But that same argument (live further out than work to save on housing) applies to most jobs. Here in DC, teachers earn more the closer to the city they work an

But that same argument (live further out than work to save on housing) applies to most jobs. Here in DC, teachers earn more the closer to the city they work and typically live further out than they work to save on housing. Software is a bit of an anomaly here - some of the best paying jobs are out on the edge of the suburbs because that’s where AOL and Network Solutions and several other “OG” dot-coms were started. And AWS, Google, and others have since opened offices nearby.