$100k a year, no longer in San Francisco
changea dispatch from
little rock
AR
34.75°N
92.29°W
Little Rock is the Arkansas River curving past downtown, the Clinton Presidential Library lit up at night (it's a striking modernist building), and a state capitol modeled directly on the U.S. Capitol. The River Market district is the food and bar center. Pinnacle Mountain on the western edge is a quick hike with a view of the whole valley. It's smaller and friendlier than its reputation.
in our guides
the verdict
cheaper each month than San Francisco
Little Rock is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,209/mo
62% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
4.4%
$408/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,758/mo
$2,346 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$228k
82% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
765k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in little rock.
San Francisco actually gets more: 312 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 29 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in San Francisco.
95% fewer events than San Francisco. The pace eases up.
54/100
35% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Hot Springs National Park, 47.8 mi.
49/100
51% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
17
85% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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