on $100k a year, leaving San Jose
changea dispatch from
detroit
MI
42.33°N
83.05°W
Detroit is Motown, techno's birthplace, auto-industry bones, and a comeback story that's actually happening. Coney dogs come with chili and onions, the riverfront looks across at Canada (yes, Canada is south of Detroit), and the murals in Eastern Market could fill an art book. Cass Corridor, Corktown, Mexicantown: every neighborhood feels like its own city. The architecture downtown is genuinely jaw-dropping.
in our guides
the verdict
below San Jose's monthly cost
Move to Detroit and the monthly math gets easier. San Jose's rent is the headline; Detroit's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,472/mo
58% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
4.25%
$421/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,507/mo
$2,419 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$262k
85% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
4.3M
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in detroit.
San Jose gets 283 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 37 days under 20°, vs 0 in San Jose.
45% more happening than in San Jose.
47/100
33% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 46 mi.
99/100
4% higher than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
135
366% more than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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