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Interesting comparison because the median salary of Des Moines is $62k whereas downtown Vancouver is just $67k CAD or around $50k USD The earning potential in
by justinhj 10y ago
Interesting comparison because the median salary of Des Moines is $62k whereas downtown Vancouver is just $67k CAD or around $50k USD
The earning potential in Vancouver is a joke compared to SF.
- cperciva 10y agoIndeed. On the other hand, median incomes don't decrease very much as you move away from the downtown core of Vancouver, while prices drop significantly; head out to Coquitlam (roughly the same distance as Hayward or Palo Alto are from San Francisco) and that $955k condo turns into a $400k condo. Metro Vancouver is a curious beast: The City of Vancouver itself is relatively small and very NIMBY, but the suburbs are far more pro-development. Between Vancouver's geography (on a peninsula), residents' opposition to development, and its lack of transportation corridors, I find myself wondering if by 2100 people will be asking "why is the metropolitan area named after a small suburb?"