>I can't speak towards family living, but as a single person willing to live with roommates, you can find pretty nice places in the heart of Silicon Valley for

>I can't speak towards family living, but as a single person willing to live with roommates, you can find pretty nice places in the heart of Silicon Valley for ~$1000/month That would fall squarely in the 'living in relative squalor' category. making 200-300K and living with roomates in a small place? Pretty atypical for most of the world, and completely discounts most people over ~25 years old.