A Crack in the Code: Why Even Some Tech-Employed Renters Can’t Find Affordable Housing
Just because the average tech renter is doing OK, we shouldn’t think everyone in the field is having an easy time making ends meet.
The Price of Prestige: Tech Employees’ Living Costs in Silicon Valley & Seattle
Even the famously generous tech salaries in Silicon Valley are not enough to compensate for California’s expensive housing and high tax burdens, particularly relative to tech employees working in less expensive and lower-tax states like Washington.
The Techie Codeth, Then the Taxman Taketh
Tech workers nationwide that own a home pay more in annual property taxes than non-tech workers.
South Lake Union’s Tech Boom a Small Part of Seattle’s Rising Rents
Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood has become synonymous with the city’s rapidly evolving economic and social landscape. The neighborhood has attracted major employers, and cranes crowd the skyline of the former industrial district wedged between the city’s downtown and iconic Space Needle.
Swipe Up: Tech Workers and Home Values in Silicon Valley
Home values in the neighborhoods where employees from Silicon Valley's tech giants tend to cluster are rising more quickly than home values elsewhere.
