I'm a google person, moving from one side of the country (Maryland) to the other (Mountain View), and the price differences are hilarious.
Income taxes are roughly the same in both states (~10%), but
for the price of a 2500 sq ft house in the Bay Area, I could get a 4000 sq ft house with gold plated bathtubs in Maryland/Virginia. In turn, the property taxes will also be double or triple what I pay now (~5k) because of the high housing prices.
Of course, the traffic is actually significantly better in the bay area than in DC, so i could live farther away and have less of a commute, but still.
I'm a google person, moving from one side of the country (Maryland) to the other (Mountain View), and the price differences are hilarious.
Income taxes are roughly the same in both states (~10%), but for the price of a 2500 sq ft house in the Bay Area, I could get a 4000 sq ft house with gold plated bathtubs in Maryland/Virginia. In turn, the property taxes will also be double or triple what I pay now (~5k) because of the high housing prices.
Of course, the traffic is actually significantly better in the bay area than in DC, so i could live farther away and have less of a commute, but still.