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> $270k/year can be average more often. Aside from th fact that "average more often" doesnt make sense (do you mean more common?), its still not excusable beca
by ac29 9y ago
> $270k/year can be average more often.
Aside from th fact that "average more often" doesnt make sense (do you mean more common?), its still not excusable because the data is so easily available. The county with the highest median household income isnt even half that (Loudoun County, VA at $115k), and Santa Clara county, home of most of "Silicon Valley" and a place many Americans would probably think as a home of a lot of high income families is 14th on the list at ~$91k/year [0]. A slightly older, longer list doesnt even put San Francisco in the top 100 counties.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-income_counties_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-income_countie...
- lurr 9y agoMaybe the problem is that HN is full of people who make decently into the low 6 figures and spend large amounts of their time with others who make similar amounts. How often have you heard some young single person complaining about how hard life will be in SF with only 130k salary?