same $100k income, fresh start from Hickory
changea dispatch from
los angeles
CA
34.05°N
118.24°W
Los Angeles is 88 cities pretending to be one, connected by freeways and a shared love of really good tacos. Every neighborhood is its own scene: surfers in Venice, the Korean grandmas of K-town, mountains rising behind Pasadena, Persian rugs in Westwood. The light at golden hour is so good it makes Instagram filters jealous. Roll the windows down at golden hour, put on a playlist, and let the city stretch out.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Hickory ran you
Los Angeles costs noticeably more than Hickory. You'd be paying for Los Angeles itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$2,899/mo
102% more expensive than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
9.3%
$400/mo more in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$4,659/mo
$1,865 less than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$1029k
284% more expensive than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
12.8M
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
283
pleasant days a year, in los angeles.
Hickory only manages 189 of those.
18.3× the events of Hickory, and the calendar shows it.
67/100
5% higher than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.
96/100
37% higher than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
150
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
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