It's no secret. Purchasing a home in the Bay Area is going to cost you much more than in other areas around the country.

As part of our Making It in the Bay series, Scott Budman and Scott McGrew are looking into how far your money will get you in the San Jose housing market versus two popular cities Bay Area residents are moving to: Portland, Oregon, and Austin, Texas.

$400,000

NBC Bay Area's Scott Budman takes a look at the kind of housing you can buy for $400,000 in the Bay Area compared to other locations.

$500,000

NBC Bay Area’s Scott McGrew takes a look at the kind of housing you can get for $500,000 in San Jose compared to two other cities popular with people leaving the Bay Area.

$600,000

NBC Bay Area's Scott Budman explores what kind of housing you can get for $600,000 in San Jose compared to Portland, Oregon, and Austin, Texas.

$700,000

NBC Bay Area's Scott McGrew looks at how much $700,000 will get you in the San Jose housing market vs. Portland and Austin.

$800,000

What kind of home do you get in the Bay Area for $800,000? NBC Bay Area’s Scott Budman compares what that kind of money can get you here and in other parts of the country.

$900,000

NBC Bay Area's Scott McGrew explores what kind of housing you can get for $900,000 in San Jose versus Portland, Oregon, and Austin, Texas.

$1,000,000

NBC Bay Area’s Scott Budman explores what kind of housing you can get for $1 million in San Jose versus Portland, Oregon, and Austin, Texas. While that amount seems a lot in most parts of the country, it’s become a little less than the average home price in the Bay.

$1,100,000

NBC Bay Area's Scott McGrew takes a look at what kind of house you can get for $1.1 million in San Jose versus two popular cities popular with people leaving the Bay Area: Portland, Oregon, and Austin, Texas.

$1,200,000

There is affordable housing, but not necessarily in the Bay Area. Here’s what $1.2 million can get you in Austin and Portland, compared to San Jose. Scott Budman reports.

$1,300,000

Here's a look at what $1.3 million can get you in the San Jose housing market compared to Portland, Oregon, and Austin, Texas. Scott McGrew reports.

$1,400,000

A $1.4 million budget for a home is pretty grand everywhere else in the county, but not in Silicon Valley. Scott Budman compared what buyers can get with that in San Jose versus Portland, Oregon and Austin, Texas.