$100k salary, packing up from San Francisco
changea dispatch from
fort wayne
IN
41.08°N
85.14°W
Fort Wayne sits where three rivers meet (the St. Joseph, the St. Marys, and the Maumee), and the riverfront has been transforming into a real public space. The Children's Zoo is consistently ranked among the country's best. It's the second-largest city in Indiana, with the friendly small-town feel still intact. Cheap, easy, and quietly improving.
in our guides
the verdict
less monthly outlay than San Francisco
Fort Wayne is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,187/mo
62% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,896/mo
$2,484 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$254k
80% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
458k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
161
pleasant days a year, in fort wayne.
San Francisco actually gets more: 312 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 38 days below 20° here, 0 in San Francisco.
Noticeably quieter than San Francisco. About 92% fewer events on a typical month.
46/100
45% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O' Lakes State Park, 20.3 mi.
90/100
9% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
10
91% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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