Is bay area really a bad place to live?

Question

every keeps saying that, but is it much different then NYC?

as far as living expense

Answer 1

No it's not bad at all.

It's pretty expensive though.

Answer 2

i an born and raised here and i'm never leaving so yes this place is awsome

Answer 3

Cheaper by far is you stay away from Rockridge.

Answer 4

the bay area is a great place to live.  

It is different from nyc in the fact that life isnt so fast paced, and things arent quite as expensive, although stuff can get pricey.

Answer 5

No it's not

It's more expensive but it's not a bad place to live. Most native bay area people that i know had told me there's no place like the Bay Area. Some of them have traveled across US and say Bay Area is unique place to live.

If you have a job with good budget, you can afford most of the Bay Area. Everything depends of your needs.

Answer 6

Depending on which part of the Bay Area, it can very from a little cheaper to a lot cheaper than New York.  San Francisco itself is, depending on how you live, about the same, maybe a little cheaper.  The rental market is somewhat less cutthroat but can still be stressful.  As a whole, though, you can't beat the weather, the diversity, and the food: because of California's long growing season, it's really easy to get a wide variety of high-quality, fresh food year-round.  Culturally, the Bay Area is *much* more relaxed than New York, and also doesn't take itself as seriously (for example, people mostly wait for the light to turn green before they cross the street, even if no cars are coming.  People also line up at subway stops, which I personally think is weird).

Answer 7

?  bad how?  i have never heard that.  it is a great place to live, just it can be expensive.

parts of the bay area are more expensive, but in the city of san francisco apartments are a little cheaper than nyc.  

life is just a little bit slower, less hectic than in nyc.  which isn't a bad thing, just depends on what you like.

Answer 8

bay area and new york are both very expensive, some parts of the bay area like marin county are more expensive than nyc. for the location you are to the mountians,beach,city, wine country the bay area is much nicer imo. but if you must have that nyc life, there is no substitute

Answer 9

not even close!! i don't know who is telling you that, but it is a fantastic place to live. it depends where in the bay area, because some parts of oakland aren't nice but marin county is nice. yes, it's very different from NYC because it's not a huge city. but i LOVE nyc and i lovee the bay area!! there's just a much different feel.  

Answer 10

who ever said the bay area is a 'bad' place to live?