For $1200-1500 you can buy a house in most of the country and not have to share ...

_cs2017_ · on June 4, 2018

MV was just an example. SF is roughly similar, and if your job is in Cupertino or San Jose, it's even cheaper.

I guess higher tax rates eat up another 5-10% of pretax income? I think there's still a largish premium in comp after accounting for that.

And yes, once you need your own place, it's hard. I meant until that point.