Typical middle class suburbs come with ~30 minute commute times. From downtown SF, that still puts you well within the urban core. Maybe Oakland's urban core wh

Typical middle class suburbs come with ~30 minute commute times. From downtown SF, that still puts you well within the urban core. Maybe Oakland's urban core when BART works. Living in the Bay Area's suburbs is more like living in the next metro area over from your job, i.e. Milwaukee to Chicago.