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OP wrote about owning a "home" as opposed to his coworkers who live in "condos" which makes me think he meant single-family house. Are you saying that SFH in Manhattan is relatively affordable for average FAANG developer?

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I mean, SHFs barely exist in Manhattan so it's kind of a moot comparison. But the thrust of GP is correct - you can buy a townhome in much of Brooklyn and Queens for less than $1m.

[caskstrength]

Well, it is like saying that in order to live in SF you can just buy a house in Oakland for less than $1m.

[g_sch]

I suppose, although perhaps this analogy would be more apt if there were few to no single family homes in SF (as is the case with Manhattan).