Why many Santa Clara County residents are considering leaving the Bay Area

A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER of Santa Clara County residents say they’re considering leaving the Bay Area, a reflection of the persistent frustration over housing costs and affordability even as population data suggests the region is not experiencing a mass exodus.

Joint Venture Silicon Valley’s annual survey found 40% of respondents in Santa Clara County said they are likely to leave in the next few years, a decline from recent years when up to 57% of respondents were looking to move. The polling was based on sentiment, not actual migration. It asked residents how crime, cost of living, housing costs, health care and child care factored into leaving Santa Clara County.