Question : What are the pros and cons of moving to the Bay area from Portland?
I am an Marketing manager working in the Portland Area in a high tech company. I have an offer in a startup in the Bay area. Unable to make up my mind as it is quite expensive in the Bay area, but the position provides broader responsibilities. Am looking for a more analytical approach to the problem. To complicate things I will be a father soon as well. Can someone help me with a more rational analysis?
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Best answer:

Answer by Chi
Will your child be moving with you? If not, are willing to exchange those precious baby years for “broader responsibilities” at work?
If yes, you might consider where you plan to send the child to school. San Francisco public schools have a fairly poor reputation. And from what I understand school funding is a state-wide problem, tied to the fact that certain people’s property taxes were frozen at 1975 levels, while others pay exorbitant rates.
Will you want to yard for your child to play in? A friend of a friend just moved from San Francisco to Portland and traded her apartment for a 3 bedroom house without increasing her rent. Are you willing to make the opposite exchange?