is half what comparable houses in our neighborhood rent for. And our house is almost worth twice what we paid. We have no plans to sell until after retirement in around 15 years then move out of state for lower COL where we have already bought a rental.
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Old 08-22-2015, 07:05 PM
 
Location: Living rent free in your head
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Tuscaloosa,Alabama
Cleveland,Ohio
Fountain Valley
Paramount
Victorville
Eugene, Oregon
Eureka, California
Hesperia
Santa Barbara
Winemucca, Nevada
Phoenix, Arizona
San Diego
Lakeland, Florida
F*ckin 29 palms
Winemucca Nevada? What is this, just a random list?
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Old 08-22-2015, 07:12 PM
 
Location: Living rent free in your head
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although Reno, NV gets a terrible rap, I have friends who live in Sparks and love the general area, being relatively close to Tahoe.
The biggest problem with Reno would be the airport, they have continually cut flights and carriers for the past 15 years and on all the international flights that I'm aware of you have a plane change in San Francisco. I lived in Reno and when I flew internationally I drove to SF rather than deal with the mess in Reno. If your flight to SF is delayed or cancelled you will wait hours for the next one and by the you miss your international connection. Even flying to the east coast was a mess, a flight to DC could easily take 11 hours with plane changes and stop overs.
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Old 08-22-2015, 11:14 PM
 
Location: Silicon Valley
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Why would you need more space when you're a senior? If you have rent control, you should stay right where you are. Worst case scenario, your landlord will have to pay you handsomely to kick you out. Enjoy your rent controlled apartment. The older you get, the less space you need in my experience.
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Old 08-23-2015, 12:07 AM
 
Location: where the good looking people are
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Reno is a cracked out **** hole. Sparks just might be the one place on earth where it is easier to find meth than Reno.

Sac is about as far as I would go, before leaving. But I work in gov't so your mileage may vary.

Construction is down in the SF-Oak MSA when comapring the first two quarters of 2014 to 2015.

People in the bay got what they voted for. Inadequate construction and soaring rent prices. Outside of Dublin and San Jose, voters prefer little to no growth. So rent prices soar all over the metro.

LA and SD are pro growth. Rents are high but no where near bay prices.

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Old 08-25-2015, 05:26 PM
 
Location: OC/LA
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Tuscaloosa,Alabama
Cleveland,Ohio
Fountain Valley
Paramount
Victorville
Eugene, Oregon
Eureka, California
Hesperia
Santa Barbara
Winemucca, Nevada
Phoenix, Arizona
San Diego
Lakeland, Florida
F*ckin 29 palms
Sublime is cool.
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