$100k salary, packing up from San Jose
changea dispatch from
cape coral
FL
26.65°N
81.99°W
Cape Coral has over 400 miles of navigable canals, more than any city in the world, which means many homes literally have boat docks in the backyard. It's a planned community that grew up around water, with easy access to the Caloosahatchee River and the Gulf. The boating, fishing, and manatee-watching are the main events. It's flat, sunny, and built for waterfront life.
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less monthly outlay than San Jose
Cape Coral sits well below San Jose on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,859/mo
46% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,474/mo
$2,386 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$355k
80% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
835k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
250
pleasant days a year, in cape coral.
San Jose gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Lighter on events: San Jose packs Infinity× more into a month.
55/100
21% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Cayo Costa State Park, 14.5 mi.
42/100
56% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
33
14% more than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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