$100k a year, no longer in San Jose
changea dispatch from
austin
TX
30.27°N
97.74°W
Austin runs on breakfast tacos, live music, and a stubborn streak of weirdness that the tech boom hasn't fully smoothed over. The east side reinvents itself every few years and still has the vinyl shops, vintage western wear, and honky-tonks to prove it. Barton Springs holds 68°F year-round and locals plan their summers around it. There's a swimming hole, a taco truck, or a guitar within five blocks of wherever you're standing.
in our guides
the verdict
less monthly outlay than San Jose
Austin runs on a fraction of San Jose's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,583/mo
54% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,750/mo
$2,662 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$433k
76% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
2.5M
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in austin.
San Jose actually gets more: 283 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 53 days top 95° vs San Jose's 19.
94% more happening than in San Jose.
56/100
20% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Bastrop State Park, 32 mi.
99/100
4% higher than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
42
45% more than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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