SWA pilots with families living around OAK

[easydoesit]

I am an AirTran guy who will most likely not hold Atlanta when I transition over later this year. I don't want to commute. My wife and I are doing some research as to where we could move with 2 kids. We will home school if we have to. Just wondering if any SWA guys could comment on some nice places to live anywhere within 1 hour of OAK?

Any guys/gals moved out that way with a family where you could get a home for under 500K?

Thanks for any helpful thoughts, and yes I know OAK is a ********************hole...

 

[Tripower455]

I can't comment on OAK living, other than I have never even considered moving to CA.

I hear you about the commute, but I wouldn't jump the gun just yet. I would let the bid shake out and see how it ends up.

I don't think ATL is gonna be a real senior base for SW guys. I'll bet that there will be some movement in and out of MCO, BWI and MDW when it opens, which will dilute the seniority (a good thing for the junior guys) in all of them.

Moving to CA from GA is a huge culture shock, on many levels.....

 

[redflyer65]

We have a ton of guys living in and around the Sacramento area. It's a bit of a drive, but most do it because the areas are very nice.

I don't know personally, but if numbers matter you might want to take a look (if you can tolerate the drive).

 

[duc driver]

I don't work for WN but I do live about 5 minutes from the OAK airport in Alameda. 500k in the valley or the sac area will get you 2500+ sqft, 4-5 bedrooms.......etc.
That same 500k in the bay area will get you 800-1700 sqft ,1-3 bedroom and maybe a garage if your lucky.
I would suggest you go to redfin.com and use there map feature to look up house pricing and features. Alameda is 94501 and 94502, it is just north of the airport. San Lorenzo is just south, it is 94580.

 

[duc driver]

Sacramento is 2.5 hours average drive time to oakland.
Tracy, Manteca is about 1.2 hours
Livermore, Dublin is about 45 minutes
Concord is about 45 minutes

Drive times can vary up to 40% based on time of day.
The last 3 cities listed all have BART(train) access to OAK.

 

[PERSON]

Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton, Concord. I would stay clear of Manteca and Tracy...too much thuggery spill over from Stockton. YMMV

 

[outerfix]

Sonoma

Lots of nice places in Sonoma County. Check out the town of Windsor.

 

[CesnaCaptn]

Discovery Bay looks intriguing. Walk out your back porch to a boat. Wake-boarding and fishing at your fingertips.

 

[atr42flyer]

Sacramento is 2.5 hours average drive time to oakland.
Tracy, Manteca is about 1.2 hours
Livermore, Dublin is about 45 minutes
Concord is about 45 minutes

Drive times can vary up to 40% based on time of day.
The last 3 cities listed all have BART(train) access to OAK.

Sac is not 2.5 hours from Oak. maybe SFO in bad traffic. I commute from the east bay (oakley) to SFO and can make that in 70 minutes no traffic 2 hours with traffic.

we have a lot of people that drive in from Sac to SFO and its really not all the bad if you do it 3-4 times a month

 

[DougCorp-9]

Don't forget to check your firearms at the border...

 

[easydoesit]

Thanks everyone...I will check those areas out...Just exploring as of now...I am a Minnesota boy before the Tranny, so I would not cry if I left Georgia...no guns here BTW...

 

[CapnVegetto]

Get ready to take a HUGE paycut. Your money will go NOWHERE in CA compared to GA. Ridiculously high taxes, gas prices, real estate, everything. Making $159k a year in CA is like 60k to 70k in GA. Make sure you research the insane cost of living.

There is no way in hell I'd EVER consider moving to CA. EVER. Forget the moonbat bed-wetting liberal hippy $hit, I wouldn't do it simply for the ridiculous increase in cost of living. Not worth it.

 

[jonjuan]

Get ready to take a HUGE paycut. Your money will go NOWHERE in CA compared to GA. Ridiculously high taxes, gas prices, real estate, everything. Making $159k a year in CA is like 60k to 70k in GA. Make sure you research the insane cost of living.

There is no way in hell I'd EVER consider moving to CA. EVER. Forget the moonbat bed-wetting liberal hippy $hit, I wouldn't do it simply for the ridiculous increase in cost of living. Not worth it.

Isn't state tax 10% for earnings above $150K? Yikes...

 

[CesnaCaptn]

Get ready to take a HUGE paycut. Your money will go NOWHERE in CA compared to GA. Ridiculously high taxes, gas prices, real estate, everything. Making $159k a year in CA is like 60k to 70k in GA. Make sure you research the insane cost of living.

There is no way in hell I'd EVER consider moving to CA. EVER. Forget the moonbat bed-wetting liberal hippy $hit, I wouldn't do it simply for the ridiculous increase in cost of living. Not worth it.

Say what you want about the cost of living. It's high, because it's desirable place to live.

You couldn't pay me enough to live in GA.

 

[FR8dognit]

You could try Charming. I hear its nice there all year round....

 

[LiveFreeorDie]

Just do yourself a favor and rent for a bit before you decide to make it a permanent decision.

Why OAK vs PHX, DEN, BWI or MDW?

 

[easydoesit]

I don't think I will ever move to CA, just exploring all options. I am around 7100 on the combined list. Do you think I will be able to hold a line in MDW or BWI or MCO?

 

[psysicx]

Amazing what people will pay to have nice weather. Sunshine tax is high but when your not freezing your ass off in January and sweating your balls off in July its worth it.

 

[LiveFreeorDie]

Fwiw...

Right now CWA is showing for April '13

BWI - could not hold with 7100 seniority # (bottom pilot is 7013)
MDW - could hold with 14 below you out of 457 f.o.'s (bottom is 7644)
MCO - could hold with 6 below you out of 315 (bottom is 7646)

It is very likely you will be able to hold MDW when you come over.

BWI and MCO there are a lot of variables.

Also the master seniority list ends at 69xxx so I don't know why the base seniority lists show higher numbers (76xxx)

Chicago is a very nice base, plenty of cheap crash pads and people based there have a reputation for being friendlier/younger than your average crew.

I am based in BWI but commuted to OAK and MDW before I could hold BWI. MDW is the only place I would consider commuting to to upgrade to Capt before I can hold Capt in BWI.

 

[airplane wizard]

Amazing what people will pay to have nice weather. Sunshine tax is high but when your not freezing your ass off in January and sweating your balls off in July its worth it.

They have earthquakes though.