Anonymous gross income poll of M3 reservation holders

[ohmman]

You would have to go back to the 80s to get a price like that

Or to another part of California. Definitely not Irvine!

 

[dgpcolorado]

Or to another part of California. Definitely not Irvine!

Modesto? Lots of foreclosures and inexpensive houses available there.

 

[K-MTG]

Or to another part of California. Definitely not Irvine!

When I moved to Irvine 7 years ago, the surrounding area was totally empty. Now it’s overpopulated and filled with homes....the lines at grocery stores at 8 PM are longer than the lines at Disneyland....and traffic!!!!

 

[BinaryField]

When I moved to Irvine 7 years ago, the surrounding area was totally empty. Now it’s overpopulated and filled with homes....the lines at grocery stores at 8 PM are longer than the lines at Disneyland....and traffic!!!!

The housing situation is really getting out of control. Among my co-workers who are younger than their mid-30s (myself included), no one can afford to own homes. Everyone lives with family, rents apartments with roommates, etc... Several new employees have simply left the area due to housing costs. Keep in mind that we're all engineers and have salaries that would be considered very well-off in other parts of the country. But here, it's barely enough if you want to be on your own.

I feel like we've lost a few generations in California.

 

[DR61]

It is worth pointing out that California is a huge state with wildly varying housing costs. For instance, our relatively new 1700 sq ft home in Shasta County, with solar, good insulation, heat pumps, and views of snowcapped mountains, is estimated to be worth about $300k, while our son's similar sized but much older house in the bay area is 4 times more costly.

 

[Glamisduner]

Just when I felt proud of my income for my age, I find this poll and see so many people are two tiers ahead of me. Maybe I should consider getting a spouse.

Be careful, you might end up with just another 2-3 people to take care of

 

[Lem89]

Hmm this poll seems to indicate I'm not really making enough money to afford one of these cars. You all must have some amazing jobs

Same. It's a little disheartening yet it's what I want so I'm trying to be in a better position to afford the car by this time next year.

 

[calisnow]

Shouldn't this be more of a function of cash on hand in addition to income? Not everyone lives paycheck to paycheck...

If what you want to learn is cash in hand that's a different poll. If what you want to learn is gross income that's this poll.