Agreed, I live north of Vancouver in a town whose name you can probably guess and work remotely for a SV company. I make at least 2x what I'd make in Vancouver,

Agreed, I live north of Vancouver in a town whose name you can probably guess and work remotely for a SV company. I make at least 2x what I'd make in Vancouver, based on various offers and talking to friends. I'm pretty happy with the arrangement. So along with all of its other problems - ridiculous home prices, "zombie" neighbourhoods, terrible traffic, no night life to speak of - Vancouver also has awful salaries. That said, we'll be driving in this weekend to see Star Wars.