Is the Bay Area’s extravagant cost of living is finally catching up with it?
San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties all shed more people than they gained in 2010. Actually, this has been happening since 2005 in San Francisco.
However, Marin and Contra Costa counties saw net gains in population. Perhaps it is because they don’t have the big cities that the above-mentioned counties do, so their residents aren’t feeling the rising heat of home and rental prices.
For those wondering where I came up with these facts, Forbes has a great map for determining where people are moving. You can find it here.
