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There are other large metros that support a lot of tech companies outside of California.

But few of them have such a high concentration of true tech companies where the tech is the product and not a cost center.

There are at least 2-3 other metros that meet this criteria and the cost of living is cheaper than the SF Bay Area (or LA)

Are you referring to Seattle and NYC? They are cheaper but not by much.

There's also Austin. Portland is up and coming.