I cannot comment for the other places but Dublin and Milpitas are a case of "Everywhere else is stupidly unaffordable." Dublin is a nice place, but the commute

I cannot comment for the other places but Dublin and Milpitas are a case of "Everywhere else is stupidly unaffordable." Dublin is a nice place, but the commute is a nightmare. Milpitas on the other hand is both nice and reasonably close to most workplaces. But it is literally next to a landfill. The smell, especially during the (very long)summer, is awful.