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People with the median income don't live in silicon valley. 50k goes further in the midwest than 100k in SF.
by ars_technician 13y ago
People with the median income don't live in silicon valley. 50k goes further in the midwest than 100k in SF.
- Crito 13y agoMedian household income in SF in 2011 was $72,947. That is a good deal more than 50k, but far less than 100k. Now imagine the household isn't one 20-something person, but two adults, closer to middle-aged, with a kid or two. 2.3 people per household in 2011 in SF. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06075.html http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/06075.html
- ars_technician 13y ago>Median household income in SF in 2011 was $72,947. You just proved my point.
- FreakLegion 13y agoI lived in SF on 30k in 2010-2011. It's entirely doable. (Although the fact that it's doable is no excuse for the miserable salary I was paid. I worked in publishing, which everyone with a literature degree wants to break into, and thus, the entry-level pay is notoriously bad.)