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Good points. I think the number one Silicon Valley weakness is very high cost of living. I worked in Mountain View last fall and was shocked at the cost of living. I would guess that living costs in my town in Arizona is about 40% of the cost of living in SV. At work, I heard horror stories from co-workers about very long commute times - no way to live.

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Other than cost of housing are there very big differences with Sedona in say, grocery or {furnishings, restaurants, car, gas} prices?

It is amazing how much less expensive it is in the mountains of Central Arizona: real estate prices are probably 50% less expensive, food perhaps 20%, gas is usually about $0.40 cheaper per gallon, movies less expensive. Also, my wife and I entertain ourselves hiking, kayaking, and hanging out with friends. In Silicon Valley, getting together with people seemed to involve going out to expensive restaurants.

That said, we had a lot of fun in Silicon Valley - a really nice experience.

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