Is it really that expensive in San Jose, CA?

[Dr. Detroit]

Great place to live is in Sunnyvale off the El Camino.

Can take El Camino to Palo Alto if needed or take the 85 to 280 or 101.

 

[RichieZ]

Originally posted by: leotheliongrrr

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Why don't whitey like sidewalks? Here in Oakland, you go up to the hills. Whitey's everywhere up there. But sidewalks? No sir. What's up with that?

Apples are red; cherries are red; QED Apples are cherries. I was merely making a jest about how the population of Caucasians dramatically goes up when you enter Saratoga, which is a place that has no sidewalk.

I have a friend who lives on the border of Saratoga and Cupertino. Half of his house has a sidewalk, half of his house doesn't

Incorrect, we have sidewalks in many areas. What we don't have are street lights, people always complain its super dark.

 

[theeedude]

Come in and see it for yourself. If you are an outdoors kind of guy, this is a great area for that. Tonnes of biking, hiking, running, etc trails. Beautiful mild weather, and access to Tahoe in the winter. It is more expensive, so try to negotiate your salary up, but really, if you rent is $500 more, you only need a $6K raise, not 40% raise to offset that. Buying a house is a bigger deal, of course.

 

[paulney]

Originally posted by: RichieZ

better live somewhere AFTER the 85/280 interchange.

I live in Saratoga and work in Mountain View, the 16 mile commute takes upwards of 35-40mins. Used to work in Palo Alto and that frigging interchange is a killer, plus getting off on Page Mill it takes FOREVER to get to El Camino. I'm amazed in the 4 months I was doing that I didn't get a ticket, haha.

This man speakes the truth. I live in Campbell and commute to Mt. View - 14 miles one way. I get to work at 10 in the morning, and it's a 15 minute breeze door to door most of the time. But come afternoon - I need a friggin tank and crush the traffic out of the way. Argfhghg.

 

[LongCoolMother]

Originally posted by: paulney

Originally posted by: RichieZ

better live somewhere AFTER the 85/280 interchange.

I live in Saratoga and work in Mountain View, the 16 mile commute takes upwards of 35-40mins. Used to work in Palo Alto and that frigging interchange is a killer, plus getting off on Page Mill it takes FOREVER to get to El Camino. I'm amazed in the 4 months I was doing that I didn't get a ticket, haha.

This man speakes the truth. I live in Campbell and commute to Mt. View - 14 miles one way. I get to work at 10 in the morning, and it's a 15 minute breeze door to door most of the time. But come afternoon - I need a friggin tank and crush the traffic out of the way. Argfhghg.

lucky me. i work IN campbell. The pruneyard towers, to be precise. Coming from San Jose/Milpitas area though, so going down 880 in the morning is a breeze. And back up in the evening is smooth as well. Always going against traffic 🙂.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: leotheliongrrr

Originally posted by: Fmr12B

Another big change will be the ethnic blend of people. In San Jose, whites are only about 35% of the population while African Americans are roughly 3%.

The rule of thumb is: the closer you get to Cupertino/Sunnyvale, the more Asian it gets. But when you hit Saratoga, Whiteys regain the majority. Damn them and their lack of sidewalks.

Why don't whitey like sidewalks? Here in Oakland, you go up to the hills. Whitey's everywhere up there. But sidewalks? No sir. What's up with that?

I live in Cupertino. We have no sidewalk. The houses here are pretty old and we didnt have sidewalks back in the day. The newer houses might have sidewalks, but it won't continue through the neighborhoods...

THe commute depends on where you live. In the morning, the traffic is heavy on 85 North going to 237 and then 101 North is pretty slow. 87 north is a killer too. In the evening 280 south, 101 south, 87 south become all clogged up. 85 south is decent but will be slow too from time to time. It jams a little more as you go past Cupertino. My first internship made me commute from Shoreline Blvd (Google area) to Cupertino (Stevens Creek), and honestly it wasnt bad at all. A 8 minute drive becomes 15 with traffic. Big deal.

