NYC. Ticks off all but the last two. But salaries are more than high enough to make up for the high rent - especially if you’re willing to make some compromises

NYC. Ticks off all but the last two. But salaries are more than high enough to make up for the high rent - especially if you’re willing to make some compromises about living by an urban rather than a suburban standard. I love it here. There’s a great tech scene and tons of career opportunity without the pathological monoculture of SV. You most definitely don’t need a car, though if our current elected officials have anything to say about it, 5 years from now the subways will stop working entirely and the city will come to a standstill because there is quite literally not enough road space for everyone to travel by car. That last bit (plus, yes, the insane US approach to health care) is why I’m looking into getting out of the city; but in the meantime it’s a surprisingly good place to build a career and save a bit of money.