The Bay Area Exodus Is Still Going Strong in 2022
Except for these two cities in Silicon Valley
Talk to any Bay Area resident for more than seven minutes in 2022, and two points of conversation will inevitably come up: The state of local politics and any number of sugar-coated stories from people fleeing the region for a better, more financially sustainable life elsewhere… nevermind that this has been a regrettable decision for many. (Oh, and of course, woes waxed about SF’s housing crisis will enter into the discourse, as well.)
San Francisco’s politics are a fucking nightmare, right now; the recently appointed DA by Mayor Breed — former Chesa staff member and pro-recall-human-megaphone Brooke Jenkins—allegedly gave an incredibly “icy” and “insane” 20-minute meeting to a room full of shocked staff on her first day in office Friday. Rents and home prices are continuing to climb; the average rent in San Francisco is $3,230 for roughly 700 square feet of living space and the typical value of homes in San Francisco is up to $1,649,655.
On logistics alone: Yea, it makes sense why some might want to seek respite from the region’s nose-bleedingly high cost of living and tumultuous political landscape. But, again: There’s so much to be grateful for living here that you simply can’t quantify on a Google Spreadsheet.
