$100k salary, packing up from Ocala

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Los Angeles, CA cityscape

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Los Angeles

ca · metro 12.8M

a 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.

metro12.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$2,058

more each month than Ocala ran you

Los Angeles costs noticeably more than Ocala. You'd be paying for Los Angeles itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the los angeles entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,899/mo

79% more expensive than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Ocala

vs 0% in Ocala

03after rent

$4,659/mo

$2,058 less than Ocala

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$1029k

272% more expensive than Ocala

vs $277k in Ocala

05metro size

12.8M

vs 410k in Ocala

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

283

pleasant days a year, in los angeles.

Ocala keeps to 208 pleasant days a year.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 348.0× more on the calendar than Ocala.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

67/100

8% higher than Ocala

vs 62/100 in Ocala

Closest outdoor draw: Channel Islands National Park, 61.5 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

52% higher than Ocala

vs 63/100 in Ocala

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

150

2900% more than Ocala

vs 5 nonstops in Ocala

04 · see also

same energy as los angeles, different zip code:

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