same $100k income, fresh start from San Luis Obispo
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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.
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the verdict
lighter monthly cost than San Luis Obispo
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
47% cheaper than San Luis Obispo(vs $3,095/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Luis Obispo
vs 9.3% in San Luis Obispo
$6,686/mo
$2,223 more than San Luis Obispo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$367k
61% cheaper than San Luis Obispo
vs $934k in San Luis Obispo
8.1M
vs 282k in San Luis Obispo
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in dallas.
San Luis Obispo has the edge here, logging 303 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 40 days top 95° vs San Luis Obispo's 14.
44.0× the events of San Luis Obispo, and the calendar shows it.
57/100
16% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 68/100 in San Luis Obispo
Closest outdoor draw: Cedar Hill State Park, 16.2 mi.
93/100
5% lower than San Luis Obispo
vs 98/100 in San Luis Obispo
190
6233% more than San Luis Obispo
vs 3 nonstops in San Luis Obispo
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