What's with people suggesting to live in Cupertino and Saratoga. You should live in the cheaper areas like Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Campbell, SJ. Cupertino, Saratoga, Palo Alto are there for good schools. Take a look around Cupertino in the summer. Almost everywhere you go it's a bunch of HS kids. Why? That's the only reason people live here. Saratoga is more expensive so it's not as easy to move there, and that's partially why you have a greater caucasian population. Why? Older people like to move there and retire and what not with a nice home in the hills. This becomes more true in an even more expensive area like Palo Alto. If were to move out of my house now, I would jump to Milpitas, Fremont or somewhere cheap in the Bay Area.

 

[RichieZ]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: leotheliongrrr

Originally posted by: Fmr12B

Another big change will be the ethnic blend of people. In San Jose, whites are only about 35% of the population while African Americans are roughly 3%.

The rule of thumb is: the closer you get to Cupertino/Sunnyvale, the more Asian it gets. But when you hit Saratoga, Whiteys regain the majority. Damn them and their lack of sidewalks.

Why don't whitey like sidewalks? Here in Oakland, you go up to the hills. Whitey's everywhere up there. But sidewalks? No sir. What's up with that?

I live in Cupertino. We have no sidewalk. The houses here are pretty old and we didnt have sidewalks back in the day. The newer houses might have sidewalks, but it won't continue through the neighborhoods...

THe commute depends on where you live. In the morning, the traffic is heavy on 85 North going to 237 and then 101 North is pretty slow. 87 north is a killer too. In the evening 280 south, 101 south, 87 south become all clogged up. 85 south is decent but will be slow too from time to time. It jams a little more as you go past Cupertino. My first internship made me commute from Shoreline Blvd (Google area) to Cupertino (Stevens Creek), and honestly it wasnt bad at all. A 8 minute drive becomes 15 with traffic. Big deal.

What's with people suggesting to live in Cupertino and Saratoga. You should live in the cheaper areas like Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Campbell, SJ. Cupertino, Saratoga, Palo Alto are there for good schools. Take a look around Cupertino in the summer. Almost everywhere you go it's a bunch of HS kids. Why? That's the only reason people live here. Saratoga is more expensive so it's not as easy to move there, and that's partially why you have a greater caucasian population. Why? Older people like to move there and retire and what not with a nice home in the hills. This becomes more true in an even more expensive area like Palo Alto. If were to move out of my house now, I would jump to Milpitas, Fremont or somewhere cheap in the Bay Area.

you only say the traffic isn't bad b/c you are going AGAINST traffic

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

I used to work at eBay as a Product Manager in Campbell/San Jose, lived in Fremont. Though I didn't know it at the time, that was a terrible commute, 40 minutes each direction with gridlock traffic for about 10-20 minutes of it. Now I live in San Diego, two blocks from my office.
The Silicon Valley sucks. Find a job somewhere else if you can.
-AE

 

[leotheliongrrr]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

I live in Cupertino. We have no sidewalk. The houses here are pretty old and we didnt have sidewalks back in the day. The newer houses might have sidewalks, but it won't continue through the neighborhoods...

Ah I see, I am probably blurring the line between Cupertino and Saratoga, around near Cox Ave things get a bit hairy.

Let me guess, you went to high school at Lynbrook or Monta Vista High? You probably also went/go to Berkeley? EECS? Like the 50 of us who did the same? In fact I probably know you.

I commute from West San Jose to Sunnyvale to work at a local startup. A short commute, but the time of day makes a huge difference. Leaving at 7:30 I can get to work in 15 minutes. Leaving at 8:30, it takes me 45.

 

[AlienCraft]

I personally preferred living on the Redwood City and North side of the Bay Area. Mountain View / Sunnyvale and South was always too much like Southern California for my taste.
ymmv.

Enjoy!

 

[Crusty]

Arguing over white people vs sidewalks? huh?