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Check out http://www.padmapper.com/ http://www.padmapper.com/. Google Maps mashup that includes craigslist listings and others. As for social, if you want city
by steventruong 15y ago
Check out http://www.padmapper.com/ http://www.padmapper.com/. Google Maps mashup that includes craigslist listings and others.
As for social, if you want city living, hands down SF is the best but the commute is killer. Palo Alto is not bad. Personally I lived in SF for 3.5 years and found myself not really doing a whole lot of stuff in the city and decided to move further south to get closer to all the startup action (but that's just me). It might be good for you to feel things out for the first week you're here before deciding on either city. Most will probably argue in favor of SF but I've done that commute and it's not fun.
That said, rent in Mountain View is cheaper than in SF and PA. Cost of going out varies obviously but it's probably not a whole lot more than if you were going out in some other city. Just depends on what you're doing.
- lucianogp 15y agoThanks Steven. I actually noticed many meetups (GitHub, Ruby and others) are held usually in SF? That's another point I'd be looking at for choosing a city.
- steventruong 15y agoOutside of large conferences and technical meetups, I find if you compare sheer volume of events/meetups, the valley wins hands down every time. In a given month, I might find 5 events that interests me in SF, maybe more if I really tried. In the valley, you can easily find 5 a week. To be fair, the city has better technical meetups and if you have specific ones you prefer in one location or the other, that's mostly what will matter most.