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The East Bay was still somewhat affordable when I last lived in SV. Walnut Creek is not a bad option, but commute time could very well be suboptimal.
by ShabbosGoy 9y ago
The East Bay was still somewhat affordable when I last lived in SV. Walnut Creek is not a bad option, but commute time could very well be suboptimal.
- rosser 9y agoWalnut Creek to Palo Alto is a bit more than "suboptimal". Google maps says driving and mass transit could both take two hours, if not more, depending on traffic. That means leaving at 6:30 to be at the office by 9:00. Yes, it's the Silly Valley, so 9a is early. Counterpoint: it's generally the lower-paid people who need to live further out, because the prices are so ludicrous, that also have more scheduled hours.
- trizzle21 9y agoespecially if you're going from WC to Menlo Park. That's an hour each way without traffic
- ivanstojic 9y agoI live in WC and worked for a while in Palo Alto - and THAT took two hours on a good (week)day.
- stevenwoo 9y agoIn just the last five years my anecdotal experience is traffic in my local South Bay neighborhood has skyrocketed on weekdays. I imagine that translates to a much longer car commute than what you remembered.