Where to Go After SF?

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I don&rsquo;t feel like living in San Francisco anymore. I&rsquo;m looking around for a two bedroom and the prices, yet better than they were a year ago, are still outrageous for what you get. I&rsquo;m wondering if I shouldn&rsquo;t look elsewhere. What are the other tech hubs in the US?

hkarthik · Accepted Answer

Decide what you want to optimize for. Every option has its trade offs.
If you're tired of SF proper, but the rest of the Bay Area is fine for you and you still want the best tech jobs in large numbers, move to the Peninsula, East Bay, or San Jose.
If you want great tech jobs, slightly lower living costs, and don't mind dreary weather, go to Seattle.
If you want to stay in an urban area with a lot of tech jobs and don't mind high living costs and cold winters, go to NYC.
If you want amazing weather, very few tech jobs, a great nightlife, but don't mind a high living cost, go to LA.
If you want hot weather, decent tech jobs, and lower living costs all around, go to Austin.
There are other options besides these, depending on how much you are willing to trade off having lots of job opportunities, weather, living costs, and other quality of life stuff. Politics and racial diversity may also be pretty different from city to city, so decide how important that is to you.

pryelluw · Answer

Atlanta area. Specifically the north. Housing is still affordable. Good tech community. Cons? Well, it is the south

daviddever23box · Answer

Differential pay notwithstanding, there are plenty of options.Indianapolis is not bad, is driving distance to a variety of larger cities and is quite inexpensive. I ended up here by accident but am not motivated to leave, YMMV.

taurath · Answer

Seattle Austin Boulder Raleigh Boston NYC are the other tech hubs, with some honorable mentions but less of a &ldquo;walk across the street&rdquo; vibe

chrispeel · Answer

Move to Detroit, and create your own tech hub.

huevosabio · Answer

If you're willing to do remote, Mexico has a very generous residence permitting for foreigners. If you are a foreigner employed abroad by a foreign company you can reside in Mexico and not pay income taxes in Mexico.This opens the Mexico City as a fantastic option which is very affordable for someone with a US salary.

JSeymourATL · Answer

Tulsa, Oklahoma!Tulsa Remote's $10,000 grant can now be received upfront and applied directly to the purchase of a home.> https://tulsaremote.com/

askafriend · Answer

I feel like this question can't be answered without some basics about why kind of lifestyle you're looking for.

IlyaStam · Answer

Define a &ldquo;tech hub&rdquo; ?

Where to Go After SF?

I don’t feel like living in San Francisco anymore. I’m looking around for a two bedroom and the prices, yet better than they were a year ago, are still outrageous for what you get. I’m wondering if I shouldn’t look elsewhere. What are the other tech hubs in the US?

Atlanta area. Specifically the north. Housing is still affordable. Good tech community. Cons? Well, it is the south

Differential pay notwithstanding, there are plenty of options.
Indianapolis is not bad, is driving distance to a variety of larger cities and is quite inexpensive. I ended up here by accident but am not motivated to leave, YMMV.

Seattle Austin Boulder Raleigh Boston NYC are the other tech hubs, with some honorable mentions but less of a “walk across the street” vibe

Move to Detroit, and create your own tech hub.

Tulsa, Oklahoma!
Tulsa Remote's $10,000 grant can now be received upfront and applied directly to the purchase of a home.> https://tulsaremote.com/

I feel like this question can't be answered without some basics about why kind of lifestyle you're looking for.

Define a “tech hub” ?