Single family home rents vary a lot based on school districts.
If you don't have school age kids, you can get something in most parts of the bay for $3500, but the schools are very medicore (and probably terrible compared to most other parts of the east coast or midwest).
If you need good schools, bump your budget up to $4000-4500. You might find a deal somewhere, but it's rare.
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Single family home rents vary a lot based on school districts.
If you don't have school age kids, you can get something in most parts of the bay for $3500, but the schools are very medicore (and probably terrible compared to most other parts of the east coast or midwest).
If you need good schools, bump your budget up to $4000-4500. You might find a deal somewhere, but it's rare.