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> “Affordability is not miraculously better, but, on the other hand, other places outside California are now equally unaffordable,” he said.

Problem solved.

If it were only true!

Houses around here are under $1M, often half that amount. Big houses.

It's a University town as well. Smaller places are even cheaper.

This really means nothing without a reference to the prevailing local wages, though.

Is there such a thing as 'local wages' any more?

Of course. It's how much people who live there get paid.

Let me explain. That doesn't have much to do with a silicon valley remote employee's ability to buy a house here.