> Meanwhile in Bend, a one-bedroom will set you back about $1,100 Funny, my 3-bedroom, 1600 sqft, corner lot just north of Houston costs just $1200
Texas has 0 income tax. You win.
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Re: Bend, OR, is becoming a commuter town for Silicon Valley despite the 10-hr drive
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
> many bay area companies just don't understand why anyone would want to live anywhere but the bay What do you mean? Is this a way of saying "many Bay Area companies don't hire remote workers"?
It's more than just not hiring remote workers. Some employers are actually surprised that one might not want to relocate to the bay.
s/surprised/angry/
People act like you're denigrating their entire way of life if you won't sell your house and move to the bay in return for their uninspiring below-market salary and the chance to "disrupt" something. They get especially upset when I say that the cost of living differential would need to be 50%+ of total comp, plus around $30k in moving expenses.
Re: Bend, OR, is becoming a commuter town for Silicon Valley despite the 10-hr drive
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
> many bay area companies just don't understand why anyone would want to live anywhere but the bay What do you mean? Is this a way of saying "many Bay Area companies don't hire remote workers"?
It's more than just not hiring remote workers. Some employers are actually surprised that one might not want to relocate to the bay.
You can look at the weekly/monthly HN job posts to validate your comment, as quite a number aren't remote friendly.
Re: Bend, OR, is becoming a commuter town for Silicon Valley despite the 10-hr drive
#24And now they want to preserve the charm, so it will inevitably become another ultraexpensive place.
It's already the most expensive place to live in Oregon. The atmosphere is a little bit like Aspen (from what I understand, never been to Aspen).
Sunriver and other tourist destinations in the area are expensive; living in Bend itself is not.
Re: Bend, OR, is becoming a commuter town for Silicon Valley despite the 10-hr drive
#25As a consultant who used to fly every week for three years, and hated it, I cannot believe people will voluntarily do this. My consulting travel almost killed my marriage.
Re: Bend, OR, is becoming a commuter town for Silicon Valley despite the 10-hr drive
#26> Meanwhile in Bend, a one-bedroom will set you back about $1,100 Funny, my 3-bedroom, 1600 sqft, corner lot just north of Houston costs just $1200
Neat! What’s the mountain sports scene like in Houston?
People are downvoting this but honestly, its a huge consideration. I pay a huge premium to live in Boulder,CO and have often thought how awesome it'd be to move to Texas, save a ton of cash.. except yeah, if you're not content just doing "city things", it's frankly a wasteland.
Re: Bend, OR, is becoming a commuter town for Silicon Valley despite the 10-hr drive
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Re: Bend, OR, is becoming a commuter town for Silicon Valley despite the 10-hr drive
#28> Meanwhile in Bend, a one-bedroom will set you back about $1,100 Funny, my 3-bedroom, 1600 sqft, corner lot just north of Houston costs just $1200
Neat! What’s the mountain sports scene like in Houston?
It really is a drawback. But I somehow get by spending two weeks in tahoe yearly.
Re: Bend, OR, is becoming a commuter town for Silicon Valley despite the 10-hr drive
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's already the most expensive place to live in Oregon. The atmosphere is a little bit like Aspen (from what I understand, never been to Aspen).
Sunriver and other tourist destinations in the area are expensive; living in Bend itself is not.
You obviously haven't priced living in Bend or you are used to paying bay area rates.