on $100k a year, leaving Port St. Lucie

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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

$1,343

pricier each month than Port St. Lucie

Los Angeles costs noticeably more than Port St. Lucie. 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

24% more expensive than Port St. Lucie(vs $2,331/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Port St. Lucie

vs 0% in Port St. Lucie

03after rent

$4,659/mo

$1,343 less than Port St. Lucie

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

04a house here

$1029k

159% more expensive than Port St. Lucie

vs $397k in Port St. Lucie

05metro size

12.8M

vs 537k in Port St. Lucie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

283

pleasant days a year, in los angeles.

Port St. Lucie only manages 246 of those.

·outdoorscore

67/100

34% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 50/100 in Port St. Lucie

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

·walk score®

96/100

860% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 10/100 in Port St. Lucie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

150

552% more than Port St. Lucie

vs 23 nonstops in Port St. Lucie

04 · see also

neighbors of los angeles on the map of tradeoffs:

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