Where would you chose to live if you were married and had a young child (wife stays at home with the kid) if you earned $250k annually and worked in Menlo Park? Does your suggestion vary if you are planning to rent versus buy?
Redwood City, pal Alto
Fremont.. mowry avenue I can easily find a 2bed 2 bath for under 3K
“Can find” yes. “Easily” not so much.
Class system - rich folks (faang couples) in Menlo Park/Palo Alto/MV. Poor ones(non faang couples/single earning faang member) Sunnyvale/San Jose/Santa Clara and poorer in Fremont(single non faang earning). You can see the quality of places degrade between these tiers. P.S: I work at SAP hence Fremont. Jokes apart, check out Redwood city and Foster City. But you will not get decent 2b/2b below 3500.
Burlingame and San Mateo are great for renting, v expensive to own though.
Good distinction: renting versus owning.
Belmont if you want to live north, Sunnyvale/Santa Clara if you want to live south
San Jose
I think it depends on what you and your wife enjoy in your free time and lifestyle. I don’t mind commuting but my husband hates it, so even though the price point solid for buying/renting in East Bay - based on drive times and proximity to friends/family we could never do it. Personally, we like to be near weekend activities and friends/family so really enjoy the South Bay that has tons of great date night spots, activities for kids, and some good public school options. Based on price point we found the South Bay most realistic in terms of us being able to buy and thought of renting as a test run for the specific area we are interested in buying. I have also heard similar opinions about Redwood City now in terms of price point/proximity to things to do as a closer option to MP.
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Do your wife and kid work? How old is your kid?
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It's a valid question. His kid could be 21 years old.