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No, not justified. Lived here my entire life. Could live anywhere in the country and would not live anywhere except here in SoCal. The occasional earthquake is not a big deal as most structures are built to sustain even large quakes. Plus, they are over in seconds. Fires? Sure, they are a problem in some areas, but in 90%+ of SoCal they are a non issue. Come on out, we will take all the high earners we can get.
Justified. Fires are a perennial threat that only seem to grow in scale, severity, and duration in the year. As much as we loved living in SoCal, we reached our limits in paying top dollar and having anxiety all the way into the holidays. Can’t blame MD and others who love SoCal.
Earthquakes, eh.
Try Northern California
I left SoCal. Loved living a block from the beach, bars, and restaurants. Never had to drive anywhere. Feared affordability more than earthquakes and fires TBH.
Such a mess
Expect to pay about a 30% bliss tax compared to most other cities. Personally I find it worth it—but depends what your life goals are.
I think it definitely depends on where you live. I live near the beach and we are pretty far from any fire risk. If you’re in a reasonably safe home, you should be okay in most earthquakes - just modify how you live and decorate your house (when I see pictures of rooms with heavy art or glass objects on shelves above the bed I’m always shocked). If you’re afraid of fires, don’t live in the hills/on the edge of large parks/forests
Maybe. The pros still outweigh the cons IMO. It is the riskiest area of the US per the Us Govt, but earthquakes are so rare. In my 5 yrs I’ve experienced 2 and 1 was in The Bay and the other i didn’t even feel but heard through others we had one. Fires are happening more frequently but as long as you’re in the metro and not suburbs or small towns close to forests you’ll be fine. NorCal has much worse fires. CalFire does a good job protecting the City. It’s the outer ring suburbs and towns close to forests that have it really bad. Also NorCal they shut off their power in the summer sometimes — used to work with someone there who had to use the hot spot on her phone because of it. I haven’t heard of that in SoCal... at least not in the LA metro.
Unless you're living on the edge of an urban center and nature, forest fires aren't a major concern. As for the big one, there's always that very slim chance. IMO, the most reasonable fear is the traffic! I highly recommend living near where you work or it will consume your free time.