If you&#x27;re looking at the East Bay you&#x27;re too late. Castro Valley and San Leandro were marginally affordable about 4 years ago. Now, you are probably going to need a salary of over $200K to support buying there. Dublin and Pleasanton have good schools so you&#x27;ll need more $$$ out there. Livermore is probably still affordable to a mere mortal but I&#x27;d start looking further out towards Tracy or Stockton at this point.