I wouldn't advocate moving to another state in a location that's 3.5 hours drive and 3 hours by plane (not 45 minutes--airport time on both the front and back e

I wouldn't advocate moving to another state in a location that's 3.5 hours drive and 3 hours by plane (not 45 minutes--airport time on both the front and back end will be an hour). However, I would recommend checking out the East Bay. Berkeley and Oakland particularly. Cheaper rents, good startup community, 30 minutes to SF by BART.