I grew up in rural Oregon as well. (Outside of Roseburg) I made more than both of my parents combined with my first post college job at $65k/yr. (And I was seve

I grew up in rural Oregon as well. (Outside of Roseburg) I made more than both of my parents combined with my first post college job at $65k/yr. (And I was severely underpaid) Now I make closer to $200k but without 2 $200k incomes it feels like poverty in the Bay area. I rent a 400sqft in-law unit and another person rents the 900sqft 1930's 2 bedroom house in the front. We both pay a lot for relatively meager living conditions. We live in a nicer area but it's very suburban. This property is worth close to $2m according to Zillow (and recent sales we have seen). It's not nice or updated or even a large lot (4k sqft). $2,000,000 for a pretty small house and lot. There's a reason a lot of folks here are chasing money - it's the only way to have a quality of life and lifestyle similar to those outside the bay area.