with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Jose
changea dispatch from
dallas
TX
32.78°N
96.80°W
Dallas is Stetsons next to skyscrapers, Tex-Mex with queso flowing freely, and a barbecue scene that quietly competes with Austin's. The arts district downtown is enormous and free to wander, while Bishop Arts and Deep Ellum bring the indie energy. Football is its own religion (high school, college, and Cowboys all year round). The bigness is real, and the city wears it well.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than San Jose
Dallas is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,647/mo
53% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,686/mo
$2,598 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$367k
80% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
8.1M
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in dallas.
San Jose gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 40 days above 95° here, 19 in San Jose.
610% more happening than in San Jose.
57/100
19% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Cedar Hill State Park, 16.2 mi.
93/100
2% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
190
555% more than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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