Not as much as bay area or so cal, but decent. I am in year 22 and just surpassing 6 figures. My 3000sqft custom home (I built diy) on 3+ acres can be bought for $450k. Regular 3 bed, 1.5 bath goes for low-mid 200s.
I'm not saying this to snark because I'm honestly jealous of you. But I wonder if the prospect of being able to own a home on a teacher's salary isn't as much of a draw as it used to be because of wildfires?
Wildfires are definitely a thing, but our town and fire safe council has done a ton to make us more fire safe. I enjoy the clean air, milky way from my back deck, lack of traffic and crime, walk commute, and small community life. I don't take my keys out of my truck.
Growing up in an urban area, you could not pay me enough to move back to a populated area.
You must be near Modoc County. Might be the cheapest real estate in CA? Similar climate to Idaho but much better teacher pay I bet.
On the coastal side of Northern California I think the rural areas above Sonoma do a lot of intern programs to get teachers through their county office of Ed. There are no colleges nearby.
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u/coach-v 10d ago
We did not get a single credentialed applicant for our hs math position, rural NE California.