Napa. 62 miles from my driveway, an hour no traffic--which never happens.
Caltrans closes highway lanes late at night for road work, making that nice 1 hour drive, into 2.
Non-commute, I plan on 1.5 hrs. Commute, closer to 2. The ride home over the Bay Bridge, can be up to 3 hours on a Friday. GG is an option, but 37 across the N bay is even worse than Hwy 80 if you can believe that.
I grew up in the bay. San Mateo, not really affordable unless you inherit. Pacifica is still ok, not too bad, but you get a lot of fog. N bay Marin--very pricey. N and E Vacaville, Susuine, Benecia, not too bad price wise.
East bay actually affordable, but traffic night mare getting through the tube on 24. Concord, San Ramone, Livermore.
San Jose, anywhere near silicon valley, there just isn't anything available at any price. SF too.