Housing in San Francisco is very expensive, but if you don't mind a
commute the outer areas are not so pricey. I don't have a vehicle, I
use public transportation (or taxis when it rains).
No way is the cost of living roughly equivalent to Charlottesville.
On 3/29/06, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PRO
The public transportation system is fairly good around here. In the
western part of Prince William county, there's a good commuter bus
system that drops riders off at the Metro. Along the I-95 corridor,
there are "slug" lines. Commuters can get rides from drivers looking
to take advantage of the Hi
In the northern Virginia area, in anywhere from Fairfax through
Gainesville, you need to factor in at least an hour one way for
commute time. And even more if you have to take a commuter bus to the
Metro, or drive to the Metro.
I've turned down jobs that required me to commute. Unless the company
Yep. If I move to DC-metro I expect I won't be driving anywhere. At
least not daily.
> I think ugly commutes should be factored in. You get the
> added expense of
> maintaining a vehicle more so it lasts day to day. Plus
> the huge added
> aggravation of dealing with the commute. For the past 5
Thanks Larry, that's one of the 3 I've tried... although you're
probably plugging in a higher number than I am... I'm only seeing a
jump of $10-12k from CVille to Washington DC... Or that may be based
on owning a house, which ... I'm so busted at the moment that's not
even a remote possibility... m
I think ugly commutes should be factored in. You get the added expense of
maintaining a vehicle more so it lasts day to day. Plus the huge added
aggravation of dealing with the commute. For the past 5-6 years I have been
commuting an insane amount and primarily because the money was just so
good
Isaac,
You may want to try this COS calculator:
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html
Moving from Charlottesville to Arlington, your salary would have to
jump up to 106,000. Living further out, say in Gainesville or Manassas
-both on the edge of the area, you'd only have to earn an e
So, I've generally used the first CoL calculator that comes up in a
google search:
http://www.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html
Because in the past it's seemed to be the only one that was really
available, although now there appear to be a couple more that work
(plus a couple that are either broken
