I lived on about that amount the first year there, and it was comfortable. Let&#x27;s be honest, SF is expensive, but on $100k it&#x27;s not bad. If you pay $24k rent ($2k&#x2F;mo) that&#x27;s still a whole lot after taxes. And this is an entry level salary these days.<p>To your other point, that&#x27;s preference of course. If you&#x27;re not interested in walking into other devs, then maybe SF is not for you. But for many people who&#x27;ve never been in such an environment, it can be very cool.