coming over from the Chicago forum. anyone here live near Dublin, CA?
12-20-2005, 03:20 PM
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I've been MIA from the S4 board for a while...
after the kid and wife, my car's moved to the bottom of the totem pole, so I didn't want to hear about all the mods I'll no longer be able to do 
Now I'm pretty much an AWOTer. Good luck with the job!
Now I'm pretty much an AWOTer. Good luck with the job!
12-20-2005, 03:48 PM
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congrats on the lil one, excellent sig!
i can foresee something quite similar happening to me soon enough. except my kid will be wearing either a UCONN or FIGHTING ILLINI sweatshirt! =)
i'll keep steve and you in da loop....
i'll keep steve and you in da loop....
12-20-2005, 05:23 PM
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I think cost of living is pretty much the same on most places in the Bay Area +/- $100K or so.
I have a number of friends who had been living in Dublin before the Hacienda Complex opened. I always found it to be a nice central, upscale place. The schools were pretty much sub par, so all of their kids are in private schools. There's lots of ongoing development now though.
Dublin is one of the few places I consider relocating. Although if you like Asian food, you have to drive to SF or San Jose area. Both a short jaunt away. Plus the 680 freeway to San Jose can be fun at times
Dublin is one of the few places I consider relocating. Although if you like Asian food, you have to drive to SF or San Jose area. Both a short jaunt away. Plus the 680 freeway to San Jose can be fun at times
12-20-2005, 06:23 PM
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I lived in San Ramon and now LIvermore for 20+ years.
Dublin is in the middle between both. If you're going to be working in the San Ramon or Pleasanton business parks, it's a good place to live.
For renting- it's the most affordable.
For buying- the whole area is expensive. Figure between 600-750k for 1600sq ft 3bd/3bth type of home.
It's in the center of everything, with 1hr away from most major cities (SF, Sacramento, San Jose).
Airports are 60-90min for SFO, 40min to OAK and 60min to SJC. It also has a BART station, which is the rapid transit/train system that get's you to San Francisco, and down the peninsula. So it's a great option if you have to commute into the SF.
East of the 580/650 corridor it's growing. Livermore is coming into it's own as the "undiscoverd" wine country. There about 40+ wineries now, and all top notch. What Napa was 20 years ago before they started to nickle and dime you for tastings etc.
Dining is great- basically the whole 680 corridor up from Pleasanton, up north to Walnut Creek is a great for dining. Lot of smalltown feel places, next to new 'modern fusion cuisine'.
Pleasanton has the best school system in the area, San Ramon next, and then Livermore and Dublin.
Let me know if you have any questions. Happy to help. Overall it's a great area with a bit of everything for everyone.
HTH-
Ernesto
For renting- it's the most affordable.
For buying- the whole area is expensive. Figure between 600-750k for 1600sq ft 3bd/3bth type of home.
It's in the center of everything, with 1hr away from most major cities (SF, Sacramento, San Jose).
Airports are 60-90min for SFO, 40min to OAK and 60min to SJC. It also has a BART station, which is the rapid transit/train system that get's you to San Francisco, and down the peninsula. So it's a great option if you have to commute into the SF.
East of the 580/650 corridor it's growing. Livermore is coming into it's own as the "undiscoverd" wine country. There about 40+ wineries now, and all top notch. What Napa was 20 years ago before they started to nickle and dime you for tastings etc.
Dining is great- basically the whole 680 corridor up from Pleasanton, up north to Walnut Creek is a great for dining. Lot of smalltown feel places, next to new 'modern fusion cuisine'.
Pleasanton has the best school system in the area, San Ramon next, and then Livermore and Dublin.
Let me know if you have any questions. Happy to help. Overall it's a great area with a bit of everything for everyone.
HTH-
Ernesto
12-20-2005, 06:46 PM
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umm, shell shocked. you did say 600-750K for a 1600 sq foot place?
sheesh! thats the size of my condo right now in the city!! i can get nearly 3500+ 5 bedroom home in the chicago burbs for that! OOCH!
thanks for the offer for help, i might surely take up some of it from you guys soon.
thanks for the offer for help, i might surely take up some of it from you guys soon.