Yep! That's pretty much what happened with me. I worked in SF as a developer for about 4 years and then left. Back in the 00's and early 10's I was always payin

Yep! That's pretty much what happened with me. I worked in SF as a developer for about 4 years and then left. Back in the 00's and early 10's I was always paying less than $1000/month rent for a room in a house or apartment. It's a great place to live if you are young and don't have a lot of responsibilities or expenses. I would love to move back to the Bay Area but now I have a wife and a kid. I can buy a relatively affordable house here for about $150k (Northwest Arkansas) and be able to pay for private education for my child OR move back to Dublin/Pleasanton, spend an hour and a half on the BART every day, pay rent, and send her to public school. I make $70/hr doing remote work in my home. How much would I have to get paid in SF to get the same level of compensation? It's hard to justify moving back.